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The Effects of Meaning-Focused Pre-Tasks on Beginning-Level L2 Writing in German: An Exploratory Study
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Abrams, Zsuzsanna; Byrd, David R. – Language Teaching Research, 2017
Most studies on task-based language learning focus on the oral performance of advanced level learners of English as a second language (ESL), while little research examines the written performance of beginning language learners in non-ESL contexts. This exploratory study aims to address this gap, by examining the effect of pre-writing tasks on…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Oral Communication in the Framework of Cognitive Fluency: Developing and Testing Spoken Russian within the TORFL System
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Sobolev, Olga; Nesterova, Tatiana – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
Language testing and second language acquisition research are both concerned with proficiency in the second language; given this shared interest, the rapprochement between these two domains may prove revealing and productive not only in terms of teaching practices, but also in taking a wide view of language, ranging across cognition, society and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Fluency, Russian, Language Tests
Allgemeine Sprachfaehigkeit und Fremdsprachenerwerb. Zur Struktur von Leistungsdimensionen und linguistischer Kompetenz des Fremdsprachenlerners (General Language Ability and Foreign Language Acquisition. On the Structure of Performance Dimensions and the Linguistic Competence of the Foreign Language Learner). Diskussions beitraege aus dem Institute fuer Bildungsforschung, No. 1.
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
Comprehension and Production of the Spoken Language.
Ferguson, Nicholas – IRAL, 1998
Inconclusive evidence that second-language learners understand a foreign language better than they speak it led to a study of the comprehension of native and nonnative speakers. Results indicated that second-language learners speak better than they understand. The paper discusses three conditions for learning: overt activity, emotional…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Research, Language Skills, Linguistic Performance
Types of Oral Communication Activities and the Language They Generate: A Comparison.
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Tong-Fredericks, Cecilia – System, 1984
Compares the language generated by different kinds of oral communication activities. Areas of comparison include: speed of speaking, frequency of turns taken, and frequency of self-correction. Results indicate that the relative degree to which a student draws on his communicative and linguistic resources seems to be related to the communication…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Creative Activities
Native Speaker Reaction as a Criterion for Error Correction.
Magnan, Sally Sieloff – 1982
Research findings regarding speech errors made by second language learners and affective reactions to native speakers as a basis for error correction are considered. A research design is presented for investigating sensitivities to 15 types of grammatical errors typically made in speech by American learners of French. Findings of the research are…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), French, Grammar, Higher Education