Teaching Language Varieties for Communication

Poulin, Norman A.

Article exploring the extent to which non-native speakers of French are able to communicate with native French speakers of Canadian heritage. Presentation of a study conducted in Lowell, Massachusetts with native speakers and non-native French-language students. Discrepancies in vocabulary usage and comprehension among native speakers, as found in the author's study, and some observations on their communication with non-native, student-age speakers of French.

1985-04

en

Journal Article

1985

Lowell, Massachusetts

0016-111X

French Review

58

5

650-656