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English Question Use in Spanish-Speaking ESL Children: Changes with English Language Proficiency.

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Lindholm, Kathryn J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987

Examines the process of question development in a second language. Shows that with greater English proficiency (1) there was less reliance on syntactically simple construction, (2) questions about personal information and actions and intentions questions increased, (3) requests for factual information and classification questions decreased. (SRT)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Research, Language Usage, Learning Processes

Common Errors of Spanish Speakers Learning English.

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Moore, Fernie Baca; Marzano, Robert J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1979

Reports on an attempt to establish a research or "observation" base for a comprehensive list of English oral language errors that a student will most likely make as a result of coming from a Spanish speaking background. (DD)

Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)