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Le "Contexte": Aspects linguistiques et didactiques. ("Context": Linguistic and Didactic Aspects.)
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Cohen, Avraham – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1982
A study investigated the ability of socially handicapped Israeli students to determine a word's meaning from its linguistic context. The results and their implications for second language instruction are examined in light of current theories of context. (MSE)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Cultural Context, Decoding (Reading), Descriptive Linguistics
Competence linguistique et environnement social (Linguistic Competence and Social Environment).
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Laflamme, Simon; Berger, Jacques – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1988
A study found native French-speaking and native English-speaking university students had similar writing skill levels and error patterns despite their position as language-minority or language-majority members of society. It is concluded that language competency is not necessarily linked to language difficulty or to the position of the language.…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English, Error Patterns