A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a text they had composed in their L2 English. The goals were to explore (a) in what respects the ability of advanced university English students to express themselves in their L2 English differs from their ability to do so in their L1 German, and (b) for which aspects of writing the implementation of translation exercises is useful as a tool to improve writing skills. The methods of data collection used were think-aloud and keystroke logging. In the analysis, special emphasis was placed on text-level errors as opposed to formal, lexical and grammatical errors. In their L1 versions, students were consistently able to avoid errors of implicitness...
This report focuses on research results from a project completed at Trier University in December 20...
Context: It should be noted that one of the most important functions of using the native language in...
Many learners of German as a foreign language (L3) are learning English or French as L2 before comme...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
Some have argued in favor of translation in the L2 classroom (Danchev, 1983; Levenston, 1985; Balles...
Some have argued in favor of translation in the L2 classroom (Danchev, 1983; Levenston, 1985; Balles...
Teaching foreign languages gives rise to pedagogical problems which need to be addressed and eventua...
Teaching foreign languages gives rise to pedagogical problems which need to be addressed and eventua...
Many learners of German as a foreign language (L3) are learning English or French as L2 before comme...
This paper describes a concept of teaching writing based on process approach such as is common in L1...
This report focuses on research results from a project completed at Trier University in December 20...
Context: It should be noted that one of the most important functions of using the native language in...
Many learners of German as a foreign language (L3) are learning English or French as L2 before comme...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
A pilot study was conducted in which 6 students with L1 German had to produce a German version of a ...
Some have argued in favor of translation in the L2 classroom (Danchev, 1983; Levenston, 1985; Balles...
Some have argued in favor of translation in the L2 classroom (Danchev, 1983; Levenston, 1985; Balles...
Teaching foreign languages gives rise to pedagogical problems which need to be addressed and eventua...
Teaching foreign languages gives rise to pedagogical problems which need to be addressed and eventua...
Many learners of German as a foreign language (L3) are learning English or French as L2 before comme...
This paper describes a concept of teaching writing based on process approach such as is common in L1...
This report focuses on research results from a project completed at Trier University in December 20...
Context: It should be noted that one of the most important functions of using the native language in...
Many learners of German as a foreign language (L3) are learning English or French as L2 before comme...