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Wright, Clare, Ed.; Piske, Thorsten, Ed.; Young-Scholten, Martha, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2018
This book examines key issues in theories of what language is and what happens in the mind during second language acquisition (SLA), inspiring readers to think in new and exciting ways about language learning and teaching. Chapters, written by both established and rising star scholars, provide cutting-edge insights and new empirical findings on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Syntax, Phonetics
Tomblin, J. Bruce, Ed.; Nippold, Marilyn A., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014
This volume presents the findings of a large-scale study of individual differences in spoken (and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to investigate the degree to which language abilities at school entry were stable over time and influential in the child's overall success in important aspects of…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Longitudinal Studies
Bergsleithner, Joara M., Ed.; Frota, Sylvia Nagem, Ed.; Yoshioka, Jim K., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2013
This volume celebrates the life and groundbreaking work of Richard Schmidt, the developer of the influential Noticing Hypothesis in the field of second language acquisition. The 19 chapters encompass a compelling collection of cuttingĀ­-edge research studies exploring such constructs as noticing, attention, and awareness from multiple perspectives,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Attention, Language Processing
Towell, Richard; Hawkins, Roger – 1994
This book defines and reviews five central problems in the study of second language acquisition (SLA): (subconscious) transfer, staged development, cross-learner systematicity, incompleteness, and variability. The central thesis of the text is that linguistic knowledge is an autonomous component of SLA, distinct from the socially determined use of…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Language Processing
Izzo, Suzanne – 1981
The fact that some people learn a second language more easily than others has prompted numerous studies designed to link one factor or another with successful language learning. This work examines a large number of these studies to assess the importance of various factors involved in language learning. The influencing factors suggested are grouped…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Contrastive Linguistics, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Wanat, Stanley F., Ed. – 1977
This collection provides a number of perspectives on the central role that language plays in reading comprehension. Following an introduction by the editor, entitled "Attention and Individual Differences in Comprehension," the following papers are presented: (1) "The Line of Sight Approach," by Norman H. Mackworth; (2)…
Descriptors: Attention, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Skehan, Peter – 1998
An examination of second language learning focuses on how universal cognitive processes in language learning and individual differences account for differences in language learning patterns. An introductory section gives background information suggesting that psycholinguistic factors in language learning should receive more attention for two…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style