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Beaton, Alan; And Others – Second Language Research, 1995
This article assesses 1 individual's level of recall for Italian vocabulary learned 10 years previously using the keyword method. Without any revision, the subject remembered 35 percent of the test words with spelling fully correct and over 50 percent with only minor spelling errors. The effectiveness of the keyword method of vocabulary…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Italian, Language Attitudes, Recall (Psychology)
Chilosi, A; And Others – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1991
Discusses research that gathered language samples via videotape recordings from 2 Italian children (one upper class, the other lower class) from the age of 18 months to 36 months, and then analyzes the data to determine the development of morphology and syntax in these children. (19 references) (CFM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Foreign Countries, Italian, Language Acquisition
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Nuessel, Frank; Cicogna, Caterina – Italica, 1992
Examination of several interrelated topics on postage stamps, including their multiple functions and significance as semiotic artifacts, precedes suggestions for incorporating them into the Italian language curriculum in such activities as reading, writing, speaking, listening, and cultural understanding. (CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Italian, Listening Comprehension, Second Language Instruction
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Nespor, Marina; Vogel, Irene – Phonology, 1989
Examines syllable-timed languages (Catalan, Greek, Italian) and stress-timed languages (English, Polish) to show that, in regard to rhythm, both categories behave similarly in several crucial areas. In both language types, the ideal rhythmic pattern involves a separation of stresses and the elimination of clashes. (33 references) (JL)
Descriptors: English, Greek, Italian, Language Patterns
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Guion, Susan G.; Flege, James E.; Liu, Serena H.; Yeni-Komshian, Grace H. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2000
Examined whether second language (L2) utterance durations increase as age of learning increases. Fluently produced English sentences spoken by 240 native speakers of both Italian and Korean were examined. Results give preliminary support for the proposal that the more established the first language during exposure to the second language, the more…
Descriptors: Age, English (Second Language), Interference (Language), Italian
Rothstein, Richard – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
A commonly held notion of how earlier generations of immigrants were educated--often used as the chief argument supporting English immersion--is a myth. Far from succeeding by immersing themselves in English, immigrant groups did much worse than the native-born; some groups, particularly Italians, did much worse than others. Research findings are…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Economic Factors, Educational History
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Savoia, Francesca – Italica, 2000
Describes a theatrical workshop developed to teach Italian to third-year students. The aim of the course was to increase students' understanding of Italian language and culture and to enhance their communicative skills and appreciation of literary texts. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Higher Education, Italian, Literature
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Benati, Alessandro – Language Teaching Research, 2001
Investigated the possible effects of two types of form-focused instruction on the acquisition of a specific feature of the Italian verbal morphology system. Processing instruction was compared to an output-based type of grammar instruction. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Italian, Language Processing
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Tognozzi, Elissa – Italica, 2001
Suggests that teacher preparation and training is the key to successful integration of technology in Italian as a foreign language instruction. Results of a study show that students taught by teachers who had undergone a technology program had better perceptions of what they were learning about Italian language and culture via the Web and improved…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Italian, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction
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Sinyor, Roberta – Italica, 1998
A study in three intermediate and advanced Italian second-language classes (n=74 students) analyzes the utility of Internet-based technology in content-area teaching activities. Results indicate that while the technology can be useful, its role as a source of information appears to be its primary one. Available learning activities for Italian were…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Higher Education, Information Technology
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Bressan, Dino – Babel, 2001
Discusses the decline in the use of literature in foreign language instruction at the secondary level, despite the role literature plays in college level instruction. Describes a project in an Italian studies program that introduced units based on a number of canonical texts. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Italian
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Kinder, John J. – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2004
The use of BE as an auxiliary verb with intransitive verbs has declined in all the Romance languages over the past five centuries. Today, Spanish and Portuguese use only HAVE, in Catalan and Romanian BE occurs in marginal contexts, and in French, BE is used with approximately 40 verbs. Italian is a notable exception, since BE is still used as the…
Descriptors: Semantics, Verbs, Monolingualism, Dictionaries
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Tosi, Arturo – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2004
This monograph provides an overview of the language situation in Italy, within the framework of language policy and language planning. It presents an account of multilingualism, linguistic diversity, social variation, educational issues and phenomena of language contact both within and outside Italy. The four main threads are (1) the current…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Linguistic Borrowing, Dialects, Linguistics
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Cheung, Him – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2007
Previous studies have shown that phonological awareness correlates with children's reading aloud and also adults' literacy experience. More recent research has further suggested that phonological awareness is associated with the processing of spoken language, which is a correlate of reading comprehension. In this paper, I argue that phonological…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Speech, Reading Comprehension, Oral Language
Fortier, Anne-Marie – 1991
A study investigated the choice of language (French, English, or Italian) for different activities and with different individuals among second-generation Italians in Quebec through interviews with 12 adults. The report first provides a sociolinguistic profile of the subjects and identifies the social factors associated with language choice in…
Descriptors: Adults, Code Switching (Language), English, Foreign Countries
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