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Individual Differences in Second Language Learning.
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Skehan, Peter – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1991
A review of how second-language acquisition research accounts for individual differences focuses on research on aptitude, motivation, learning strategies, and learning styles and discusses such conceptual and methodological issues as data quantification, points of contact between variables, the multicausal nature of language learning, hypothesis…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Individual Differences, Language Aptitude, Language Research
Some Assumptions About Second Language Text Comprehension.
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Wolff, Dieter – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Discusses a preliminary and sketchy hypothesis of second language comprehension based on empirical investigations into strategies and processes specific to second language comprehension. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Deep Structure, Language Processing
Feedback on Writing: The Use of Verbal Report.
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1991
Explores the use of verbal report data in describing second-language learning and production strategies, noting controversies regarding the validity of verbal report data, and describing a study that pointed out the limited nature of learners' repertoire for handling such feedback. (76 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Feedback, Language Processing, Language Research