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The Generative Approach to SLA and Its Place in Modern Second Language Studies
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Rothman, Jason; Slabakova, Roumyana – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2018
This article has two main goals. The first is to summarize and comment on the current state of affairs of generative approaches to SLA (GenSLA), 35 years into its history. This discussion brings the readership of SSLA up to date on the questions driving GenSLA agendas and clears up misconceptions about what GenSLA does and does not endeavor to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Misconceptions, Research Methodology
Incidental Learning of Collocations from Meaningful Input: A Longitudinal Study into Three Reading Modes and Factors That Affect Learning
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Vu, Duy Van; Peters, Elke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
This longitudinal study investigates the effect of mode of reading on the incidental learning of collocations and factors that affect learning. One hundred Vietnamese pre-intermediate learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) were assigned to either an experimental group or a control group (no treatment). In 9 weeks, the experimental group…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Phrase Structure, Vocabulary Development, Predictor Variables
Learning Formulaic Sequences through Viewing L2 Television and Factors That Affect Learning
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Puimège, Eva; Peters, Elke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
The present study explores the incidental learning of formulaic sequences (FS) from audio-visual input and factors affecting the learning of FS. A pretest-posttest, within-participant design was adopted. English-as-a-foreign-language learners (L1 = Dutch; n = 42) watched a one-hour English-language documentary without subtitles. Learning gains…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Correlation
The Effectiveness of Guided Induction versus Deductive Instruction on the Development of Complex Spanish "Gustar" Structures: An Analysis of Learning Outcomes and Processes
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Cerezo, Luis; Caras, Allison; Leow, Ronald P. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2016
Meta-analytic research suggests an edge of explicit over implicit instruction for the development of complex L2 grammatical structures, but the jury is still out as to which type of explicit instruction--"deductive" or "inductive," where rules are respectively provided or elicited--proves more effective. Avoiding this…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction