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The Differential Role of Comprehension and Production Practice.

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DeKeyser, Robert M.; Sokalski, Karl J. – Language Learning, 2001

Examined the differential role of comprehension and production practice in second language learning. Discusses the results of a study of 82 first-year students of Spanish as a second language that indicated that relative effectiveness of production versus comprehension practice depended on the morphosyntactic complexity of the structure in…

Descriptors: Class Activities, College Students, Grammar, Higher Education

The Interaction of Instruction and Learner-Internal Factors in the Acquisition of L2 Morphosyntax.

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Toth, Paul D. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2000

Considers the role of instruction, second language (L2) input, first language (L1) transfer, and universal grammar in development of L2 morphosyntactic knowledge. Specifically investigates the acquisition of the Spanish morpheme "se" by English-speaking adult learners. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: College Students, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Universals