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Peer reviewedBrutten, Sheila R.; And Others – Language Learning, 1985
Describes a study in which measures of musical ability (pitch, loudness, and rhythm), auditory discrimination, and memory were used to account for variance in attained English as a second language (ESL) oral proficiency. Proposes research programs to determine whether training in musical abilities might be useful to ESL instruction. (SED)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Music
Peer reviewedLuftig, Richard L. – Sign Language Studies, 1985
Describes a paired-associate learning experiment in which American Sign Language signs of high and low translucency and high and low cheremic similarity were presented to sign-naive subjects. One hypothesis, that translucency would facilitate learning, was confirmed; a second, that cheremic similarity would retard sign learning, was not.…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Deafness, Language Research, Learning Processes
