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ERIC Number: EJ396041
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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An Application of the Mnemonic Keyword to the Acquisition of German Nouns and Their Grammatical Gender.
Desrochers, Alain; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v81 n1 p25-32 Mar 1989
The mnemonic keyword method was modified to help French-speaking undergraduates at a Canadian university learn the meaning and the grammatical gender of German nouns. Results bear on the encoding and retrieval of complex associations between a German noun and its grammatical gender. (TJH)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Definitions, Encoding (Psychology), Foreign Countries, French, German, Grammar, Higher Education, Mnemonics, Nouns, Second Language Learning, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Gender (Language); Keyword Method (Second Language Learning); Retrieval (Memory)