Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Creative Thinking | 2 |
| English (Second Language) | 2 |
| Language Processing | 2 |
| Second Language Learning | 2 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| Bilingualism | 1 |
| Code Switching (Language) | 1 |
| Cognitive Processes | 1 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Cultural Context | 1 |
| English | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Grade 12 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textAlmudena Fernández-Fontecha; James Ryan – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This study seeks to delve into the potential role of divergent thinking, a component of creativity, in second language learning. Specifically, we compare the use of lexical organization and production strategies of two groups of more and less creative EFL learners in year 12 through an automatic vectorial semantic analysis of their retrieval in…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Direct linkKharkhurin, Anatoliy V. – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2008
The study argues that, in addition to advantages in conscious attention-demanding processing, bilinguals may also exhibit enhanced unconscious divergent thinking. To investigate this issue, the performance of Russian-English bilingual immigrants and English monolingual native speakers was compared on the Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults, which…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, Creative Thinking, Cultural Context, Native Speakers
