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Download full textWhincop, Chris – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1996
This paper identifies a feature of human brain neural nets that may be described as the principle of ease of processing (PEP), and that, it is argued, is the primary force guiding a learner towards a target grammar. It is suggested that the same principle lies at the heart of Optimality Theory, which characterizes the course of language…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Grammar
PDF pending restorationWagner, Johannes, Ed. – PLURIDICTA, 1998
The eight titles in this document include the following: "Comprehension and Input Processing as Useful Terms in the Field of SLA" (number 28) (Teresa Cadierno); "On the Role of Instruction in SLA: Research Results and Theoretical Explanations" (number 29) (Teresa Cadierno); "Can Writing Be Taught" (number 30) (Stuart Greene); "Academic Listening"…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Pluralism, Danish
