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O'Brien, Mary Grantham – Language Learning, 2014
In early stages of classroom language learning, many adult second language (L2) learners communicate primarily with one another, yet we know little about which speech stream characteristics learners tune into or the extent to which they understand this lingua franca communication. In the current study, 25 native English speakers learning German as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, German, English
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Llanes, Angels; Munoz, Carmen – Language Learning, 2013
This study examines the effects of learning context and age on second language development by comparing the language gains, measured in terms of oral and written fluency, lexical and syntactic complexity, and accuracy, experienced by four groups of learners of English: children in a study abroad setting, children in their at-home school, adults in…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Fluency, Language Acquisition, Achievement Gains