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Download full textLang, Margaret F. – 1992
The growing problem of English mother tongue competence is slowly being recognized by teachers in several disciplines, especially by teachers of translation. In a language degree course such as that at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland), which specializes in teaching translating and interpreting, a high standard of mother tongue…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, English, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Hosenfeld, Carol – 1979
The decoding behavior of Cindy, a junior high school student of French, was analyzed. An examination of a transcript of her attempt to translate a French passage aloud into English revealed that she was not taking advantage of contextual guessing. During remedial sessions, an attempt was made to discover the best method of helping Cindy acquire…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Individual Differences, Induction
