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Acquisition of the Korean Imperfective Aspect Markers "-ko iss-" and "-a iss-" by Japanese Learners: A Multiple-Factor Account
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Ryu, Ju-Yeon; Horie, Kaoru; Shirai, Yasuhiro – Language Learning, 2015
Although cross-linguistic research on second language tense-aspect acquisition has uncovered universal tendencies concerning the association between verbal semantics and tense-aspect markers, it is still unclear what mechanisms underlie this link. This study investigates the acquisition of two imperfective aspect markers ("-ko iss-" and…
Descriptors: Korean, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Japanese
Learner-Generated Noticing of Written L2 Input: What Do Learners Notice and Why?
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Park, Eun Sung – Language Learning, 2011
This study explored learners' self-generated noticing of L2 input. It is motivated by previous research on input enhancement which suggested that learners are able to notice certain aspects of input on their own without any external means to direct their attention. Drawing on insights that learner-generated noticing is largely mediated by…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Written Language, Second Language Learning, Native Language
Effects of Recasts on the Acquisition of the Aspectual Form -te i-(ru) by Learners of Japanese as a Foreign Language
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Ishida, Midori – Language Learning, 2004
The present study investigated the effects of intensive recasting on second language learners' use of the Japanese aspectual form -te i-(ru) using a time-series design. Four college classroom learners participated in 8 conversational sessions, with the researcher providing recasts during the middle 4 sessions, and 2 of the learners also…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Grammar, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Japanese