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Peer reviewedChiu-ming, Li – English Language Teaching Journal, 1982
Explores use of phrase 'taken for granted' including 'accept as true' and 'to fail to give subject's due.' Suggests latter usage has been noticed by few dictionary compilers, and EFL learners find it difficult to use and understand. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: English, Grammar, Phrase Structure, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedDuBois, Barbara R. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1984
A college English teacher laments her students' incorrect use of common expresssions. (RBW)
Descriptors: Definitions, English, English Instruction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJylha-Laide, Jaana – Journal of Educational Television, 1994
Presents a case study of a six-year-old Finnish girl who learned a foreign language by watching English language cartoons on video, without formal teaching or contact with native speakers. Topics addressed include television versus video; sentence structure; rate of speech; repetition; and learning by viewing versus naturalistic language learning.…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Case Studies, Childrens Television, English
