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The Lexical Basis of Second Language Reading Comprehension: From (Sub)Lexical Knowledge to Processing Efficiency
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Alshehri, Mona G.; Zhang, Dongbo – Language Learning, 2022
This study compared how distinct lexical competences, including lexical knowledge as well as processing skills at both word/lexical and sublexical/morphological levels, collectively and relatively predict reading comprehension in adult learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). The participants were 220 Arabic-speaking EFL learners in a…
Descriptors: Lexicology, Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
The Efficacy of Gesture on Second Language Pronunciation: An Exploratory Study of Handclapping as a Classroom Instructional Tool
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Iizuka, Takehiro; Nakatsukasa, Kimi; Braver, Aaron – Language Learning, 2020
In this study, we examined the efficacy of gestures for the acquisition of L2 segmental phonology. Despite teachers' frequent use of gestures in the classroom to teach pronunciation, the field lacks empirical support for this practice. We attempted to fill this gap by investigating the effects of handclapping on the development of L2 Japanese…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Second Language Instruction, Phonology, Pronunciation
Exploring the Relationship between Modified Output and Working Memory Capacity
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Mackey, Alison; Adams, Rebecca; Stafford, Catherine; Winke, Paula – Language Learning, 2010
This study examines the relationship between learners' production of modified output and their working memory (WM) capacity. The task-based interactions of 42 college-level, native English-speaking learners of Spanish as a foreign language were examined. A relationship was found between learners' WM test scores and their tendency to modify output.…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Spanish, Second Language Learning, College Students
Relationships between Speech and Reading among Second Language Learners.
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Muchisky, Dennis M. – Language Learning, 1983
A study of foreign students' English acquisition used short-term memory tasks to determine if phonological encoding of visually presented verbal material occurred during reading. Students not using oral repetition in English showed greater phonological interference and longer reaction times. Correlation with reading proficiency was small.…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Attention, Memory, and the "Noticing" Hypothesis.
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Robinson, Peter – Language Learning, 1995
Reviews research on the nature of attention and memory and proposes a model of the relationship between them during second-language acquisition complementary to Schmidt's noticing hypothesis and oppositional to Krashen's dual-system hypothesis. The article maintains that differential performance on implicit and explicit learning and memory…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, College Students
The Development of Bilingual Memory: Evidence from Word Translation by Trilinguals.
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de Groot, Annette M. B.; Hoeks, John C. J. – Language Learning, 1995
Investigates the relation between foreign language proficiency and multilingual lexicosemantic organization, using two sets of unbalanced Dutch-English-French trilingual adults as participants. Results indicate that foreign language proficiency determines multilingual lexicosemantic organization. (35 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Associative Learning, College Students, Dutch
Translation Recognition and Translation Production: Comparing a New and an Old Tool in the Study of Bilingualism.
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de Groot, Annette M. B.; Comijs, Hannie – Language Learning, 1995
Explores the "translation-recognition" task, using two experiments, one for adult Dutch learners of English and the second for people from the same population. Results suggest that translation recognition and translation production respond to the same manipulations, except when cognates and noncognates are focused on separately. (23…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Bilingualism, College Students, Comparative Analysis