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Neurobiological Mechanisms of Language Acquisition. Review Article.

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Pulvermuller, Friedemann; Schumann, John H. – Language Learning, 1994

Specifies language acquisition processes in terms of brain mechanisms to explain the variable success achieved by early and late learners and proposes a brain-based model for language acquisition on the basis of the literature. Two conditions for full acquisition of a language are motivation and grammatical ability. The neural underpinnings for…

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Learning Motivation

Attitudes, Orientations, and Motivations in Language Learning: Advances in Theory, Research, and Applications.

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Dornyei, Zoltan – Language Learning, 2003

Provides an overview of recent advances in research on motivation to learn a foreign or second language (L2) and to create the theoretical context of the articles contained in this special issue of the journal. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Research, Learning Motivation