Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Language Research | 6 |
| Linguistic Competence | 6 |
| Second Language Instruction | 6 |
| Second Language Learning | 5 |
| Linguistic Theory | 4 |
| Communicative Competence… | 2 |
| English (Second Language) | 2 |
| Error Analysis (Language) | 2 |
| Grammar | 2 |
| Learning Processes | 2 |
| Sociolinguistics | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Croft, Kenneth, Ed. | 1 |
| Kimura, Daisuke | 1 |
| McKee, Macey Blackburn | 1 |
| Sang, Fritz | 1 |
| Tosuncuoglu, Irfan | 1 |
| Vollmer, Helmut J. | 1 |
| White, Lydia | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Books | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textKimura, Daisuke – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
This article traces the intellectual roots and developments of the notion of competence in second language (L2) teaching and research. Since L2 teaching and research invariably concern competence of some sort (linguistic, communicative, interactional, or otherwise), there have been countless attempts to define competence from diverse theoretical…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Research
Direct linkTosuncuoglu, Irfan – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Language is seen as a system for communicative purposes and as such it involves more than just a structural organization. Indeed this view of language considers different kinds of competence which make communication really meaningful: linguistic, sociolinguistic discourse, and strategic. Linguistic competence is what we usually regard as the basis…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Sociolinguistics, Grammar, Social Environment
Sang, Fritz; Vollmer, Helmut J. – 1978
This study investigates the theoretical plausibility and empirical validity of the assumption that all performance in a foreign language can be traced back to a single factor, the general language ability factor. The theoretical background of this hypothesis is reviewed in detail. The concept of a unitary linguistic competence, interpreted as an…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Language Research, Learning Processes, Linguistic Competence
Peer reviewedWhite, Lydia – Language Acquisition, 1991
Investigates effects of instruction on parameter resetting in second-language acquisition, where the first and second language differ as to the settings they adopt for verb movement. The question addressed is whether instruction on one of a cluster of properties associated with lack of verb movement in English generalizes to another property…
Descriptors: English, French, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition
McKee, Macey Blackburn – 1982
A method of teaching English as a second language (ESL) involving open sentence combining practice with group discussion was compared with a more traditional teaching method. Students were largely college-bound and attended the University of Arizona's ESL Center. Sentence combining was analyzed for a paragraph-length exercise on a low-level…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)
Croft, Kenneth, Ed. – 1980
Thirty-five articles on teaching English as a second language are presented under the following headings: (1) "Trends and Practices," (2) "The Matter of Errors," (3) "Second Language Acquisition," (4) "Speaking and Understanding," (5) "Reading and Writing," (6) "Vocabulary," (7) "Testing," and (8) "The Matter of Culture." Authors include Clifford…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adult Education, Adult Students, Affective Behavior
