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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"foreign language acquisition"”.
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Foreign Language Acquisition among Children with Down Syndrome: A Precedent Study for Christian Schools
… with Down syndrome are largely excluded from the foreign language classroom, and no research exists documenting their abilities to learn a foreign language. Research is needed to demonstrate the abilities of children with Down syndrome to learn a foreign language so that they might be included in …
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Foreign Language Acquisition Among Children With Down Syndrome: A Precedent Study for Christian Schools
… Down syndrome (DS) are largely excluded from the foreign language (FL) classroom, and no research exists documenting their abilities to learn a FL. Research is needed to demonstrate the abilities of children with DS to learn a FL so that they might be included in the FL classroom along with their …
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Multi-sensory teaching techniques in foreign language acquisition for students with specific learning disabilities and dyslexia
… been used successfully in teaching English as a foreign language. This thesis discusses the problems faced by pupils with learning disabilities (L.D.) and why their difficulty in learning English as a foreign language is such a barrier to their progress in a world where English has become the …
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Foreign Language Acquisition in Adults in Native and Non-Native Linguistic Environments--an Experiment With English-Speaking American Students Studying French at the University of Illinois and in Paris
It is generally hypothesized that learning a foreign language is more effective in the native linguistic environment than in the non-native one, but not much empirical research has been conducted to support the hypothesis. The present study has investigated the role of the linguistic environment in …
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Intergenerational Differences of the Perception of British and American Accents in the Czech Republic
… theoretical part focuses on the age factor in foreign language acquisition, especially on the Critical Period Hypothesis and key characteristics of the elderly learners' education. In addition, it describes the Czech historical and political conditions of English language teaching over time. …
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Strategies for Teaching Hebrew to students with Learning Disabilities
<p>There are few research studies on foreign language acquisition for those who experience difficulties learning to read and write in their native language. Previous research investigated the relationship of native language processing and foreign language processing by students with learning …
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Vídeos no ensino e aprendizado de vocabulário em língua inglesa : uma abordagem léxico-visual
… and learning in the classroom of English as a foreign language, with an emphasis on the need for meaning construction to be perceived and realized in chunks of language, rather than in isolated words. The theoretical background of the research is based on studies which focus on lexical …
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Factors that Impact EFL Acquisition in Cape Verde
… to explore the factors that impact English as a foreign language acquisition in Cape Verde. While in Cape Verde students are taught English as a foreign language (EFL from now on) for many years, upon graduation many of them are unable to have basic conversations in English. As a result, many …
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Foreign Language Learning in a Non-school Environment: Effects of Simulated Immersion Training on Affective Factors in Learners' Experience
… and attitude, anxiety, and self-confidence in foreign language acquisition at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Much research has been conducted on the effectiveness of immersion programs, but no previous research examined a short-term simulated immersion training that is …
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Drama Grammatik: Dramapädagogische Ansätze für den Grammatikunterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprache
… a new concept for the teaching and learning of foreign language grammar. Grammar, traditionally taught in a predominantly cognitive, abstract mode, often fails to capture the minds of foreign language learners, who are then unable to integrate this grammatical knowledge into their use of the …
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From Foreign Language Learning to Second Language Acquisition. The Use of Television in the Early Acquisition of a Second Language in Additive Contexts. Towards an Understanding of the Sociolinguistic, Political and Educational Factors Involved in the Development and Implementation of a Lifestyle Diglossia.
… to throw some light on the nature of family language policy in relation to the use of television for children's acquisition of a foreign language in an additive context. The research was planned with three objectives in mind. First, to confirm the author’s personal perception, drawn from …
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Marketing a foreign language : the case of French in South Africa
… students for little more than teaching the language. In South African universities, the introduction of courses in Business French is relatively recent. An individual might be motivated to learn a foreign language because of its aesthetic value or practical use. Howevere, in South Africa, …
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Le Français en Afrique du sud :étude portant sur la province du cap occidental
… students for little more an teaching the language. In South African universities, the introduction of courses in Business French is relatively recent. An individual might be motivated to learn a foreign language because of its aesthetic value or practical use. However, in South Africa, the …
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The role of cross-linguistic formal similarity in Hungarian-German bilingual learners of English as a foreign language
Gegenstand der Dissertation ist die Untersuchung interlingualer lexikalischer Prozesse von Worterkennung und-zugriff bei ungarndeutschen Bilingualen, die Englisch als Fremdsprache erlernen, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Rolle von Kognaten. Ziel der Studie ist es, die Prozesse lexikalischer …
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Home Abroad
… as she and her family assimilate into a foreign culture and adapt to using its language. The first essay tells of the family’s unexpected but rewarding sojourn in Germany after losing everything to Hurricane Katrina. The subsequent essays display a broader range of experiences and …