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Ueber den Einfluss der Sprache auf die Wiedererkennungsleistungen von Hoerenden und Gehoerlosen Versuchspersonen (On the Influence of Language upon the Recall Performance of Hearing and Non-Hearing Experimental Subjects)
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Jung, Udo – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
Text is in German.
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Deafness, Hearing (Physiology), Language
Language Development in Two Bilingual Schools: A Study in Contrastive Psycholinguistic Analysis
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Politzer, Robert L. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
Contrastive psycholinguistic analysis of second language acquisition was undertaken with bilingual students taught primarily in French and with bilingual students taught in both English and Spanish. Three types of contrastive comparisons are made on the results of production tests administered to students. (SW)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English, French
A Redefinition of Contrastive Linguistics
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Dirven, Rene – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1976
A contrastive analysis should describe the different processes of conceptualization in the languages under consideration. Furthermore, a detailed semantic analysis of linguistic items should be undertaken to discover perceptual strategies which force the speaker to use these items. Research in psycholinguistics is valuable in these tasks. (DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Instruction, Language Research
Interlanguage
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Selinker, Larry – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1972
Earlier version of this paper was read at the Second International Congress of Applied Linguistics, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, in September 1969. (VM)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Learning Processes
What Does r=0.87 Correlate with? Remarks on N. Ferguson's Inquiry into the Predictability of Listening Comprehension Skills.
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Preibusch, Wolfgang – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Discusses the theoretical foundation for Ferguson's correlation between speed in detecting syntactic errors in written English and acquisition of the listening comprehension skill. A detailed analysis of Ferguson's procedure is given along with references to other pertinent literature. The original conclusions are questioned. (AMH)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Learning Theories, Listening Comprehension
The Psycholinguistic Analysis and Measurement of Interference Errors
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Merio, Katri – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1978
A description of an analysis of 10,000 errors made by Finns and Swedes who were learning Finnish or Swedish as a foreign language. A new classification of errors is established and a precise definition of language mixing is given. Five types of errors are described. (AMH)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics
The Psychological Aspects of the Early Teaching of Modern Languages
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van Parreren, C. F. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1976
Argues against the teaching of foreign languages to children under the age of ten, basing conclusions on empirical and theoretical evidence. (CLK)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Child Language, Children, FLES
Linguistics and Language Teaching
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Van Ek, J. A. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1971
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Ability, Language Instruction, Language Research
Negation im natuerlichen englisch-deutschen Zweitsprachenerwerb: eine Fallstudie (Negation in Natural English-German Second Language Acquisition: A Case Study).
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Lange, Dietrich – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1979
The development of German proficiency by a three-year-old Australian boy living in Germany was monitored for a five-month period. His command of German negation is reported. The study is seen as bearing on issues in first and second language acquisition, such as competence and interference. (JB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, German, Interference (Language)
A Contrastive Sociolinguistic Analysis of Students of German as a Foreign Language.
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Thomaneck, Jurgen K. A. – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1980
Describes a study that tests whether the sociolinguistic differences observed in essays in German are a carry-over from the native Scottish English. A previous study is described which tested the hypothesis that social class influences linguistic behavior and could be a cause for errors in a foreign language. (AMH)
Descriptors: Adults, Contrastive Linguistics, English, Error Analysis (Language)