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Stewart, Richard D. – 1994
The review of research presented here examines studies based on Benjamin Whorf's hypothesis of linguistic relativity, which states that cultural traditions encourage certain types of thinking and are reinforced by structural characteristics of particular languages. Studies were selected for inclusion if: (1) the subjects were learners and speakers…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, Interlanguage, Language Research
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Myles, Florence – Second Language Research, 2005
This article presents a selective review of the work carried out recently in second language acquisition (SLA) research which makes use of oral learner corpora and computer technologies. In the first part, the reasons why the field of SLA needs corpora for addressing current theoretical issues are briefly reviewed. In the second part, recent…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Interlanguage
Pienemann, Manfred – 1995
This introduction to second language learning is intended to provide language teachers with basic information on relevant principles and processes. After an introductory chapter, the second chapter looks at traditional beliefs about language learning, including those concerning transfer of first-language knowledge to the second language, the role…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives, Error Correction
Hellgren, Paul – 1986
A study tested hypotheses concerning thinking in a foreign language. Specifically, it looked at whether (1) inferencing in a foreign language relies on mental models and propositional thinking; (2) the three stages of the theory of comprehension apply to understanding foreign-language discourse; and (3) propositional thinking manifests native…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Finnish