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Proactive Language Learning Theory
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Mostafa Papi; Phil Hiver – Language Learning, 2025
Second language acquisition theory has traditionally focused on the cognitive and psycholinguistic processes involved in additional language (L2) learning. In addition, research on learner psychology has primarily centered on learners' cognitive abilities (e.g., aptitude and working memory) and internal traits or states (e.g., dispositions,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Theories, Learning Strategies, Linguistic Input
Second-Language Acquisition and the Computational Paradigm.
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Carroll, Susanne – Language Learning, 1989
An analysis of gender attribution in native and second-language French acquisition shows how learners can develop explicit models of acquisition and explores the nature of the cognitive processes involved in encoding representations of acquired language. (105 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Encoding (Psychology), French, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Three Approaches to the Study of Input.
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Schachter, Jacquelyn – Language Learning, 1986
Strengths and weaknesses of three approaches to the study of the input requirements of second language learners are described. The data-oriented, the language-model, and the processing-model approaches are then compared with respect to their claims concerning the metalinguistic needs of the learner. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Needs, Information Needs, Language Research
The Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire: Development and Validation
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Vandergrift, Larry; Goh, Christine C. M.; Mareschal, Catherine J.; Tafaghodtari, Marzieh H. – Language Learning, 2006
This article describes the development and validation of a listening questionnaire designed to assess second language (L2) listeners' metacognitive awareness and perceived use of strategies while listening to oral texts. The process of instrument development and validation is described, along with a review of the relevant literature related to…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Second Language Learning, Metacognition, Learning Strategies
The Vocabulary-Learning Strategies of Foreign-Language Students.
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Lawson, Michael J.; Hodben, Donald – Language Learning, 1996
Examines the behavior of university students of Italian in Australia as they study the meanings of new Italian words. Repetition of the new words and their meanings was the primary learning strategy employed. Results indicate a need to distinguish between the use of context for "generation" of a new word and the use of context for…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, College Students, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries
The Case against Grammar Correction in L2 Writing Classes.
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Truscott, John – Language Learning, 1996
Argues that grammar correction in second-language writing classes should be abandoned because it is ineffective, harmful, and unhelpful in any interesting sense for theoretical and practical reasons. The article also considers and rejects a number of arguments previously offered in favor of grammar correction. (122 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Error Correction, Grammar, Language Processing, Learning Strategies
The Effect of Language Background on "Foreign" Language Test Performance: The Case of Chinese, Italian, and Modern Greek.
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Elder, Catherine – Language Learning, 1996
Considers the validity of applying common assessment instruments and scales to assess the language skills of Australian school-age language learners from different first-language backgrounds. Findings reveal a strong relationship between home exposure to the language and the level of performance on the listening and reading components of the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries