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Direct linkVanPatten, Bill; Smith, Megan – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2015
In this article, we challenge the notion that aptitude--operationalized as grammatical sensitivity as measured by the Words in Sentences section of the Modern Language Aptitude Test--is central to adult second language (L2) acquisition. We present the findings of a study on the acquisition of two properties of Japanese, head-final word order and…
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Aptitude, Language Tests, Adult Learning
Bedore, Lisa M.; Pena, Elizabeth D.; Gillam, Ronald B.; Ho, Tsung-Han – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2010
Measures of productivity and sentence organization are useful metrics for quantifying language development and language impairments in monolingual and bilingual children. It is not yet known what measures within and across languages are most informative when evaluating the language skills of bilingual children. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Language Impairments, Monolingualism, Language Skills
