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Vyatkina, Nina – Modern Language Journal, 2012
This study explores the development of multiple dimensions of linguistic complexity in the writing of beginning learners of German both as a group and as individuals. The data come from an annotated, longitudinal learner corpus. The development of lexicogrammatical complexity is explored at 2 intersections: (a) between cross-sectional trendlines…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Correlation, German
MCCOLLEY, JEAN – 1965
THIS STUDY CONCERNED THE TEACHING OF WRITING TO COLLEGE FRESHMEN WITHOUT THE TEACHING OF GRAMMAR. THE MEASUREMENT WAS OF SENTENCE MATURITY, DEFINED AS THE NUMBER OF INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTS, INTERRUPTING ELEMENTS, AFTER THOUGHTS, AND PARALLEL STRUCTURES USED BY THE STUDENTS AFTER THE TEACHING COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF THESE ELEMENTS USED BEFORE THE…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Grammar, Instruction