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Osipova, Anna V.; Ricci, Leila A.; Menzies, Holly – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2016
Learning a foreign language is a critical skill in the current context of globalization and multicultural communication. Present secondary and post-secondary foreign language classes admit increasing numbers of students with learning disabilities (LD). Given the particular challenges faced by these students in the area of language processing,…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods
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Fredholm, Kent – Research-publishing.net, 2014
The use of online translation (OT) is increasing as more pupils receive laptops from their schools. This study investigates OT use in two groups of Swedish pupils (ages 17-18) studying Spanish as an L3: one group (A) having free Internet access and the spelling and grammar checker of Microsoft Word, the other group (B) using printed dictionaries…
Descriptors: Translation, Morphology (Languages), Accuracy, Questionnaires
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Defior, Sylvia; Alegria, Jesus; Titos, Rosa; Martos, Francisco – Cognitive Development, 2008
Deep orthographies usually represent morphology and phonology simultaneously; both resources are necessary for spelling. In shallow orthographies, such as Spanish, phonology would be enough to spell most words. However, morphological knowledge may also take part in spelling. This study examined how Spanish children in 1st (N = 148), 2nd (N = 155)…
Descriptors: Spelling, Phonology, Verbs, Nouns
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Levitt, Jesse – Linguistics, 1973
Descriptors: Adjectives, Form Classes (Languages), French, Grammar
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Wieczorek, Joseph A. – Hispania, 1992
One of the perceived irregularities in verb morphology, the role of orthography in textbook practices for Spanish as a second language, is addressed. A study is reported that concentrates on consonantal spelling changes in verbs and noun plurals. (47 references) (LB)
Descriptors: Consonants, Language Skills, Morphology (Languages), Second Language Learning
Clackamas Community Coll., Oregon City, OR. – 1992
This curriculum guide, almost entirely in Spanish, outlines adult basic education course content to be taught in a Spanish-language high school equivalency program. The course is designed to help students prepare for the General Educational Development (G.E.D.) exam in written expression. The guide begins with a Spanish skills placement test.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Grammar, High School Equivalency Programs, Instructional Materials