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On the Possible Role of the Right Hemisphere in Second Language Acquisition.
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Seliger, Herbert W. – TESOL Quarterly, 1982
Examines the language processing and acquisition abilities of the right hemisphere. Discusses functions performed by the right hemisphere that could play an important role in second language acquisition. (EKN)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Neurolinguistics
Bridging the Gap: A General Theory of Second Language Learning.
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Spolsky, Bernard – TESOL Quarterly, 1988
Explores the requirements for a general theory of second language learning that accounts both for the fact that people can learn more than one language and for the generalizable individual differences that occur in such learning, and considers the formalization and testing of such a theoretical model. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Language Aptitude, Language Processing, Language Skills
Some Myths You May Have Heard about First Language Acquisition.
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Gathercole, Virginia C. – TESOL Quarterly, 1988
Reviews research and empirical evidence to refute three first language acquisition myths: (1) comprehension precedes production; (2) children acquire language in a systematic, rule-governed way; and (3) the impetus behind first language acquisition is communicative need. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Research