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ERIC Number: EJ639306
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-1688
The Myth of the Deficient Communicator.
Belz, Julie A.
Language Teaching Research, v6 n1 p59-82 Jan 2002
Argues that multiple language use in learner output is not always and exclusively indicative of the deficient nature of the language learner with respect to an idealized monolingual second language linguistic norm. Multilingual written learner texts and learners' explications of these texts are examined in detail. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, German, Higher Education, Interviews, Language Research, Multilingualism, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Written Language
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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