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Working memory and second language development: A complex, dynamic future? [PDF]
Working memory (WM) is inherently dynamic and complex, being a multi-faceted system that links storage and processing components; yet it is widely understood as internal.
Jackson, Daniel O.
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Why not both? Rethinking categorical and continuous approaches to bilingualism
Aims and Objectives: Bilingualism is a complex construct, and it can be difficult to define and model. This paper proposes that the field of bilingualism can draw from other fields of psychology, by integrating advanced psychometric models that ...
L. Kremin, K. Byers‐Heinlein
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Event-related brain potential investigation of preparation for speech production in late bilinguals
It has been debated how bilinguals select the intended language and prevent interference from the unintended language when speaking. Here, we studied the nature of the mental representations accessed by late fluent bilinguals during a rhyming judgment ...
Yan Jing eWu+2 more
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Native (L1) and second-language (L2) sentence processing can sometimes be shallow. A Good-Enough approach suggests that speakers may engage in shallow processing if the task permits. This study tests English native speakers and native Chinese L2 learners
Maryann Tan, Anouschka Foltz
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Cognate facilitation effects in bilingual children of varying language dominance [PDF]
A widely accepted theory is that bilinguals activate both of their languages regardless of which is in use. Though there is abundant research on this phenomenon in bilingual adults, less research has focused on bilingual children.
Ramirez, Mayra Chantal
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The Multifaceted Nature of Bilingualism and Attention
Attention has recently been proposed as the mechanism underlying the cognitive effects associated with bilingualism. However, similar to bilingualism, the term attention is complex, dynamic, and can vary from one activity to another. Throughout our daily
Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim+2 more
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An investigation into CLIL-related sections of EFL coursebooks : issues of CLIL inclusion in the publishing market [PDF]
The current ELT global coursebook market has embraced CLIL as a weak form of bilingual education and an innovative component to include in General English coursebooks for EFL contexts.
Anderson L. W.+31 more
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Bilingualism and executive functions in preschoolers: A review of the research progress
Cognitive development and bilingualism in preschool childhood have recently become the pivotal research issues. This article is a brief review of the major studies covering the problem of how bilingualism influences both cognitive development and ...
A.A. Tvardovskaya+2 more
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Psychological and sociodemographic correlates of communicative anxiety in L2 and L3 production [PDF]
This paper analyses foreign language anxiety in the French L2 and English L3 speech production of 100 Flemish students. The findings suggest that foreign language anxiety is not a stable personality trait among experienced language learners. The societal
Dewaele, Jean-Marc
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Speech–sign or “bimodal” bilingualism is exceptional because distinct modalities allow for simultaneous production of two languages. We investigated the ramifications of this phenomenon for models of language production by eliciting language mixing from eleven hearing native users of American Sign Language (ASL) and English.
Karen, Emmorey+3 more
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