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Phonological Memory and Implications for the Second Language Classroom
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Hummel, Kirsten M.; French, Leif M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2010
There is mounting evidence that phonological memory (PM), a sub-component of working memory, is closely related to various aspects of second language (L2) learning in a variety of populations, suggesting that PM may be an essential cognitive mechanism underlying successful L2 acquisition. This article provides a brief critical review of the role…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Visual Aids, Short Term Memory, Listening Skills
Mental Representations and Language in Action.
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Rivers, Wilga M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
Mental representation of how a language works is basic to language use. Such questions as how the mental representation is developed, what is represented, and the role of the representation in individual language production are considered from the perspectives of linguistic and cognitive psychological theory and one model of cognition. (46…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Instruction
Memory and Memorization in Comprehension and Production of IP Theory
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Rivers, Wilga M.; Melvin, Bernice S. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1977
Discusses the superiority of information processing (IP) theory to stimulus-response theory, specifically in terms of language comprehension, language production, and the role of memory. (KM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Language Processing, Learning Processes
Foreign Language Explanations without the Zone of Proximal Development.
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Adair-Hauck, Bonnie; Donato, Richard – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1994
A study analyzed the communicative dynamics occurring during explicit instruction of a grammatical concept (concerning French verbs) taught within the students' Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Analysis focused on discourse strategies used at four levels of the ZPD. (Contains 48 references.) (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
An Inquiry Into Language-Switching in Second Language Composing Processes.
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Qi, Donald S. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1998
Investigates factors influencing language-switching behavior in the thinking processes of a bilingual person engaged in second-language writing, based on review of literature and a case study in which an individual performs three tasks using think-aloud protocols: text composition in English (second language); written translation from Chinese…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Chinese, Code Switching (Language)