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Variability as a Functional Marker of Second Language Development in Older Adult Learners

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Simone E. Pfenninger; Maria Kliesch – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023

This longitudinal study with time-serial data examines for the first time whether different types of intraindividual variation in second language (L2) performance and cognitive functioning are related, and how and when they influence L2 development longitudinally in older adulthood. We analyzed the L2 development of 26 German-speaking adults aged…

Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation, Older Adults

The Contribution of Psychosocial and Biographical Variables to Heritage Language Learners' Linguistic Knowledge of Spanish

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Torres, Julio; Estremera, Ricardo; Mohamed, Sherez – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019

Individual differences (IDs) largely contribute to success in adult second language attainment (e.g., Dörnyei, 2006). Heritage language (HL) studies have also explored the role of IDs, namely psychosocial variables, and biographical factors with an adult HL learner population. However, the specific contribution of these variables to HL learners'…

Descriptors: Spanish, Heritage Education, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)