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Cespedes de Fantini, Beatriz – 1968
Six units of instructional materials in conversational Spanish are presented. The audiolingual course is designed to be completed in 90 to 120 hours and intended to be used with a set of correlated tape recordings which may be purchased from the School for International Training. Lessons contain a variety of structured exercises including (1)…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Conversational Language Courses, Grammar, Instructional Materials
Zierer, Ernesto – Lenguaje y Ciencias, 1971
The formulas presented in this paper provide the means for showing the ease with which scientific information can be passed from one language into another. The formulas are based on several factors. The linguistic barrier can be measured to illustrate the relative degree of difference between two languages based on a comparison of vocabulary,…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Grammar
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Toronto, Allen S. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1976
Described is the Developmental Assessment of Spanish Grammar, an analysis procedure designed to evaluate the language of American Spanish-speaking children with deficient grammatical skills and to serve as a model for structuring language remediation. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Early Childhood Education, Ethnic Groups, General Education
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Smith, Philip D., Jr. – System, 1976
s2400 is intended to help students learn, review, and reinforce their knowledge of basic Spanish grammar. The computer contains the entire body of knowledge to be taught, presenting it to the student in a manner predetermined by an instructor. The language lab program at West Chester State College is described. (POP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Instruction
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Nuessel, Frank H., Jr. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
The proverbial language of Spanish provides a resource for teaching and testing various aspects of phonetics, syntax, vocabulary, and cultural features of the language. Incorporation of these features into the Spanish curriculum can enrich the classroom experience. Specific suggestions for their use are provided. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Grammar, Idioms
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Wakabayashi, Shigenori – Second Language Research, 2002
Explains the differences between learners with a Japanese-type language as their first language (L1) and those with a Spanish-type language concerning the acquisition of the prohibition of null-subjects in English. Adopts the minimalist program as the theoretical framework for the study. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, English (Second Language), Grammar, Japanese
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Gathercole, Virginia C. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1989
Examines the acquisition of sex-neutral uses of masculine terms by English and Spanish speaking children and suggests that knowledge of the acquisition sex-neutral uses of gender markers may lead to insight into children's approaches to word meaning. The use of sex-neutral masculine terms and their impact on the status of women is also discussed.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Elementary Education, English, Females
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Risk, Vanessa – Language Learning Journal, 1994
Discusses the experiences of a Malaysian student studying Spanish as a Second Language in an all-female Irish secondary school, focusing on common difficulties encountered by Asian students of Romance languages. It is argued that the teaching of Romance languages often unfairly presupposes a knowledge of Latin or French on the part of learners.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Grammar, Malay
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Gutierrez, Manuel J. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1994
Examines the role of the educational and socioeconomic levels of the speakers in advancing linguistic change. The study reviews three grammatical phenomena found at distinct stages of change. Individuals at the lower socioeconomic and educational strata of society embrace innovations in language more readily than their affluent and educated…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Educational Status Comparison, Foreign Countries, Grammar
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Seaver, Paul W., Jr. – Foreign Language Annals, 1992
Discusses the use of pantomime to arouse student interest and promote foreign language acquisition, providing several examples demonstrating the inclusion of mimetic activities for teaching about culture and grammar, introducing new vocabulary, and testing. (33 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Grammar
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Reider, Michael – Hispania, 1993
A survey of native Spanish speakers from both Spain and Latin America found that the choice of predicate adjectives governing "tough" constructions in Spanish (e.g., "el libro es facil de leer") varies by individual, but some patterns did emerge that suggest "tough" constructions and "it is" constructions…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Patterns
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Camacho, Jose – Second Language Research, 1999
Analyzes the grammatical outcome of the conflict speakers of a head-final first language (L1) (Southern Quechua) face when learning a head-initial target (Standard Spanish) language in a naturalistic setting. Proposes that interlanguage sentential word orders reflect a transfer of two independent parameters from the L1: the possibility of having…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grammar, Interlanguage, Interviews
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Garcia, Paula; Asencion, Yuly – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2001
Explores the relationship between group interaction and interlanguage development, specifically listening comprehension and the production of target grammar forms. Two groups of first-semester Spanish students at an American University took notes on a mini-lecture, then completed a text reconstruction and listening comprehension test. Results…
Descriptors: College Students, Grammar, Higher Education, Interaction
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Modern, Nancy Wheaton – Hispania, 1996
Through the use of a question notebook, students can practice grammar and develop their vocabulary. This class activity also helps students to begin to write and express their own curiosity. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Discovery Learning, Grammar, Questioning Techniques
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Arroyo, Jose Luis Blas; Tricker, Deborah – Language Variation and Change, 2000
Using the variationist comparative method, the status of ambiguous lone Spanish-origin nouns in Catalan discourse is determined by analyzing their distribution and conditioning and by comparing them to their counterparts in unmixed Spanish or in multiple-word code switches. Suggests that the grammar of these nouns is Catalan, and their categorical…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Code Switching (Language), Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis
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