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A Neuroscientific Perspective on Second-Language Learning and Academic Achievement.
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Hawson, Anne – Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingue, 1996
Notes that little agreement exists as to which factors influencing academic outcomes for second-language learners are of primary importance. The study hypothesizes that second-language learners in immersion situations undergo an attention shift away from auditory system processing and towards visual information processing. (59 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Processes