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Instance Theory and Second Language Rule Learning under Explicit Conditions.
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Robinson, Peter J.; Ha, Mee Aie – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1993
The generalizability of previous research claims about the development of automaticity in the adult learning of alphabet arithmetic programs to the context of adult second-language acquisition are examined. Tests with second-language learners of English suggest a transition from algorithm-based processing to memory-based processing. Sample tests…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Processing, Language Research
Systemic and Nonsystemic Variability in Advanced Language Learning.
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Towell, Richard; And Others – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1993
Variability has been the subject of recent debate in the study of learner interlanguage. Empirical evidence from a longitudinal study suggests that learning follows a systematic route. A grammaticality judgment test is appended. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grammar, Interlanguage