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Announced but Not Enacted: Anti-Racist German Studies as Process
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Bryant, Andrea Dawn; Neuman, Nichole M.; Gramling, David; Malakaj, Ervin – Applied Linguistics, 2021
In their February 2019 Forum piece in "Applied Linguistics," Bhattacharya "et al." (2019) present longitudinal evidence that the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) still struggles to realize core principles of diversity and advocacy despite the passing of its 2013 resolution 'Affirming Commitment to Promoting…
Descriptors: German, Applied Linguistics, Racial Bias, Diversity
Review of Recent Research (2002-2009) on Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching with Specific Reference to L2 German (Part 2)
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Eckerth, Johannes; Tschirner, Erwin – Language Teaching, 2010
This review of research on the learning, teaching, and assessment of L2 German may be particularly timely due to developments from within the profession as well as recent political changes which continue to have a strong bearing on the way L2 German is promoted, learned, taught and assessed. Far from representing an isolated field of research…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, German, Literature Reviews, Educational Assessment
The Processing and Comprehension of "Wh"-Questions among Second Language Speakers of German
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Jackson, Carrie N.; Bobb, Susan C. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2009
Using the self-paced reading paradigm, the present study examines whether highly proficient second language (L2) speakers of German (English first language) use case-marking information during the on-line comprehension of unambiguous "wh"-extractions, even when task demands do not draw explicit attention to this morphosyntactic feature in German.…
Descriptors: German, Native Speakers, Phrase Structure, Reading Strategies
Review of Recent Research (2002-2008) on Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching with Specific Reference to L2 German (Part 1)
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Eckerth, Johannes; Schramm, Karen; Tschirner, Erwin – Language Teaching, 2009
This review of research on the learning, teaching, and assessment of L2 German published or completed between 2002 and 2008 may be particularly timely due to developments from within the profession as well as recent political changes which continue to have a strong bearing on the way L2 German is promoted, learned, taught and assessed. Far from…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Applied Linguistics, Learning Processes, German
Texts in Study Books for Foreign Language Learners.
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Neuendorff, Dagmar – 1987
Analysis of beginning second language textbooks for German, Swedish, English, and Finnish looked at the readability of the contents. Finnish and English texts are examined more closely here as illustrations of the problems found in all four languages. Specific passages are cited and discussed; two are appended. A general framework of text…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Coherence, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Testing Pronunciation.
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Weeren, Jan van – 1987
Pronunciation is an important subskill in second language learning, therefore worth evaluating. Its quality is commonly assessed in a global, impressionistic way by having learners read aloud. While this allows comparison of examinees' skills, ability to read aloud is a possible confounding variable. An alternative method is to have learners read…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns