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Irujo, Suzanne – IRAL, 1993
Fluent Spanish-English bilinguals were asked to translate passages containing idioms into everyday conversational English. Results confirmed the use of knowledge of English to produce many idioms and the production of more idioms that were identical in both languages. (Contains 20 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, English, Error Analysis (Language)
Download full textOller, John W.; Obrecht, Dean H. – IRAL, 1968
An experiment measuring the effectiveness of two procedures for presenting pattern drills was devised in order to show that pattern drills are most useful as a learning device if deliberately related to situational or meaningful content. Criteria for the selection of subjects are presented here, as are sample test items and a table of results.…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Educational Experiments, High School Students, Instructional Materials
