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Formulating a Theory of Second Language Learning.
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Spolsky, Bernard – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1985
Krashen's Monitor Model of second language learning is examined critically in light of other research, and a unified, more comprehensive theory combining theories of first and second language learning is called for. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Learning Theories
Some Theoretical and Pedagogical Implications of the Markedness Differential Hypothesis.
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Eckman, Fred R. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1985
Theoretical assumptions and consequences of the Markedness Differential Hypothesis (MDH) are compared with the Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis, and empirical evidence favoring the former is reviewed. Pedagogical implications of the MDH, a strategy for interlanguage-intervention, and several problems revealed in the literature are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar