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Peer reviewedHoriba, Yukie – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Examines four groups of readers: second-language (L2) intermediate; L2 advanced; first-language (L1) Japanese; and L1 English) when they processed and recalled two passages varying in degree of causal coherence. Findings indicate that L1 readers used much of their attention for higher level processes, whereas L2 readers paid more attention to…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, Coherence, College Students
Peer reviewedRobinson, Peter – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Examines the extent to which Japanese learners of English as a Second Language acquired a rule regulating the argument structure frames of novel English verbs after exposure to grammatical examples of sentences containing the verbs. Results showed significant differences in the extent of learning, with the focus-on-form conditions outperforming…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Research, Cognitive Processes, College Students
