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Peer reviewedEastman, John K. – System, 1993
Grosjean and Gee's prosodic structure theory is applied to second-language listening comprehension. It is argued that second-language students whose native language is syllable-timed do not have a mechanism to deal with unstressed syllables and must create one. The absences of this mechanism helps explain difficulties in listening comprehension.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Linguistic Theory, Listening Comprehension, Pronunciation
Peer reviewedCernyak, Susan E.; Reimer, Robert C. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
In lieu of language lab attendance, second-year language students had the option of attending a drama lab. This program has met with great success. The objective of the lab is to improve skills in pronunciation, intonation, and stress patterns. Also, an environment is created in which the student feels at home with the target language. (PJM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Intonation, Language Usage
Peer reviewedByrnes, Heidi – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Advocates a "process" viewpoint of language use for second language proficiency testing and explores its potential for greater insights from five perspectives: text linguistics and discourse analysis; interlanguage; expectancy; negotiation and interaction; and communication strategies. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Interlanguage, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedPy, Bernard – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
Describes processes of facilitation involved in exolingual conversation (interactions between persons who are dynamically adjusting their respective linguistic performances) between foreign language learners and native speakers, concluding that such behavior is dynamic and creative, and incapable of being described and defined within predetermined…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Interaction
Peer reviewedRichardson, Joanna P. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teacher's Association, 1979
Discusses the importance of all forms of nonverbal communication in the teaching of foreign languages, including body language, paralinguistics, cross cultural understanding, and visual aids in teaching. (AM)
Descriptors: Body Language, Classroom Communication, Cross Cultural Training, Language Instruction
Bassano, Sharron – 1979
English as a second language for the non-academically oriented adult can be facilitated bY structuring their early linguistic input in a way similar to the way a parent structures input for a child learning a first language. The four components through which children learn their native language and which also concern adult learning are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adults, Class Activities, Educationally Disadvantaged
Eckman, Fred R., Ed.; Hastings, Ashley J., Ed. – 1979
Papers presented at a 1977 symposium on language acquisition held at the University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee are included. Contents are as follows: "Assumptions, Methods and Goals in Language Acquisition Research" (Sheldon); "The Mother as LAD: Interaction between Order and Frequency of Parental Input and Child Production"…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Arabic, Bilingualism, Child Language
