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Peer reviewedSkinner, David C. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1985
Examines assumptions about second language acquisition by means of the anatomical model described in Part 1 of the study (see vol. 6, no. 2 of this journal). The analysis shows that the assumptions are rooted in the Direct Method and that they retard learning. Implications for second language instruction are noted. (SED)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Language of Instruction, Language Processing, Language Proficiency
