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Task Type and Reactivity of Verbal Reports in SLA: A First Look at a L2 Task Other than Reading
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Bowles, Melissa A. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2008
Despite the frequency with which verbal reports are used in SLA to gather data on learners' cognitive processes (e.g., Bowles, 2003, 2004; Mackey, Gass, & McDonough, 2000; Rosa & Leow, 2004a, 2004b), only two studies (Bowles & Leow, 2005; Leow & Morgan-Short, 2004) have investigated verbal reports' reactivity (i.e., whether they alter cognitive…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Time on Task, Cognitive Processes, Second Language Learning
The Role of Mental Translation in Second Language Reading.
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Kern, Richard G. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1994
Argues that mental translation during second-language (L2) reading may facilitate the generation and conservation of meaning by allowing the reader to represent portions of L2 text that exceed cognitive limits in a familiar, memory-efficient form. The study presents hypotheses and questions for future research. (68 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, French, Higher Education
To Think Aloud or Not to Think Aloud: The Issue of Reactivity in SLA Research Methodology
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Leow, Ronald P.; Morgan-Short, Kara – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2004
Recently, several studies in SLA (e.g., for discourse, Alanen, 1995; Leow, 2001b; Rott, 1999; for problem-solving tasks, Leow, 1998a, 1998b, 2000, 2001a; Rosa & Leow, in press a, in press b; Rosa & O'Neill, 1999) have addressed the operationalization and measurement of attention (and awareness) in their research methodology. Studies have employed…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Research Methodology, Language Research, Attention