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In Defense of 'Copying and Restructuring'
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Schwartz, Bonnie D.; Sprouse, Rex A. – Second Language Research, 2021
In her keynote article advocating the Linguistic Proximity Model for third language (L3) acquisition, Westergaard (2021) presents several arguments against 'copying and restructuring' in nonnative language acquisition, mechanisms central to Schwartz and Sprouse's (1996) Full Transfer/Full Access model of second language (L2) acquisition. In this…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Transfer of Training
Are Alphabetic Language-Derived Models of L2 Reading Relevant to L1 Logographic Background Readers?
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Ehrich, John Fitzgerald; Zhang, Lawrence Jun; Mu, Jon Congjun; Ehrich, Lisa Catherine – Language Awareness, 2013
In this paper, we argue that second language (L2) reading research, which has been informed by studies involving first language (L1) alphabetic English reading, may be less relevant to L2 readers with non-alphabetic reading backgrounds, such as Chinese readers with an L1 logographic (Chinese character) learning history. We provide both…
Descriptors: Evidence, Neurology, Reading Research, Mandarin Chinese
Late-L2 Increased Reliance on L1 Neurocognitive Substrates: A Comment on Babcock, Stowe, Maloof, Brovetto & Ullman (2012)
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Paradis, Michel – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2013
Babcok et al. (2012) claim that Paradis (1994, 2004, 2009) argues that the reliance of late L2 learners on L1 neurocognitive mechanisms increases over time across both lexical and grammatical functions, namely for lexical items as well as rule-governed grammatical procedures, when in fact one can find repeated statements to the contrary in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Native Language, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Transfer of Training
Contributions to the Functional Neuroanatomy of Morphosyntactic Processing in L2
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De Diego-Balaguer, Ruth; Rodriguez-Fornells, Antoni – Language Learning, 2010
Studies about bilingualism and second language acquisition (SLA) have a long tradition within linguistic and psycholinguistic research. The contributions from psycholinguistic research are crucial to the improvement of neurolinguistic models. This importance stems from the fact that psycholinguistic research is posing more specific questions than…
Descriptors: Psycholinguistics, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Language Processing
Practical Applications of Current Brain Research to the Teaching of Italian
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Danesi, Marcel – Italica, 1987
Reviews research about the brain's hemispheric functions, emphasizing the practical implications and applications of bimodal language learning. Four pedagogical principles (contextualization, visualization, diversification, and personalization) that characterize any integrated approach to language teaching are also discussed. (CB)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Holistic Approach, Integrated Activities, Italian
Appraisal Psychology, Neurobiology, and Language.
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Schumann, John H. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 2001
Proposes that the confluence of stimulus appraisal and social cognition that is effected by the neural system in the brain has important implications for language and learning theories. Describes the anatomy and functions of this neural system and discusses how it may operate in motivation for second language acquisition and how in conjunction…
Descriptors: Brain, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Language Acquisition, Learning Motivation