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Is the Pattern of L2-Learning U-shaped?
Sjoholm, Kaj – 1989
The phenomenon known in cognitive psychology as U-shaped behavioral growth is discussed in relation to second language learning. The U-shaped growth concept focuses on the fact that some behaviors appear, disappear, and then apparently reappear over time. It has been documented in children's learning of physical concepts, musical concepts,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis