NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 12 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mason A. Wirtz; Simone E. Pfenninger; Irmtraud Kaiser; Andrea Ender – Modern Language Journal, 2024
The present study takes a variationist perspective to explore the varietal repertoires of adult learners of German as a second language (L2), that is, their variable use of standard German, Austro-Bavarian dialect, and mixture varieties. Forty L2 learners completed a virtual reality task involving interactions with dialect-speaking and…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Second Language Learning, Language Variation, German
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jacee Cho – Second Language Research, 2024
Using self-paced reading, the present study compared native English and adult L1-Korean-L2-English speakers' processing behaviors during online comprehension of underinformative scalar sentences and non-scalar sentences like "Some/All elephants have trunks and ears." Results indicate that native speakers showed online sensitivity (i.e.…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Vasileiou, Iro; Pili-Moss, Diana – Research-publishing.net, 2022
The current study investigated the role of visual short-term memory, working memory, and declarative memory as individual differences in the earliest stages of vocabulary and syntactic learning in "Duolingo"-based language instruction. Thirty-eight L1-Greek adults completed memory tasks and engaged in learning Navajo on…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Simard, Daphnée; Molokopeeva, Tatiana; Zhang, Yan Qing – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2020
The role played by working memory (WM), that is, the capacity to temporarily maintain and cognitively process information, has been extensively studied in second language (L2) research. In a general sense, WM has been shown to be related to various aspects of L2 learning and use; however, little information is available regarding its relationship…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Native Language, Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Torres, Julio; Estremera, Ricardo; Mohamed, Sherez – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Individual differences (IDs) largely contribute to success in adult second language attainment (e.g., Dörnyei, 2006). Heritage language (HL) studies have also explored the role of IDs, namely psychosocial variables, and biographical factors with an adult HL learner population. However, the specific contribution of these variables to HL learners'…
Descriptors: Spanish, Heritage Education, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Penning de Vries, Bart W. F.; Cucchiarini, Catia; Strik, Helmer; van Hout, Roeland – Language Teaching Research, 2020
Although most second language learning studies involve high-educated participants, addressing low-educated participants seems important as research suggests that education background impacts second language (L2) learning efficiency. A controversial point in the L2 learning literature is the role of corrective feedback (CF). Research on CF in…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Lemak, Alina; Valeo, Antonella – TESL Canada Journal, 2020
Corrective feedback (CF) is an important part of effective instruction, and a rich body of research has investigated how best to implement various CF strategies and approaches. Researchers have increasingly become aware of individual differences that have an impact on the effect and effectiveness of CF. One area of individual difference that has…
Descriptors: Correlation, Personality Traits, Error Correction, Class Activities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ruiz, Simón; Rebuschat, Patrick; Meurers, Detmar – Language Teaching Research, 2021
The extent to which learners benefit from instruction may be largely dependent on their individual abilities. However, there is relatively little work on the interaction between instructional effectiveness in second language learning and learner individual factors. In this study, we investigated the relationship between instruction, individual…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hyun, Joo-Eun; Lee, Jin-Hwa – English Teaching, 2018
This study investigated whether task complexity may affect L2 speaking performance as predicted by the Cognition Hypothesis (Robinson, 2011), and whether the effect of task complexity may interact with individual differences in working memory capacity. A total of twenty Korean advanced-level EFL learners performed two separate picture description…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Attention Control, Task Analysis, Correlation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ghisletta, Paolo; Rabbitt, Patrick; Lunn, Mary; Lindenberger, Ulman – Intelligence, 2012
Many aspects of cognition decline from middle to late adulthood, but the dimensionality and generality of this decline have rarely been examined. We analyzed 20-year longitudinal data of 6203 middle-aged to very old adults from Greater Manchester and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Participants were assessed up to eight times on 20 tasks of fluid…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Individual Differences, Memory, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kuhn, Simone; Schmiedek, Florian; Schott, Bjorn; Ratcliff, Roger; Heinze, Hans-Jochen; Duzel, Emrah; Lindenberger, Ulman; Lovden, Martin – Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2011
Perceptual decision-making performance depends on several cognitive and neural processes. Here, we fit Ratcliff's diffusion model to accuracy data and reaction-time distributions from one numerical and one verbal two-choice perceptual-decision task to deconstruct these performance measures into the rate of evidence accumulation (i.e., drift rate),…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Training, Individual Differences
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kliegel, Matthias; Altgassen, Mareike – Educational Gerontology, 2006
The present study investigated fluid and crystallized intelligence as well as strategic task approaches as potential sources of age-related differences in adult learning performance. Therefore, 45 young and 45 old adults were asked to learn pictured objects. Overall, young participants outperformed old participants in this learning test. However,…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Adult Learning, Cognitive Ability, Individual Differences