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Dekeyser, Robert M. – Modern Language Journal, 1993
The efficiency of oral error correction was investigated as a function of 35 Dutch-speaking high school seniors' individual characteristics of aptitude, motivation, anxiety, and previous achievement. Results were mixed but generally suggest that error correction does not lead to across-the-board improvement of achievement. (Contains 55…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Error Correction, Foreign Countries, Grammar
Sato, Koichi – 2003
This paper examines obstacles faced by Japanese students learning English, noting that many such students are highly competent in reading, writing, and listening, but not in speaking. It suggests that students are worried about making oral mistakes, which cannot be erased once uttered, and that oral activities completed in English class are often…
Descriptors: Class Size, Communication Apprehension, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language)
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Office of Instruction and Program Development. – 1989
The purpose of this manual, which accompanies a video program, is to provide general background information for foreign language teachers who are, or soon will be, teaching in total, partial, or two-way immersion classrooms. Part of a series of video programs, this manual highlights current theories, issues, and questions about second language…
Descriptors: Age, Caregiver Speech, Elementary Education, Error Correction
Soule-Susbielles, Nicole – Francais dans le Monde, 1992
A tutorial program in English as a Second Language, in which the tutors were prospective teachers, is described and evaluated for general procedure, scheduling, teacher-student contact, use of instructional materials, oral practice, error correction strategy, and student attitudes and performance. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Error Correction