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Carroll, Susanne E. – Language Learning, 1999
Investigated whether beginning adult learners, given auditory stimuli, were equally likely to represent French gender subclasses using phonological, morphosyntactic, and/or semantic representations. Data from adult English speakers learning patterned French and translation equivalent lists indicated that the construct of input for gender learning…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Auditory Stimuli, College Students

Chapelle, Carol; Roberts, Cheryl – Language Learning, 1986
Reports on a study of the influence of cognitive/affective variables on the second language learning ability of adults. Two variables, field independence and ambiguity tolerance, were found to be significant predictors of English as a second language proficiency for international students studying in the United States. (SED)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Field Dependence Independence