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Mostafa Papi; Phil Hiver – Language Learning, 2025
Second language acquisition theory has traditionally focused on the cognitive and psycholinguistic processes involved in additional language (L2) learning. In addition, research on learner psychology has primarily centered on learners' cognitive abilities (e.g., aptitude and working memory) and internal traits or states (e.g., dispositions,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Theories, Learning Strategies, Linguistic Input
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Pica, Teresa – Language Learning, 1994
Reviews research on the social interaction and negotiation of second language (L2) learners and their interlocutors. This research illustrates ways in which negotiation contributes to conditions, processes, and outcomes of L2 learning by facilitating learners' comprehension and structural segmentation of L2 input, access to lexical form and…
Descriptors: Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Language Research, Language Usage
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Ellis, Rod; And Others – Language Learning, 1994
Two studies investigated the effects of modified interaction on comprehension and vocabulary acquisition among Japanese high school students learning English as a Second Language. The studies found that interactionally modified input resulted in better comprehension and the acquisition of more new words than premodified input. (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students