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Modality in ESL Textbooks: Insights from a Contrastive Corpus-Based Analysis
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Bouhlal, Fatma; Horst, Marlise; Martini, Juliane – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2018
This study investigates modality in textbooks designed for learners of English by exploring the frequency and distribution of modal verbs in two corpora--one of authentic native-speaker language and a pedagogical one used by francophone learners of English in Quebec--with a view to identifying areas where added support for learning may be…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, English Language Learners, Verbs
Kick the Ball or Kicked the Ball? Perception of the Past Morpheme "-ed" by Second Language Learners
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Bell, Philippa; Trofimovich, Pavel; Collins, Laura – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2015
Explanations for the well-documented second language (L2) learning challenge of the English regular past include verb semantics (Bardovi-Harlig, 2000), phonetic properties (Goad, White, & Steele, 2003), and frequency factors (Collins, Trofimovich, White, Cardoso, & Horst, 2009). Difficulty perceiving past-tense morphology (i.e., hearing…
Descriptors: Morphemes, Second Language Learning, Verbs, Semantics
Semantic Fields: Towards a Methodology for Teaching Vocabulary in the Second Language Classroom.
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Maiguashca, Raffaella Uslenghi – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1984
Discusses the need to strengthen vocabulary teaching in second language instruction. Describes a methodology based on the model of lexicon proposed by structural semantics, and illustrates this methodology with exercises in French and Italian. (EKN)
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Semantics, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
Levanto la mano/Me lavo las manos/Me levanto la mano (I Raise My Hand/ I Wash My Hands/I Raise My Hand).
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Kliffer, Michael D. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Presents a novel approach, relying on linguistic principles of semantics, to teach grammatical usage in Spanish as a second language. (AM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Grammar, Language Instruction, Semantics
Semantics in Foreign Language Teaching
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Danesi, Marcel – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1975
Foreign language teaching concentrates on phonology, morphology and syntax, to the neglect of semantics and vocabulary. The method of teaching meaning that is proposed here is based on the concepts of "contextual" semantics. An experiment in the use of the method is also briefly described. (KM)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Instruction, Lexicology, Linguistic Competence
Conveying Lexical Meaning in Second-Language Teaching.
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Hammerly, Hector – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Examines various approaches to the teaching of word meanings in the second language classroom, including the use of translation, visual aids, and direct methods. (AM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
L'Enseignement de synonymes aux enfants handicapes-sociaux (The Teaching of Synonyms to Culturally Disadvantaged Children).
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Cohen, Avraham – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Proposes the use of an analysis of synonyms as a method for contributing to the development of cognitive skills in culturally deprived children. (AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
La destination: Etude contrastive du "mouvement" en francais et en anglais (Destination: a Contrastive Analysis of "Motion" in French and English).
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Quillard, Genevieve – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Presents a method, based on a contrastive analysis, for teaching English-speaking students of French how to express concepts of motion in the target language. (AM)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English, French, Grammar
Translation and Second Language Teaching
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Eppert, Franz – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1977
Discusses basic models of the processes of translation, second language teaching and learning, and semantization. A judicious use of many procedures is urged, because translation is present in the semantization process regardless of method used. It is noted that considerable research is still needed. (AMH)
Descriptors: Grammar Translation Method, Language Ability, Language Instruction, Language Programs
Processes of Vocabulary Instruction in 10 French as a Second Language Classrooms.
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Sanaoui, Razika – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Presents descriptions and examples of processes used by French-as-a-Second-Language instructors to teach vocabulary, reporting qualitative analyses of classroom transcripts and pedagogical materials used to teach. Teachers emphasized semantic aspects of lexis; lexical instruction in analytic and experiential classes was characterized by similar…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Class Activities, Continuing Education, Course Content