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Second-language acquisition

Teaching Vocabulary: Using Research Findings to Inform Teaching

31 de outubro de 2014

In this post, I’d like to report on some fascinating research I had the pleasure of seeing presented at the recent MEXTESOL conference in Puebla, Mexico. What particularly interested me was the connection to the topic of meaningful learning that I have been talking about on this blog as well as the direct application of...Read More

Language Acquisition, Vocabulary

research-based teaching, Second-language acquisition, vocabulary

Language Acquisition: Order and Progress

12 de agosto de 2014

by Stephen Greene

I am sure there is nobody reading this post who would say the following to a student: “We did the past simple last month and you used it properly, why are you having problems with it now?” The reason we wouldn’t say this is because we are all trained, professional educators who know that learning...Read More

Language Acquisition

First Language Acquisition, Learning Skills, Linear learning, Second-language acquisition

Language Acquisition: The Blue and White Teddy Bear

12 de julho de 2014

by Stephen Greene

Picture the scene: A two-year-old boy with his dad having a conversation about a favourite teddy bear (not unlike the one in the photo). CHILD: Look daddy, this old teddy bear is pink. DAD: No, son, it’s blue and white. For a two-year-old this level of language would be pretty amazing,yet the father has chosen...Read More

Language Acquisition

error correction, First Language Acquisition, Second-language acquisition

Language Acquisition: Morning Now and Other Weird Collocations

12 de maio de 2014

by Stephen Greene

My son is approaching 3 years of age and he is developing both his English and Portugese at an amazing rate. His language, though, sounds very strange, some people call it cute, and this is partly because he is being exposed to two languages at the same time and partly because he is still only 2...Read More

Language Acquisition

collocations, First Language Acquisition, Second-language acquisition

Language Acquisition: The Bird is the Word

12 de março de 2014

by Stephen Greene

There is a cartoon that I love to watch called Family Guy (Uma Familia da Pesada). It isn’t to everyone’s taste because of the casual violence, bad language and somewhat offensive jokes. Whether you like it or not it’s clear that the writers know quite a bit about how young children behave. One of the...Read More

Language Acquisition

Drills, Family Guy, First Language Acquisition, Repetition, Second-language acquisition, Surfin Bird

First vs Second Language Acquisition

12 de fevereiro de 2014

by Stephen Greene

This is my first blog for RichmondShare and I must say I am honoured, and a little bit in awe, to be sharing a platform with such great writers and professionals. After reading some of the other posts already on this site the pressure is on to write something new, entertaining, interesting and relevant. If...Read More

Language Acquisition

First language, Language acquisition, Second-language acquisition, Young learners

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