This paper explores the differences between the understanding or knowledge of certain social rules, and their use, as seen in pronoun selection, by children in two different social settings within the same culture area. Different philosophies concerning the interdependence of social, cognitive, and linguistic development are reviewed. The specific…

In English-as-a-Second-Language instruction at the Semmelweiss Medical University (Hungary), the giving of prepared talks is incorporated into instruction in three forms: (1) independently-composed problem-posing presentation of a written text; (2) prepared talk on a medical topic of general interest, selected by student or teacher; and (3)…