This paper reviews the research on second language acquisition and bilingualism conducted in Canada over the past decade (1970-79). The material on second language acquisition is presented under the followinq headings: approaches to second language instruction, individual differences and second language acquisition, and effects of second language…

The research reports listed here comprise the responses received by the Stanford University Child Language Project to a general request for reports on current research in progress. A brief resume of each report is given here, and those resumes which were substantially edited by the project are identified by (STAFF). Each resume presents in order…

The present final report covers the various activities of the Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor during the final year of its operation before its closing on January 31, 1971. A prefatory section lists completed projects and the availability of individual reports. Included in this…

This paper examines what devices a speaker of English uses to produce continuous language, and how such devices are used in English. (CLK)

This article discusses the two main types of trilingualism, individual trilingualism and societal trilingualism, or multilingualism. Research directions in third language learning are also noted. (CLK)

This article outlines strategies and describes resources for obtaining information in all areas of the field of foreign language learning and teaching. The specific sources mentioned include bibliographies; abstract series; conference reports; centers for research, documentation and dissemination of information (including ERIC); international…

Discusses recent studies giving conflicting answers, mostly unfavorable, to the question of whether the language laboratory is effective. Also, it is argued that children learn their native language by a process very different from foreign language learning and that research on the stages of language learning is urgently needed. (WGA)

An account of a research project based on the psycholinguistic theory of reading. Its purpose was to isolate, analyze and directly compare the use of syntactic, semantic and discourse constraints by readers of French either as a first or as a second language. (AMH)

A study conducted in El Salvador was designed to: determine which kinds of errors may be most frequently committed by learners who have reached a basic level of proficiency: discover which high-frequency errors most impede comprehension; and develop a procedure for eliciting evaluational reactions to errors from native listeners. (SW)

A review of current research regarding foreign language learning motivation considers development of the prevailing theory, integrative versus instrumental premises, neglected points of significance in previous research, inadequacies of the general model, and developmental aspects of learning motives. While such research has reached a…

Focuses on the potential ways that second language acquisition research can contribute to the formulation of instructional program goals, with emphasis placed on the nature of language, sequencing of skills, attainment, and language attrition. (CB)

Discusses flaws in research about second-language learning strategies, including the restricted scope of strategies envisaged in the studies, the lack of theory-relatedness, the research methodology used, and the cultural universality/specificity of learning strategies. (CB)

Describes and assesses the general direction of French immersion research and establishes the need for more qualitative and theoretical approaches to research in this field. The areas of particular interest include (1)language learning environment; (2) children's language learning strategies; (3) classroom communication; (4) effective teaching…

Proposes a framework for integrating sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and linguistic aspects of research on second language acquisition, encompassing five levels in a learner's conversion of input to output: apperceived input, comprehended input, intake, integration, and output. (Author/CB)

Reviews research on appropriate methodologies to use in studying native or second language acquisition and points out that both quantitative and qualitative research methods are used in different ways of study in the field. (CB)