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Gries, Stefan Th. – Language Learning, 2021
This methods showcase article provides a detailed overview of a mixed-effects modeling analysis of corpus data on the use of "that" in object and subject complementation by native speakers of English compared to its use by German and Spanish learners of English.
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Form Classes (Languages), Native Speakers, English
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Gries, Stefan Th.; Ellis, Nick C. – Language Learning, 2015
The advent of usage-/exemplar-based approaches has resulted in a major change in the theoretical landscape of linguistics, but also in the range of methodologies that are brought to bear on the study of language acquisition/learning, structure, and use. In particular, methods from corpus linguistics are now frequently used to study distributional…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Language Usage, Language Acquisition, Language Research
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Purpura, James E.; Brown, James Dean; Schoonen, Rob – Language Learning, 2015
In empirical applied linguistics research it is essential that the key variables are operationalized in a valid and reliable way, and that the scores are treated appropriately, allowing for a proper testing of the hypotheses under investigation. The current article addresses several theoretical and practical issues regarding the use of measurement…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Research, Statistical Analysis, Validity
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Boulton, Alex; Cobb, Tom – Language Learning, 2017
This study applied systematic meta-analytic procedures to summarize findings from experimental and quasi-experimental investigations into the effectiveness of using the tools and techniques of corpus linguistics for second language learning or use, here referred to as data-driven learning (DDL). Analysis of 64 separate studies representing 88…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Meta Analysis, Second Language Instruction
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Sonbul, Suhad; Schmitt, Norbert – Language Learning, 2013
To date, there has been little empirical research exploring the relationship between implicit and explicit lexical knowledge (of collocations). As a first step in addressing this gap, two laboratory experiments were conducted that evaluate different conditions (enriched, enhanced, and decontextualized) under which both adult native speakers…
Descriptors: Language Research, Phrase Structure, English (Second Language), Priming
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Hamrick, Phillip – Language Learning, 2014
Humans are remarkably sensitive to the statistical structure of language. However, different mechanisms have been proposed to account for such statistical sensitivities. The present study compared adult learning of syntax and the ability of two models of statistical learning to simulate human performance: Simple Recurrent Networks, which learn by…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Role, Syntax, Computational Linguistics
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Plonsky, Luke; Gass, Susan – Language Learning, 2011
This article constitutes the first empirical assessment of methodological quality in second language acquisition (SLA). We surveyed a corpus of 174 studies (N = 7,951) within the tradition of research on second-language interaction, one of the longest and most influential traditions of inquiry in SLA. Each report was coded for methodological…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Second Language Learning, Statistical Analysis, Surveys
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Ardasheva, Yuliya; Tretter, Thomas R.; Kinny, Marti – Language Learning, 2012
This nonexperimental study explored the predictive strength of English proficiency levels on academic achievement of middle school students in a sample of 17,470 native English-speaking (NES) students, 558 English language learners (current ELLs), and 500 redesignated fluent English proficient students (former ELLs). Results of multilevel analyses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Effect Size, English (Second Language)
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Stafford, Catherine A.; Bowden, Harriet Wood; Sanz, Cristina – Language Learning, 2012
Input exposure is essential for nonprimary language learning, but the importance of explicit instruction and corrective feedback continues to be debated. If instruction is required, how might it be optimized in terms of its nature and timing? In this study, 65 Spanish-English bilinguals were introduced to Latin through an interactive computer…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Sentences, Cues
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Gor, Kira; Cook, Svetlana – Language Learning, 2010
There is little agreement on the mechanisms involved in second language (L2) processing of regular and irregular inflectional morphology and on the exact role of age, amount, and type of exposure to L2 resulting in differences in L2 input and use. The article contributes to the ongoing debates by reporting the results of two experiments on Russian…
Descriptors: Verbs, Morphology (Languages), Russian, Native Speakers
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Solomon, Martha – Language Learning, 1972
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Child Language, English, Kindergarten Children
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Leow, Ronald P. – Language Learning, 1997
Examined the role of awareness in relation to R. W. Schmidt's noticing hypothesis in second language acquisition. The study analyzed the think-aloud protocols of adult learners of Spanish as a second language as they were completing a problem-solving task as well as their immediate performances on two post-exposure assessment tasks, a recognition…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes