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Direct linkChilton, Molly Welsh; Ehri, Linnea C. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2015
An experiment compared the impact of more and less semantically connected sentence contexts on vocabulary learning. Third graders (N = 40) were taught the definitions and meanings of six unfamiliar verbs: "anticipate," "attain," "devise," "restrain," "wield," and "persist." The verbs were…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Sentences, Semantics, Vignettes
Holdway, Jennifer, Ed.; Wilson, Brittany, Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2014
The theme for this year's College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa was "Engaged Language Research and Practice," with the plenary speech given by Dr. Kathryn A. Davis. Following a preface from the editors and plenary speaker highlights, contents of these proceedings include: Section I:…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), American Indian Languages, Second Language Learning, Self Concept
Peer reviewedHare, Victoria Chou – Reading Teacher, 1984
Points out that children must master a great deal of information about form classes, written conventions, and word referent relationships in order to understand what teachers mean when they use the term "word." (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Language Skills
Allen, Harold B. – Claremont Coll Reading Conf 32nd Yearbook, 1968
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grammar, Language Arts, Language Usage
Peer reviewedKuhn-Osius, K. E. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1987
Attempts to establish a practical approach to teaching the various meanings of the German verb "handeln". Exercises that aid advanced students in understanding the verb's meaning include a complete list of all possible meanings of the verb, as well as sample sentences using the verb in a wide range of contexts. (LMO)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Deep Structure, German, Instructional Materials
Download full textAllen, P. David, Ed.; Watson, Dorothy J., Ed. – 1976
Intensive studies of children's miscues in oral reading were conducted from 1965 through 1974 by researchers at Wayne State University. This volume contains the concepts and assumptions underlying that research, the basic research design, the complex nature and function of the Goodman Taxonomy of Oral Reading Miscues, the findings of the research,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
Harding, E. – 1978
This is an investigation of the notion of language for special purposes and a discussion of the topic from the point of view of reading comprehension and its pedagogical implications. The meanings, connotations, and inadequacies of the terms "langue de specialite" and "Language for special purposes" are discussed. A distinction is made between…
Descriptors: French, Higher Education, Language Instruction, Language Processing
Caouette, Claudine, Ed.; Larrivee, Pierre, Ed. – 1997
English translations of articles in French in this issue include these: "Discourse Reported in the Print Media"; "Comparison of Register in Quebec and French Speakers"; "Method of Description of Specialized Verbs in View of Machine Translation Applications"; "Dialectal Areas in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Biblical Literature, Braille, Contrastive Linguistics
