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Carmichael, Jessica A.; Fraccaro, Rebecca L.; Nordstokke, David W. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
Oral language skills are important to consider in school psychology practice, as they are directly tied to many areas of academic functioning. For example, research has demonstrated that oral language skills in early elementary school predict reading comprehension in later grades (Kendeou, van den Broek, White, & Lynch, 2009). With a…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Oral Language, Language Skills, School Psychology
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Calve, Pierre – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1983
The dislocation of sentence elements in spoken French is seen as allowing the speaker to free himself from certain constraints imposed on word order, position of accents, and grammar. Dislocation is described, its various functions are enumerated, and implications for second language instruction are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: French, Grammar, Second Language Instruction, Sentence Structure
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Nalibow, Kenneth L. – Russian Language Journal, 1983
Current popular texts are reviewed to suggest which are most useful in teaching word order in introductory Russian. Recommendations are also made about how and when to introduce word order, intonation, and sentence stress within the course. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Organization, Instructional Materials, Intonation, Introductory Courses
Kemp, Max – Australian Journal of Reading, 1979
Describes two teaching procedures, one designed to combine word recognition practice with syntactic (word order) skill development, the other designed to help children develop sequencing comprehension. (AEA)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
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Fotos, Sandra S. – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
A study of three grammar consciousness-raising tasks dealing with word order among Japanese university students showed that the tasks successfully promoted both proficiency gains and second-language negotiated interaction in participants. Negotiation quantity was determined by the combination of task features present rather than the nature of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Grammar, Higher Education
Robinson, Randal – 1989
One of a series of practitioner oriented texts designed to clarify important educational issues and improve classroom practice. This book examines difficulties in teaching Shakespearean language at the high school and undergraduate levels and provides practical exercises for students. The book begins with an overview of previous theory and…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 10, High Schools, Higher Education
Kitao, S. Kathleen; Kitao, Kenji – 1996
The testing of grammar is one of the mainstays of language testing, since it can be argued that a basic knowledge of grammar underlies the ability to use language to express meaning. The most common way of testing grammatical knowledge is the multiple-choice test, and the most common multiple-choice item is one in which the student selects a word…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Proficiency
Jansen, Louise M., Ed.; Liddicoat, Anthony J., Ed. – 1998
The collection of essays on classroom research for second language teachers includes: "Teachers as Researchers in the Language Classroom: An Overview" (Anthony J. Liddicoat, Louise M. Jansen); "A Visit to the Art Gallery: An Oral Exercise in a Second Language" (Meri Dragicevic); "Encouraging Class Cohesiveness in the LOTE Classroom" (Corine…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques