The Role of Colloquial French in Communication and Implications for Language Instruction.

Bonin, Therese M.

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Publication Date: 1978

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The Role of Colloquial French in Communication and Implications for Language Instruction

Bonin, Therese M.

Modern Language Journal, 62, 3, 90-102, Mar 78

This article discusses comprehension problems encountered by students of French as a second language as a result of the mismatch between the standard language they learn in classrooms and the language used by native speakers. (CLK)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communicative Competence (Languages), French, Language Instruction, Language Variation, Regional Dialects, Second Language Learning, Social Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage, Teaching Methods

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