The Contribution of Second Language Acquisition Research [PDF]
Language Learning, 1998 During the last 25 years, second language acquisition (SLA) research hasmade considerable progress, but is still far from proving a solid basis for foreign language teaching, or from a general theory of SLA. In addition, its status within the linguistic disciplines is still very low.
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How to study second language acquisition: a cross-sectional method
Taikomoji kalbotyra, 2015 This paper describes a cross-sectional method, which is employed when conducting research on acquisition of Lithuanian as a second language. This is one of the most optimal methods to study the process of language acquisition in adults, since it does not
Jogilė Teresa Ramonaitė
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The Role of Theory in Empirical Second Language Acquisition Research: An Introduction
Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2021 Theory plays a central role in the development of human knowledge. In essence, theory solves puzzles, or questions about observable phenomena that need to be answered, (Kuhn, 1996). Theorizing about solutions to these puzzles requires working at the edge
Ashley Beccia, Paige Yi
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Predicting Native Language from Gaze [PDF]
, 2017 A fundamental question in language learning concerns the role of a speaker's first language in second language acquisition. We present a novel methodology for studying this question: analysis of eye-movement patterns in second language reading of free ...
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Linguistic and metalinguistic categories in second language learning [PDF]
, 2008 This paper discusses proposed characteristics of implicit linguistic and explicit metalinguistic knowledge representations as well as the properties of implicit and explicit processes believed to operate on these representations.
Roehr, Karen
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Avatars:the other side of Proteus's mirror : a study into avatar choice regarding perception [PDF]
, 2019 The trend for online interactions, can be regarded as being ‘anti-so-cially social’, meaning that a great deal of time is spent playing, working and socializing with the internet serving as the communication conduit.
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Language Acquisition and Chinese Language Programs: An Interview with Boping Yuan [PDF]
International Journal of Chinese Language Teaching, 2021 This is an interview with Dr. Boping Yuan, Reader in Chinese Language and Linguistics at Cambridge University, UK and professor of linguistics and applied linguistics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. In this interview, Dr.
Peng Zhang
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Does equal access mean treat the same? From theory to practice in the classroom of the English as an Additional Language learner in Ireland - towards a transformative agenda. [PDF]
, 2013 While a substantial body of research exists on First and Second Language Acquisition (SLA), research on the language acquisition process that a language minority student goes through when they are acquiring a second language in an environment where both ...
Kelly, Niamh
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Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 International Chinese language education has long been incorporated into the theoretical framework of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), while Chinese is being learned as a third language in most overseas countries.
Ying Tang
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Critical period in second language acquisition: The age-attainment geometry
Frontiers in Physics, 2023 One of the most fascinating, consequential, and far-reaching debates that have occurred in second language acquisition research concerns the Critical Period Hypothesis [1].
ZhaoHong Han, Gang Bao
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