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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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DeKeyser, Robert; Salaberry, Rafael; Robinson, Peter; Harrington, Michael – Language Learning, 2002
Responds to VanPatten's update of the findings for processing instruction. Questions the explanatory adequacy of the model of input processing that VanPatten proposed and that underpins his pedagogic proposals. Questions the validity of the limited-capacity, single-resource model of attention proposed for second language learning. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Input, Models
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Schachter, Jacquelyn – Language Learning, 1998
From perspective of a psycholinguist, discusses three leading questions that have arisen from foundational, descriptive second-language-acquisiton studies: Why are certain L2 constructions learnable and others not?; In considering input requirements, is it fair to say that adult learners can take advantage of metalinguistic information about the…
Descriptors: Adults, Applied Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Research
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Braidi, Susan M. – Language Learning, 1995
Reviews research findings on second-language (L2) interaction from the perspective of syntactic development. The article argues that better understanding of the role of negotiated interaction in L2 syntactic development requires examining the specific grammatical structures in interaction guided by the criteria of relevance, availability,…
Descriptors: College Students, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Grammar