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Klein, Elaine C. – Language Learning, 1995
Investigates whether knowing more than one language enhances the learning of lexical items and syntactic constructions in other languages. Multilingual (M1) students outperformed unilinguals in both types of acquisition, suggesting that M1s' heightened metalinguistic skills, enhanced lexical knowledge, and a less conservative learning procedure…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, High School Students, Language Aptitude
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Krashen, Stephen B. – Language Learning, 1979
Replies to McLaughlin's (l978) critique of the Krashen (1975, 1977) Monitor Model of language learning, presenting rebuttals to major attacks, followed by a discussion of minor issues. (AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Learning Processes