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Peters, Elke; Noreillie, Ann-Sophie; Heylen, Kris; Bulté, Bram; Desmet, Piet – Language Learning, 2019
This cross-sectional study investigated the impact of length of instruction, out-of-school exposure to foreign language input, and gender on learners' receptive vocabulary knowledge in two foreign languages: French (first foreign language) and English (second foreign language). The findings suggest that, although length of instruction correlated…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Linguistic Input, Structural Equation Models
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Lahmann, Cornelia; Steinkrauss, Rasmus; Schmid, Monika S. – Language Learning, 2016
There remains considerable disagreement about which factors drive second language (L2) ultimate attainment. Age of onset (AO) appears to be a robust factor, lending support to theories of maturational constraints on L2 acquisition. The present study is an investigation of factors that influence grammatical and lexical complexity at the stage of L2…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Oral Language, Language Research