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Early Oral Language in Chinese Heritage Language Reading Development
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Zhang, Haomin; Koda, Keiko – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
This study explored the role of early oral language in reading development among adult heritage language (HL) learners to provide insights into the possible developmental pattern of HL reading development. One hundred and ninety-five English-speaking Chinese HL (CHL) students participated in this study. They completed a language background survey…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Heritage Education, Morphology (Languages), Language Role
Regression in Adult Learning of a Second Language
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Green, Madeleine F. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
Proposes that psychological and linguistic regression are integral to the process of learning a second language. In similar essays in French and English, students appeared passive, needy and narcissistic in French, but more intellectual, rational and humorous in English. Theoretical explanations and their implications are suggested. (CHK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, French, Language Acquisition
Adult Second-Language Learning: Toward an American Adaptation with a European Perspective.
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Dannerbeck, Francis J. – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Suggests that the European perspective on adult second language learning provides important background information for adapting such instruction for American adults. Factors discussed include: adults' specific learning biographies; motivation; learning styles; individual differences; teacher-student partnerships; language skill development and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Affective Behavior