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VanPatten, Bill; Uludag, Onur – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2011
In this paper we report the findings of an experiment to test whether training via processing instruction transfers to output tasks. Two groups of Turkish L1-English L2 learners participated: one that received processing instruction on passive structures and a control group that did not receive any instruction on passives. A pre-test/multiple…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Sentences, Transfer of Training, Linguistic Input
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VanPatten, Bill; Borst, Stefanie – Foreign Language Annals, 2012
In this study, we examine explicit information and aptitude within processing instruction. Forty-six learners of German in their third semester of study were divided into two groups: those who received explicit information prior to treatment (+EI) and those who did not (-EI). Participants also took the grammatical sensitivity portion of the Modern…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Sentences, Verbs, Nouns
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VanPatten, Bill; Farmer, Jeffrey L.; Clardy, Caleb L. – Hispania, 2009
Research on Processing Instruction (PI) has yielded consistently positive results across a variety of measures. In addition, in comparison to other instructional interventions, PI tends to yield superior results. The one difference is comparative research with Meaning-based Output Instruction (MOI) in which in a number of studies, MOI is seen to…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Linguistic Input, Language Processing, Teaching Methods
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VanPatten, Bill – Language Learning, 2002
Responds to comments made regarding an earlier article written by the author on processing instruction in second language learning. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Input, Second Language Instruction
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VanPatten, Bill – Language Learning, 2002
Reviews processing (PI) instruction, outlines a model of input processing, describes the nature of PI, and discusses research on it to date. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Input, Models
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Sanz, Cristina; VanPatten, Bill – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1998
In response to a published study of second-language input processing and processing instruction, a relatively new concept in language teaching, misinterpretations of theoretical and conceptual issues are pointed out and methodological concerns about the study are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Input, Linguistic Theory
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VanPatten, Bill; Oikkenon, Soile – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Attempts to determine whether or not explicit information given to second-language learners receiving processing instruction is responsible for the beneficial effects of instruction. Results indicate that these beneficial effects derived from the structured input activities and not from the explicit explanation provided to learners. (22…
Descriptors: Feedback, Grammar, High School Students, Language Processing