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First-Language Differences in Processing Spatial/Chronological and Hierarchical Information.
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Martin, Anne V. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1981
Summarizes a study of advanced ESL university students from eight first-language backgrounds and discusses the proficiency differences found between several groups in processing two types of information patterns in written English. Suggests possible variables in cognitive strategies and skills related to the students' different cultural/linguistic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language)