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First and Second Language Acquisition

Theses Digitization Project

English language Study and teaching Foreign speakers.

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Electronic Dictionaries In The Esl Composition Class, Rebecca Lynn Rudd Jan 2005

Electronic Dictionaries In The Esl Composition Class, Rebecca Lynn Rudd

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis examines the use of electronic dictionaries by ESL students. In particular, it considers how, when and why students use electronic dictionaries in their writing processes. It also explores the extent to which students use words found in an electronic dictionary appropriately in their texts and whether electronic dictionary use influences their long-term acquisition of vocabulary.


Examining English As A Second Language: Textbooks From A Constructivist Perspective, Juliana Theresa Reineman Jan 2002

Examining English As A Second Language: Textbooks From A Constructivist Perspective, Juliana Theresa Reineman

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis is to question the methodological practices of ESL textbooks.