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Peer reviewedScott, Mary Lee – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1994
This study compared 112 younger and older adult monolingual English speakers and English/Spanish bilingual speakers on measures of auditory perception and memory span. The results revealed no age difference in auditory memory span in English but found that both older and younger bilinguals performed better than monolinguals on these tasks.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Auditory Perception, Bilingualism
Peer reviewedWode, Henning – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1994
This paper reviews the research on speech perception and reassesses the contribution of innate capacities versus external stimulation in conjunction with age in first- and second-language acquisition. A developmental model of speech perception is then discussed in relation to neonatal auditory perception. (Contains 86 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Perception, Child Development, Language Acquisition
