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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
Schwieter, John W., Ed.; Benati, Alessandro, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2019
Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this "Handbook," written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Theories
Gardner, Robert C.; Desrochers, Alain M. – 1980
This paper reviews the research on second language acquisition and bilingualism conducted in Canada over the past decade (1970-79). The material on second language acquisition is presented under the followinq headings: approaches to second language instruction, individual differences and second language acquisition, and effects of second language…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Individual Differences
Suci, George J. – Lang Speech, 1969
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Grade 4, Individual Differences, Interviews
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Lawler, John; Selinker, Larry – Language Learning, 1971
Earlier version of this paper was read at the Kansas Regional Linguistics Conference in Lawrence, Kansas, October 1968. (DS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Generative Grammar, Grammar, Individual Differences
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Brown, Barbara L; Leonard, Laurence B. – Journal of Child Language, 1986
Describes a study done to determine whether the degree of children's familiarity with component words was related to (1) their ability to produce productive patterns as opposed to associative and grouping patterns, and (2) their ability to use broader scope rather than lexically based patterns. (SED)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages
Wanat, Stanley F., Ed. – 1977
This collection provides a number of perspectives on the central role that language plays in reading comprehension. Following an introduction by the editor, entitled "Attention and Individual Differences in Comprehension," the following papers are presented: (1) "The Line of Sight Approach," by Norman H. Mackworth; (2)…
Descriptors: Attention, Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style