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Dynamic Interplay between Practice Type and Practice Schedule in a Second Language: The Potential and Limits of Skill Transfer and Practice Schedule
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Suzuki, Yuichi; Sunada, Midori – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
To investigate the skill transfer and the effects of practice schedules in the learning of second language syntax, 129 intermediate-level English learners were divided into six groups, based on practice format (input vs. output practice) and practice schedule (blocked vs. interleaved vs. hybrid [blocked + interleaved]). Analyses revealed that the…
Descriptors: Language Processing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer Interaction and Corrective Feedback for Accuracy and Fluency Development: Monitoring, Practice, and Proceduralization
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Sato, Masatoshi; Lyster, Roy – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2012
This quasi-experimental study is aimed at (a) teaching learners how to provide corrective feedback (CF) during peer interaction and (b) assessing the effects of peer interaction and CF on second language (L2) development. Four university-level English classes in Japan participated (N = 167), each assigned to one of four treatment conditions. Of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Interaction, Foreign Countries
Some Applications of Cognitive Theory to Second Language Acquisition.
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O'Malley, J. Michael; And Others – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Describes recent theoretical developments in cognitive psychology that can be applied to second language acquisition, including consideration of linguistic theories in addressing the role of mental processes in second language acquisition, current cognitive learning theory, and possible applications of a theoretical model to memory representation,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Skills, Learning Theories, Linguistic Theory
Attention when?: An Investigation of the Ordering Effect of Input and Interaction
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Gass, Susan M.; Torres, Maria Jose Alvarez – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2005
This paper investigates the effects of input and interaction as separate entities and in combination. We further investigate these effects as a function of different language areas. One hundred two learners of L2 Spanish were provided with input on (a) Spanish gender agreement (noun + adjective), (b) "estar" + location, and (c) seven vocabulary…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Form Classes (Languages), Vocabulary, Pretests Posttests
Students Learn Language via a Civilization Course--A Comparison of Second Language Classroom Environments.
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Lafayette, Robert C.; Buscaglia, Michael – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1985
A comparison of language skill development by college students enrolled in a content course taught in French and in a French language course found that content-course students excelled in oral skills and language attitudes and that language-course students excelled in writing skills, challenging conventional assumptions about language-learning…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Comparative Analysis