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Judit Kormos – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This article revisits the role of cognitive individual differences in creating synergies between second language (L2) writing and second language acquisition research that were proposed by Kormos (2012). It takes stock of the advances in research findings, in the past decade, on the role of working memory and language learning aptitude in L2…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Individual Differences
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Godfroid, Aline; Hui, Bronson – Second Language Research, 2020
Eye tracking has become an increasingly popular research methodology among language researchers to examine online cognitive processing of second-language (L2) speakers and bilinguals. As the scope of eye-tracking research expands, there is a need to ensure that the methodology is used properly, so as to safeguard the validity of research findings…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Language Research, Second Language Learning, Validity
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Godfroid, Aline; Winke, Paula; Conklin, Kathy – Second Language Research, 2020
In this paper, we review how eye tracking, which offers millisecond-precise information about how language learners orient their visual attention, can be used to investigate a variety of processes involved in the multifaceted endeavor of second language acquisition (SLA). In particular, we review the last 15 years of research in SLA, in which…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Eye Movements, Language Processing, Language Research
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Athanasopoulos, Panos; Treffers-Daller, Jeanine – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2015
This special issue on language diversity and bilingual processing is based on papers presented at the "Exploratory Workshop on Speaking, Thinking and Gesturing in Two Languages," at the University of Reading, UK, in September 2012, sponsored by the European Science Foundation (IM/SCH/EW11-145). The workshop brought together a…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Correlation, Sociocultural Patterns, Workshops
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O'Grady, William – Language Teaching, 2012
Most explanatory work on first and second language learning assumes the primacy of the acquisition phenomenon itself, and a good deal of work has been devoted to the search for an "acquisition device" that is specific to humans, and perhaps even to language. I will consider the possibility that this strategy is misguided and that language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Cognitive Processes, Linguistic Theory
Jodai, Hojat – Online Submission, 2011
This paper is written to have a preliminary introduction about psycholinguistics. Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the interrelation between linguistic factors and psychological aspects. The main subject of research in psycholinguistics is the study of cognitive processes that underlie the comprehension and production of…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Processes
Tyler, Andrea – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This book illustrates the ways that cognitive linguistics, a relatively new paradigm in language studies, can illuminate and facilitate language research and teaching. The first part of the book introduces the basics of cognitive linguistic theory in a way that is geared toward second language teachers and researchers. The second part of the book…
Descriptors: Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Rapp, Brenda; Miozzo, Michele – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2011
The papers in this special issue of "Language and Cognitive Processing" on the neural bases of language production illustrate two general approaches in current cognitive neuroscience. One approach focuses on investigating cognitive issues, making use of the logic of associations/dissociations or the logic of neural markers as key investigative…
Descriptors: Speech, Sign Language, Logical Thinking, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Sparks, Sarah D. – Education Week, 2010
New studies on how language learning occurs are beginning to chip away at some long-held notions about second-language acquisition and point to potential learning benefits for students who speak more than one language. New National Science Foundation-funded collaborations among educators, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Neurolinguistics
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Lantolf, James P.; Beckett, Tracy G. – Language Teaching, 2009
Second language acquisition (SLA) research informed by sociocultural theory (henceforth, SCT) began in earnest with the publication of Frawley & Lantolf's (1985) article on L2 (second language) discourse (described in the timeline proper). Since then, well over 300 journal articles, book chapters and doctoral dissertations have appeared in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Psychology, Cultural Context, Sociocultural Patterns
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Locke, John L. – Language Sciences, 2009
Since language is a biological trait, it is necessary to investigate its evolution, development, and functions, along with the mechanisms that have been set aside, and are now recruited, for its acquisition and use. It is argued here that progress toward each of these goals can be facilitated by new programs of research, carried out within a new…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Diachronic Linguistics, Evolution, Biology
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Beckner, Clay; Blythe, Richard; Bybee, Joan; Christiansen, Morten H.; Croft, William; Ellis, Nick C.; Holland, John; Ke, Jinyun; Larsen-Freeman, Diane; Schoenemann, Tom – Language Learning, 2009
Language has a fundamentally social function. Processes of human interaction along with domain-general cognitive processes shape the structure and knowledge of language. Recent research in the cognitive sciences has demonstrated that patterns of use strongly affect how language is acquired, is used, and changes. These processes are not independent…
Descriptors: Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Interpersonal Relationship
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Abutalebi, Jubin; Green, David – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2008
A key question in bilingual language production research is how bilingual individuals control the use of their two languages. The psycholinguistic literature concerning language control is unresolved. It is a matter of controversy whether (a) issues to do with control are central to understanding bilingual language processing; and (b) if they are,…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Language Research
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Armstrong, David F. – Sign Language Studies, 2008
The idea that iconic visible gesture had something to do with the origin of language, particularly speech, is a frequent element in speculation about this phenomenon and appears early in its history. Socrates hypothesizes about the origins of Greek words in Plato's satirical dialogue, "Cratylus", and his speculation includes a possible…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Deafness, Semiotics, Linguistic Theory
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Tarone, Elaine – Modern Language Journal, 2007
This article discusses sociolinguistically oriented research on second language acquisition (SLA) in the decade since Firth and Wagner (1997). Over the last 10 years, substantial progress has been made in developing a model of the sociolinguistic processes that inform second language acquisition. This model is supported by empirical evidence on…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Research Methodology
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