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Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1990
This document consists of the four issues (Spring 1988, Fall 1988, Fall 1989, Fall 1990) of Volume 1 of the serial publication "Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education" (TPFLE). TPFLE is the official journal of the Foreign Language Education Program of the University of Texas at Austin. These four issues contain 6, 8, 5, and 7 papers each,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Communication, English (Second Language), Language Patterns
Download full textGascon, Christopher D. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
The Spanish psychological verb construction seems to be especially difficult for native English-speaking learners to acquire. Since some of the most common Spanish psych verbs, such as "gustar" (to please) and "encantar" (to delight), require a grammatical structure that is different from that of the English verbs frequently…
Descriptors: English, Error Patterns, Grammar, Higher Education
Ramirez-Mayberry, Maria – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
A study examined the stages of acquisition of Spanish definite articles by two groups of English-speaking learners enrolled in their first semester of Spanish. The approach taken was to analyze writing samples produced by the groups at different times during the semester, to obtain the basis for a pseudo-longitudinal analysis of article usage. The…
Descriptors: Determiners (Languages), English, Interlanguage, Introductory Courses
Bearden, Rebecca Jo – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
A study investigated common discourse features in the Spanish of six novice-level Spanish second language learners, as evidenced in oral interviews by two interviewers. Features examined included use of cohesive devices, use of the first language, whispering to self, scaffolding with the interviewer to express themselves, and negotiation. Results…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Introductory Courses
Carpenter, Mark, Ed.; Koike, Dale April, Ed. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
Papers reporting research on Spanish second language learning include: "Discourse Features of Spanish Oral Production at the Novice Level" (Rebecca Jo Bearden); "A Discourse Approach to the Assessment of Foreign Language Oral Proficiency" (Dale April Koike, Fanny Hinojosa); "Acquisition of Spanish Definite Articles by English-Speaking Learners of…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Auditory Perception, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers
Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1995
Papers on foreign language education include: "Beliefs About Language Learning: A Study of Korean University Students Learning English" (Susan N. Truitt), which looked at the influence of cultural background and experience on language learning attitudes; "Motivation as a Two-Sided Coin: Motivational Differences Between College-Level…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Chinese, Classroom Communication, College Students
