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Peer reviewedFlynn, Suzanne – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
Fifty-one adult Spanish speakers at three levels of ESL ability were tested in both their elicited imitation (production) and act-out (comprehension) of complex sentences that were structurally identical. Analysis of variance results indicate that production tests, not comprehension tests, principally evaluate a learner's structural knowledge.…
Descriptors: Adults, Analysis of Variance, English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language)
Peer reviewedTrahey, Martha – Second Language Research, 1996
Investigates the role of primary linguistic data in the acquisition of linguistic competence. The study examines the knowledge of adverb placement of francophone students learning English as a Second Language (ESL) one year after their exposure to a flood of data on adverb placement in English. Results indicate no change in the subjects'…
Descriptors: Adverbs, Analysis of Variance, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
