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Past vs Previous in EFL Teaching of L1 Slavic Students
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Szewel, Anatol – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2021
In Germanic and Slavic languages, the Verb is the most extensive grammatical item, which causes most of the troubles for second language learners. It has been noticed that Slavic L1 learners of English make mistakes in using verb forms due to the transfer of their L1 grammatical system (grammar concepts) onto the English language. The goal of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Slavic Languages
Profiling Learner Language as a Dynamic System
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Han, ZhaoHong, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This volume sheds empirical light on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) by providing five sets of analyses of two longitudinal, interactional datasets, involving two dyads exchanging emails over one academic semester. The collective study on CDST is the first of its kind, in that it delves into multiple subsystems of learner language,…
Descriptors: Profiles, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Systems Approach
Selected Syntactic Usage of Language-Impaired Children.
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Bliss, Lynn S. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1989
Ten language-impaired children, aged 4-6, were found to exhibit more pronounced syntactic deficits than 10 normal children matched by mean length of utterance. Language samples were analyzed with respect to: grammatical marker need index; grammatical marker error index; and grammatical marker errors for nouns, verbs, bound, and unbound forms.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Language Handicaps, Language Skills
On "Tough" Movement in Spanish.
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Reider, Michael – Hispania, 1993
A survey of native Spanish speakers from both Spain and Latin America found that the choice of predicate adjectives governing "tough" constructions in Spanish (e.g., "el libro es facil de leer") varies by individual, but some patterns did emerge that suggest "tough" constructions and "it is" constructions…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Patterns
Relevant Linguistics: An Introduction to the Structure and Use of English for Teachers. CSLI Lecture Notes.
Justice, Paul W. – 2001
This book addresses the growing need to familiarize classroom teachers with the structure and use of language. Written with future teachers in mind, it addresses the core areas they will find most relevant, introducing them to various types of linguistic analysis while covering the basics of phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. Seven…
Descriptors: Dialects, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Higher Education
What Dictionary to Use? A Closer Look at the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary," the "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" and the "Longman Lexicon of Contempory English."
Shaw, A. M. – MEXTESOL Journal, 1983
Three dictionaries are compared for their usefulness to teachers of English as a foreign language, teachers in training, students, and other users of English as a foreign language. The issue of monolingual versus bilingual dictionary format is discussed, and a previous analysis of the two bilingual dictionaries is summarized. Pronunciation…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Culture, Dialects
Basic Writing Skills. A Sequential, Objective-Based Program for Use in Adult Basic Education and GED Preparation Classes.
Keeler, Sandy – 1986
This guide is intended for use in helping students master the language arts skills necessary to pass the writing skills portion of the General Educational Development examination. It could also be used in adult basic education classes. The following topics are covered in the individual units: capitalization, punctuation, verb tense, subject-verb…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adult Basic Education, Adverbs, Basic Skills