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Talking and Learning to Talk in the Spanish Conversation Course.

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Brooks, Frank B. – Hispania, 1991

Briefly discusses the theoretical and empirical literature regarding the "negotiation of meaning" as a construct, presents and discusses selected findings from a longitudinal study of an intact Spanish conversation course at the college level relative to learner-to-learner conversation and the "negotiating of meaning," and…

Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Conversational Language Courses, English (Second Language), Higher Education

Spanish III Learners Talking to One Another through a Jigsaw Task.

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Brooks, Frank B. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1992

A study examined the conversations of eight groups of high school students in a level three Spanish class during a jigsaw speaking task, and compared their language use patterns with those of intermediate-level learners of English as a Second Language. Results suggest both similarities and differences. Choice of language is also considered. (17…

Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis