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Kusseling, Françoise; Lonsdale, Deryle – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2013
The French CEFR vocabulary profiles as presented in the "Référentiels"--while a valuable resource for a wide range of applications focused on lexical content--result from introspection, intuition-based judgements, and unquantifiable experience. The result is a specification of vocabulary that has been largely untested from a…
Descriptors: French, Vocabulary, Language Proficiency, Comparative Analysis
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Greidanus, Tine; Beks, Bianca; Wakely, Richard – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2006
The present study is a continuation of the work presented in the 2001 article by Greidanus and Nienhuis. In the current study, we also examine the quality of word knowledge among advanced learners of French as a second language (L2) by means of a word associates test. We studied the development of word knowledge among six groups of…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Second Language Learning, Predictor Variables, Native Speakers
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Sandhu, Marcelle – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Describes the inroads made into Canadian French by English phonology, vocabulary, and syntax, and argues for a "refrancisation" which will preserve the unique flavor of Canadian French. (AM)
Descriptors: English, French, Linguistic Borrowing, Phonology
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Besnard, Christine – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1995
Lists the 50 most common writing errors made by college students of French. Mistakes in spelling, vocabulary, and grammar are included. (CK)
Descriptors: College Students, English, Error Patterns, French