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Aspects of Lexical Sophistication in Advanced Learners' Oral Production: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use in L2 French and Italian
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Bardel, Camilla; Gudmundson, Anna; Lindqvist, Christina – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2012
This article reports on the design and use of a profiler for lexical sophistication (i.e., use of advanced vocabulary), which was created to assess the lexical richness of intermediate and advanced Swedish second language (L2) learners' French and Italian. It discusses how teachers' judgments (TJs) of word difficulty can contribute to the…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Effect Size, Profiles, Vocabulary Development
Le genre grammatical en francais fondamental: Donnes de base pour l'ensignement et l'apprentissage (Grammatical Gender in Basic French: Fundamental Rules for Teaching and Learning).
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Surridge, Marie E. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
In a corpus of the most frequent French words, phonetic rules relating the end of a noun to gender are simplified, and morphological rules governing the gender of suffixed nouns are illustrated. The stratified presentation is offered to teachers for classroom use. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, French, Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages)
Les Champs semantiques de l'action a travers le vocabulaire fondamental (Semantic Fields and Verbs in the Dictionary of Basic Vocabulary).
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Pons-Ridler, Suzanne – French Review, 1986
The verbs in Gougenheim's Basic Dictionary are regrouped according to three classifications (synonyms, antonyms, and association) and organized according to semantic fields. Exercises designed to emphasize these relationships are suggested. (MSE)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Classification, Classroom Techniques, French
An Analysis of Two Basic Word Lists for French.
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Siliakus, H. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teacher's Association, 1978
Outlines a method of determining which words should be selected as the basic vocabulary for French courses. Rather than using frequency as its criterion, this method defines lexical utility in terms of definition, inclusion, extension, and combination. The Quebec list and the Francais Fondamental are evaluated. (EJS)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, French, Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Etude du vocabulaire fondamental par la derivation (Basic Vocabulary Study by Derivation).
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Pons-Ridler, Suzanne; McKim, Fred – French Review, 1985
A method for developing and expanding basic French vocabulary by using a basic word list and derivation techniques is examined, and research on this approach is presented. (MSE)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Classroom Techniques, Dictionaries, French
Lexique central et vocabulaires peripheriques (Central Lexicon and Peripheral Vocabulary).
Lerat, Pierre – Francais dans le Monde, 1981
Discusses the importance of vocabulary acquisition in second language instruction, viewing it as central to the learning process. The interplay among words, meanings, and situations is considered, and various types of exercises are examined to determine when and how vocabulary can best be brought into focus. (MES)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Learning Activities
Francais fondamental et francais d'aujourd'hui (Fundamental French and Contemporary French).
Chaurand, Jacques; Lerat, Pierre – Francais dans le Monde, 1981
Reviews the history, principles, merits, and weaknesses of "Fundamental French" (FF) as seen 25 years after its elaboration. Focuses on the two chief components of this approach, a frequency based vocabulary and a thematic vocabulary, and discusses options open to present-day linguists for a reevaluation of FF. (MES)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, French, Instructional Materials, Linguistic Theory
Teaching Language Varieties for Communication.
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Poulin, Norman A. – French Review, 1985
An analysis of Canadian French vocabulary and an experiment in increasing the communicative ability of French learners by adding Canadian French vocabulary and rules for its use to the syllabus are reported. (MSE)
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis