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Roehr, Karen; Ganem-Gutierrez, Gabriela Adela – Language Awareness, 2009
This study investigated second language metalinguistic knowledge, or explicit knowledge about the second language, in English-speaking university-level learners of German and Spanish. The status of metalinguistic knowledge in relation to the individual difference variables of language-learning aptitude, working memory for language, and…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Individual Differences, Short Term Memory, Learning Experience
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Leets, Laura; Giles, Howard – Language Awareness, 1993
Drawing on sociopsychological theory and research on intergroup relations, it is argued that awareness should not necessarily lead to tolerance. An exploratory study of 253 American students showed only extremely modest and uncertain relationships between language awareness and tolerance. (37 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Intergroup Relations, Language Skills