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Peer reviewedWolff, Dieter – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Discusses a preliminary and sketchy hypothesis of second language comprehension based on empirical investigations into strategies and processes specific to second language comprehension. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Deep Structure, Language Processing
Peer reviewedCohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Keyword mnemonics compares favorably to other devices for learning words in a foreign language. The keyword approach provides both an acoustic link between a native-language word and the second-language word and an image of the keyword interacting with the native-language word or phrase. (LMO)
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOlshtain, Elite – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
A study of acquisition of new word formation devices in Hebrew as an indication of near-native competence is based on data collected from written questionnaires. The three tasks to be completed included: (1) production, requiring suggestions for new nouns; (2) evaluation, choosing the most appropriate innovation; and (3) interpretation,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages), Etymology
