The German Spelling Reform: Its Impact on the Acquisition and Teaching of German.

DeLisle, Helga H.

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ERIC Number: EJ519979

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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The German Spelling Reform: Its Impact on the Acquisition and Teaching of German.

DeLisle, Helga H.

Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, v28 n2 p185-90 Aut 1995

Investigates how the various categories of the German spelling reform proposal will affect the acquisition of German spelling by native speakers of English. The article provides a history of the reform movement in Germany and discusses the pedagogical implications of the movement. (25 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Change Agents, English, Foreign Countries, German, Native Speakers, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spelling, Spelling Instruction, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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