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Grey, Sarah – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This study examined individual-level variability in N400 and P600 ERP correlates of native and nonnative language sentence processing of semantic and grammar information. Twenty-six native English-speaking learners of Spanish as a second language were tested. Participants completed sentence reading tasks in English and Spanish during EEG…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Language Processing, Semantics
Tsunemoto, Aki; Lindberg, Rachael; Trofimovich, Pavel; McDonough, Kim – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
This study examined the role of visual cues (facial expressions and hand gestures) in second language (L2) speech assessment. University students (N = 60) at English-medium universities assessed 2-minute video clips of 20 L2 English speakers (10 Chinese and 10 Spanish speakers) narrating a personal story. They rated the speakers'…
Descriptors: Cues, Visual Stimuli, Nonverbal Communication, Second Language Learning
Granena, Gisela – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
This study investigated the underlying structure of a set of eight cognitive tests from the two most recent language aptitude test batteries: the LLAMA (Meara, 2005) and the Hi-LAB (Linck et al., 2013) to see whether they had any underlying constructs in common. The study also examined whether any of the observed constructs could predict L2…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Intelligence Tests, Memory, Language Aptitude
Ellis, Rod; Yuan, Fangyuan – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2004
Building on previous studies of the effects of planning on second language (L2) learners' oral narratives and drawing on Kellog's (1996) model of writing, this article reports a study of the effects of three types of planning conditions (pretask planning, unpressured on-line planning, and no planning) on 42 Chinese learners' written narratives…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Verbs, Second Language Learning, Oral Language
Collentine, Joseph – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2004
Context of learning, such as whether a learner studies a second language (L2) in a formal classroom--"at home" or abroad--may be a key factor in developing grammatical and lexical abilities. Yet, little empirical data is available comparing the effects of study abroad (SA) and formal instruction "at home" (AH) experiences on…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning