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Webinar – Intercultural Teaching Materials for Cultural Awareness by Diogo Oliveira

Intercultural Teaching Materials for Cultural Awareness 4/18/16 Presenter: Diogo Oliveira This video presentation argues that language and culture are not separate entities to be dealt with individually in the language classroom, but rather language teaching materials should be developed with … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography Entry for Oxford & Nyiko’s Learning Strategies

Oxford, R., & Nyikos, M. (1989). Variables Affecting Choice of Language Learning Strategies by University Students. The Modern Language Journal, 73, 291-300. According to Oxford, second language learning strategies are specific actions, behaviors or techniques learners use to improve their … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography Entry for Pinsonneault’s Authentic Input

Pinsonneault, B.C. (2008). Authentic input in early second language learning (Masters Theses). Retrieved from Scholarworks@UMass Amherst. The dissertation examines if authentic material leads to acquisition of vocabulary and agreement in number and gender in Spanish for a group of second … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography Entry for Swain’s The Output Hypothesis

Swain, M. (2000) The output hypothesis and beyond: mediating acquisition through collaborative dialogue. In J. P. Lantolf (ed.), Sociocultural theory and second language learning (pp. 97–114). New York: Oxford University Press. As an attempt to broaden many of the postulates … Continue reading

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Annotated Bibliography Entry for Krashen’s Second Language Acquisition Theory

Krashen, S. (1982). Second Language Acquisition Theory. In Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Retrieved from http://www.sdkrashen.com/content/books/principles_and_practice.pdf   In this chapter, Krashen revises aspects of the relationship between age and second language acquisition and concludes that despite the fact … Continue reading

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