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Sampson, Gloria Paulik – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1978
A comparison of three models of language learning: the Creative Construction Hypothesis, the Interlanguage Hypothesis and The Approximate Systems Model. Evidence is provided to support the hypothesis that the third model which incorporates both functional and linguistic analysis describes second language learning and explains why learners progress…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Contrastive Linguistics, Interlanguage
Jordens, P. – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1979
Attempts to demonstrate the strategies used by the second language learner in deciphering unfamiliar linguistic material. (AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Contrastive Linguistics, Idioms, Interference (Language)
Enkvist, Inger – Studies of Higher Education and Research, 1995
A series of partial studies aimed at understanding how much progress students can make in 1 year of second language study are described. The first concerns Swedish university students in their first year studying Spanish as a third language in higher education. Students were tested and interviewed for their perceptions of their language ability…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language)