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Hardison, Debra M.; Saigo, Miki Motohashi – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2010
This study explored the second language perceptual accuracy of Japanese geminates (moraic units) by English-speaking learners at three proficiency levels: beginner (28), low-intermediate (42), and advanced (15). Stimuli included singleton and geminate /t/, /k/, /s/ followed by /a/ or /u/ produced by a native speaker in isolated words and carrier…
Descriptors: Japanese, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, English
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Olive, Thierry; Kellogg, Ronald T.; Piolat, Annie – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2008
Two experiments examined whether text composition engages verbal, visual, and spatial working memory to different degrees. In Experiment 1, undergraduate students composed by longhand a persuasive text while performing a verbal, visual, or spatial concurrent task that was presented visually. In Experiment 2, participants performed a verbal or…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Writing (Composition), Short Term Memory, Spatial Ability