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Peer reviewedRivers, Wilga M.; Melvin, Bernice S. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1977
Discusses the superiority of information processing (IP) theory to stimulus-response theory, specifically in terms of language comprehension, language production, and the role of memory. (KM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Language Processing, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedLandry, Rodrigue J. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1978
Recent research is reviewed demonstrating positive effects of bilingualism on cognitive development, some explanation of this research are given, and an interpretation is offered bearing on the variability of memory codes in bilinguals. Results of a study dealing with memory codes are presented and discussed. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Language Instruction
Direct linkPichette, Francois – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2005
This study examined the relationship between time spent on reading and reading comprehension in a second language (L2). Eighty-one French-speaking learners of English, from beginners to advanced, were tested for reading comprehension in French and in English as well as for English grammar and vocabulary competence. Low-proficiency learners showed…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Memory, Grammar, Reading Comprehension
