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Statistical Regularities Affect the Perception of Second Language Speech: Evidence from Adult Classroom Learners of Mandarin Chinese
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Wiener, Seth; Lee, Chao-Yang; Tao, Liang – Language Learning, 2019
This study investigated how adult second language (L2) learners of Mandarin Chinese use knowledge of phonological and lexical statistical regularities when acoustic information is insufficient for word recognition. A gating task was used to test intermediate L2 learners at two time points across a semester of classroom learning. Native Mandarin…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Mandarin Chinese
Air Writing as a Technique for the Acquisition of Sino-japanese Characters by Second Language Learners
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Thomas, Margaret – Language Learning, 2015
This article calls attention to a facet of the expertise of second language (L2) learners of Japanese at the intersection of language, memory, gesture, and the psycholinguistics of a logographic writing system. Previous research has shown that adult L2 learners of Japanese living in Japan (similarly to native speakers of Japanese) often…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Japanese, Nonverbal Communication, Second Language Instruction
Phonological Asymmetry in Second-Language Learning and Performance.
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Neufeld, Gerald G. – Language Learning, 1988
A follow-up study contrasted the performance of adult second language learners on phonological perception tasks with their performance in articulatory production. Native speakers of French (N=12) and second language learners of French at two levels of French proficiency were tested on three perception and four production tasks to identify the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, French, Higher Education
The Effects of Formal Instruction on the Second-Language Acquisition of Temporal Location.
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Buczowska, Ewa; Weist, Richard M. – Language Learning, 1991
Comparison of temporal system acquisition between native English-speaking children and Polish adults learning English revealed that, although native learners comprehended absolute temporal contrasts first and relative components later, the second language-learners' initial temporal systems had both absolute and relative dimensions. (36 references)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
Comparative Research on Language Learning. Indiana Univ., Bloomington. National Institutes of Health (DHEW), Bethesda, Md.
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Gierut, Judith A. – Language Learning, 1988
Integrates the phonological research concerns of two language-learning populations: (1) adults acquiring a second language, and (2) children learning to correct functional speech sound errors. The basic theoretical and pedagogical aims overlapped for the two populations, and the results of research on either population had strong potential for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Error Analysis (Language)
Oral Proficiency Testing: Comparative Validities of Interview, Imitation, and Completion Methods.
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Henning, Grant – Language Learning, 1983
Three oral testing methods (imitation, completion, and interview) were compared for reliability and validity with 143 adult Egyptian learners of English. Five components (raw score, fluency, pronunciation, grammar, and combined fluency-pronunciation-grammar) were analyzed for each method. Imitation showed the highest validity, with interview and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Arabs, Cloze Procedure, Comparative Analysis