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Paths of Processing Strategy Transfers in Learning Japanese and English as Foreign Languages: A Competition Model Approach.
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Sasaki, Yoshinori – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1994
A competition model experiment is reported that investigated the sentence-processing strategies of English-speaking learners of Japanese and Japanese-speaking learners of English. Results indicated a correlation between learners' proficiency in Japanese and case-marker dependency in Japanese strings. (Contains 23 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Japanese, Language Acquisition
Analyzing Topical Structure in ESL Essays: Not All Topics Are Equal.
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Schneider, Melanie; Connor, Ulla – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1990
Topical structure analysis of English-as-a-Second-Language essay tests identified two topical structure variables, proportions of sequential and parallel topics in the essays, that differentiated the highest-rated essays from the lower-rated essays. (46 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Essay Tests, Language Tests, Second Language Learning