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Turner, Carolyn; Upshur, Jack – 1992
In a variation of the traditional research report, the background and design of a study of second language acquisition are described, but no substantive results are reported. The intent of the report is to stimulate thinking about theory in language testing. Two questions are investigated: What is it that children learn in second language…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Han, Youngju; Ellis, Rod – Language Teaching Research, 1998
Explores ways of measuring implicit and explicit second language (L2) knowledge and examines the relationship between these measures and measures of general language proficiency. Factor analysis revealed a two-factor solution, reflecting a clear distinction between measures that incorporated a time constraint and those that did not. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Grammar, Intensive Language Courses