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Chapman, David – On-Call, 1997
Examines the use of e-mail to facilitate second language acquisition in an immersion education setting, with particular focus on an e-mail exchange between college students of Japanese as a second language in Australia and native speakers in Japan. Suggests that e-mail is a potentially valuable medium in language learning and could be useful in…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries

Logan, Peter; Hazel, Elizabeth – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1999
An Australian study examined the role of language background and gender in the assessment of native and non-native English-speaking university students enrolled in physics courses. Attention was given to differential performance and was analyzed in relation to test-item type and level of student communication skills. Implications for academic…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Parkinson, Amber; Hajek, John – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2004
Although the Italian system of address pronouns is relatively complex, scant attention is paid to the issue in L2 manuals designed for English-speaking learners of Italian. After showing that Italian L2 manuals are not necessarily accurate in the limited detail they provide, we examine specifically the frequent claim that so-called informal…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Italian, English
Arciuli, Joanne; Cupples, Linda – Language and Speech, 2003
The experiments reported here were designed to investigate the influence of stress typicality during speeded grammatical classification of disyllabic English words by native and non-native speakers. Trochaic nouns and iambic verbs were considered to be typically stressed, whereas iambic nouns and trochaic verbs were considered to be atypically…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Semantics, Verbs, Nouns
And Now for Something Completely Different--Chinese for Special Purposes with an Australian Content.

Zhong, Yong – Babel: Australia, 1993
Presents some policy issues regarding Chinese language courses for students whose mother tongue is Chinese or a dialect of Chinese. (five references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Chinese, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Heritage Education

Zanardi, Nicoletta – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Presents data from a cross-sectional study of the use of cohesion in Italian texts written by second-language adult learners and by native speakers. The study's goal was to compare learners and native speakers in their use of cohesion and to observe the developmental sequences in the use of cohesion. Data interpretation is presented. (64…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cognitive Development, Cohesion (Written Composition), Comparative Analysis

Willing, Ken – Prospect, 1997
Drawing on native/non-native speaker discourse data from goal-oriented interaction in Australian workplaces, it is argued that modality is inherently a centrally important function in such discussions, and that appropriately nuanced expression of modality is often crucial to "getting the job done," and that emphasis should be given to…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication
Hatoss, Aniko – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2004
Multicultural policies and language policies claim to provide a favorable environment for the maintenance of immigrant languages. However, the relationship between multiculturalism and multilingualism is complex and contested. Rates of language loss and shift in Australia show that the multilingual heritage is very vulnerable even within the…
Descriptors: Language Skill Attrition, Language Maintenance, Ethnicity, Multilingualism
Language Choices in the Foreign Language Classroom: Target Language or the Learners' First Language?
Crawford, Jane – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2004
Second language acquisition research has led to a major emphasis on the need for learners to experience the target language (TL) in use if they themselves are to become users of the language. At the same time, there is discussion of the role of the first language (L 1) as a tool in the processing of language/culture experiences. Achieving optimal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language of Instruction
Sarsar, Nasreddine – Online Submission, 2007
This research paper explores in depth the real causes behind underachievement among students at UAE Model Schools. The researcher suggests practical solutions to turn Model Schools into high-performance schools. He also sets out to discuss the issue of NESTs Vs NNESTs and the implications of such a distinction for the education profession. The aim…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Demonstration Programs, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries

Toda, Takako – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Studies the acquisition of timing control by Australians enrolled in first-year Japanese. Instrumental techniques are used to observe segment duration and pitch patterns in the speech production of learners and native speakers. Results indicate the learners can control timing, but their phonetic realization differs from that of native speakers.…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English, Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries

Clyne, Michael – Babel: Australia, 1994
Discusses language data from the Australian 1991 Census that indicates the vast resources available in languages other than English. Notes that two of the tenets of Australia's various language policies are language maintenance and the development of Aboriginal and community languages as well as the provision of opportunities for learning…
Descriptors: Australian Aboriginal Languages, Bilingualism, Census Figures, Change Strategies

Zhong, Yong – Babel: Australia, 1997
Describes the process of selecting and developing a debate team at the University of New South Wales (Australia) to compete in an international Modern Standard Chinese debating competition. Discusses issues in selecting team members, training needs and strategies (particularly self-directed learning), time pressure, and the success of the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Competition, Debate, Ethnic Groups
Miller, Julia – International Education Journal, 2005
The English article system presents many problems for non-native speakers of English, particularly when they do not have an equivalent structure in their first language. Different approaches to the teaching of articles have attempted to overcome this problem. By encouraging students to address the notion of countability and to identify specific…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), English, Limited English Speaking
Fouser, Robert J. – TEANGA: The Irish Yearbook of Applied Linguistics, 1995
A prospective study investigating pragmatic transfer in the learning of Japanese as a third language (L3) is described. The study will test the hypothesis that the learner's perception of linguistic and cultural distance between the first/second languages (L1/L2) and L3 will determine conscious and unconscious decisions about which linguistic and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Dialogs (Language), Foreign Countries