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Pallotti, Gabriele – Second Language Research, 2022
Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) has received considerable attention over the last decades, inspiring a number of second language acquisition studies. This article examines the research from a critical epistemological point of view, starting from the Greek philosopher Cratylus, who concluded that remaining silent is the only way to be…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Second Language Learning, Linguistic Theory, Epistemology
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Arens, A. Katrin; Niepel, Christoph – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: The reciprocal internal/external frame of reference (RI/E) combines two models of academic self-concept formation, namely the reciprocal effects model (REM) and the internal/external frame of reference (I/E) model. The REM assumes reciprocal relations between achievement and academic self-concept. The I/E model assumes contrast effects…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Self Concept, German, English (Second Language)
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Dyson, Bronwen – Second Language Research, 2023
This article enters the debate about the complex and dynamical nature of second language acquisition (SLA) by discussing and commenting on Pallotti's critique of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST). Pallotti's critique brings to the fore the argument that, due to its anti-reductionist stance, CDST research fails to observe three fundamental…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Language Research
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Christopher R. Cox; Matthew J. Cooper Borkenhagen; Mark S. Seidenberg – Grantee Submission, 2019
Learning to read English requires learning the complex statistical dependencies between orthography and phonology. Previous research has focused on how these statistics are learned in neural network models provided with as much training as needed. Children, however, are expected to acquire this knowledge in a few years of school with only limited…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Instruction, Orthographic Symbols
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Sung, Min-Chang; Kim, Hyunwoo – Second Language Research, 2022
How strongly a verb is associated with a construction plays a crucial role in the learning of argument structure constructions. We examined the effect of verb-construction association strength on second language (L2) constructional generalization by analysing L2 learners' production and comprehension of two complex constructions (i.e. ditransitive…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Verbs, Generalization, Task Analysis
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Stocker, Joana; Abu-Hilal, Maher; Hermena, Ehab; AlJassmi, Maryam; Barbato, Mariapaola – Educational Psychology, 2021
This study aims at testing the generalisability of Marsh's Internal/External (I/E) frame of reference model as well as its Dimensional Comparison Theory (DCT) extension in a sample of United Arab Emirates (UAE) high school students. Relationship between self-concept and achievement in Arabic, English and mathematics were explored. A sample of 990…
Descriptors: Arabs, High School Students, Self Concept, Academic Achievement
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Linck, Jared A.; Cunnings, Ian – Language Learning, 2015
Second language acquisition researchers often face particular challenges when attempting to generalize study findings to the wider learner population. For example, language learners constitute a heterogeneous group, and it is not always clear how a study's findings may generalize to other individuals who may differ in terms of language background…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Language Research, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
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Yang, Charles; Montrul, Silvina – Second Language Research, 2017
We study the learnability problem concerning the dative alternations in English (Baker, 1979; Pinker, 1989). We consider how first language learners productively apply the double-object and to-dative constructions ("give the book to library"/"give the library the book"), while excluding negative exceptions ("donate the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Databases, Linguistic Input
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Mokhtari, Kouider; Dimitrov, Dimiter M.; Reichard, Carla A. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
In this study, we revised the "Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory" (MARSI), a self-report instrument designed to assess students' awareness of reading strategies when reading school-related materials. We collected evidence of structural, generalizability, and external aspects of validity for the revised inventory…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Bhatt, Rakesh M. – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2013
Pieter Muysken's keynote paper, "Language contact outcomes as a result of bilingual optimization strategies", undertakes an ambitious project to theoretically unify different empirical outcomes of language contact, for instance, SLA, pidgins and Creoles, and code-switching. Muysken has dedicated a life-time to researching, rather…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Pidgins, Creoles, Language Research
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Skehan, Peter; Foster, Pauline – Language Learning & Language Teaching (MS), 2012
This chapter will present a research synthesis of a series of studies, termed here the Ealing research. The studies use the same general framework to conceptualise tasks and task performance, enabling easier comparability. The different studies, although each is self-contained, build into a wider picture of task performance. The major point of…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, Linguistic Performance, Task Analysis, Guidelines
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Sunderman, Gretchen L.; Priya, Kanu – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2012
This study investigates the phonological nature of the lexical links in the bilingual lexicon using different-script bilinguals. Highly proficient Hindi-English bilinguals performed a translation recognition task (i.e., decide whether two words presented sequentially are a correct translation pair). For the critical trials, the second word was a…
Descriptors: Translation, Indo European Languages, English (Second Language), Bilingualism
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Zhang, Mo; Breyer, F. Jay; Lorenz, Florian – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
In this research, we investigated the suitability of implementing "e-rater"® automated essay scoring in a high-stakes large-scale English language testing program. We examined the effectiveness of generic scoring and 2 variants of prompt-based scoring approaches. Effectiveness was evaluated on a number of dimensions, including agreement…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Scoring, Language Tests
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Svetina, Dubravka; Gorin, Joanna S.; Tatsuoka, Kikumi K. – International Journal of Testing, 2011
As a construct definition, the current study develops a cognitive model describing the knowledge, skills, and abilities measured by critical reading test items on a high-stakes assessment used for selection decisions in the United States. Additionally, in order to establish generalizability of the construct meaning to other similarly structured…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Critical Reading, Test Items
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de Jong, Kenneth J.; Silbert, Noah H.; Park, Hanyong – Language Learning, 2009
This article examines the extent of differences between second language (L2) learners in their abilities to identify L2 consonants and provides evidence for linguistic generalization from one consonant to other consonants. It distinguishes among different sorts of models of the relationship between segments: (a) "segmentally specific models" in…
Descriptors: Phonemes, Second Language Learning, Identification, Generalization
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