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Vaucher, Marius – Bulletin CILA, 1980
This study defines the notion of communication methodology, situates the context in which it operates, and concentrates on the problem of the acquisition of knowledge in general, and of language acquisition, in particular. From the notion of methodology, the study moves to the method of global communication, that is, a method comprising four…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Comprehension, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory
VanPatten, Bill – 1984
Literature concerning human information processing is examined for its implications and extensions into the realm of input processing during second language learning. It is argued that learners can process input solely for meaning, and that once meaning can be accessed automatically, attention can be directed to certain "non-important" structures…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Processing

DeKeyser, Robert M. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1988
A wide variety of studies have offered glimpses of how learners put their second-language knowledge and skills to use during communication. It is shown that the same empirical findings can lead to very different conclusions. (49 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communicative Competence (Languages), Hypothesis Testing, Individual Differences