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Sanchez D., Anibal – Lenguaje y Ciencias, 1971
The problem of interference caused by linguistic transfer in second language learning does not increase with the number of languages that the student has acquired. The ability to learn a second, third, or fourth language depends on what Chomsky calls "the language acquisition device," which is a capacity or a sensitivity formed by a combination of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Deep Structure
Obrecht, Dean H. – 1971
This report contrasts the results of a rigidly specified, pattern-oriented approach to learning Spanish with an approach that emphasizes the origination of sentences by the learner in direct response to stimuli. Pretesting and posttesting statistics are presented and conclusions are discussed. The experimental method, which required the student to…
Descriptors: Colleges, Creativity, Educational Experiments, Generative Grammar