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Bordag, Denisa; Kirschenbaum, Amit; Opitz, Andreas; Rogahn, Maria; Tschirner, Erwin – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2016
The present study explores the initial stages of incidental acquisition of two grammatical properties of verbs (subcategorization and [ir]regularity) during reading in first language (L1) and second language (L2) German using an adjusted self-paced reading paradigm. The results indicate that L1 speakers are superior to L2 speakers in the…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Language Acquisition, Grammar, Verbs
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Leow, Ronald P.; Hama, Mike – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2013
There is a growing theoretical, empirical, and methodological debate in the SLA field as to whether unawareness plays a role during attention to or processing of new incoming second language (L2) data. Indeed, studies that have methodologically addressed the construct of unawareness in their research designs offer both empirical support (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Attention, Language Processing, Incidental Learning
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Godfroid, Aline; Boers, Frank; Housen, Alex – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2013
This eye-tracking study tests the hypothesis that more attention leads to more learning, following claims that attention to new language elements in the input results in their initial representation in long-term memory (i.e., intake; Robinson, 2003; Schmidt, 1990, 2001). Twenty-eight advanced learners of English read English texts that contained…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Incidental Learning, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development