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Granena, Gisela – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2008
This article compares spoken discourse models in Spanish as a second language textbooks and online language learning resources with naturally occurring conversations. Telephone service encounters are analyzed from the point of view of three different dimensions of authenticity: linguistic, sociolinguistic, and psycholinguistic. An analysis of 20…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Psycholinguistics, Second Languages, Comparative Analysis
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Leaver, Betty Lou; Ehrman, Madeline; Lekic, Maria – Foreign Language Annals, 2004
This article introduces the reader to two online sources of materials for working on improving listening and reading skills. The materials are intended for learners already at Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Level 3 (Superior) proficiency in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Russian, and Spanish, who desire to reach Level 4 (Distinguished, or…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Listening Comprehension, Language Proficiency, Chinese
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Hollyman, John, Ed.; Turk, Phil, Ed. – Vida Hispanica: The Spanish and Portuguese Journal of the Association for Language Learning, 1997
This journal focuses on the learning and teaching of Spanish and Portuguese. Selected articles include the following: "Word Associations in Spanish"; "A Woman of Substance? The Role of Andrea in Nada"; "Spanish for Business"; "Subtitles as a Teaching Technique"; "The Writing Workshop";…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Communication, Classroom Techniques, College Students
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de Arana, Juan Ramon – IALL Journal, 1997
Describes the evolution of one Spanish second-language teacher's use of the World Wide Web as a source for language exercises, particularly for grammar learning, beginning in 1995. Topics discussed include teacher development of exercises from cultural or other material; effective use of graphics and screen layout; and specific activities,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cloze Procedure, Computer Software Development, Computer Uses in Education