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Direct linkOrtega, Lourdes, Ed.; Han, ZhaoHong, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2017
This volume is both a state-of-the-art display of current thinking on second language development as a complex system. It is also a tribute to Diane Larsen-Freeman for her decades of intellectual leadership in the academic disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition. The chapters therein range from theoretical expositions to…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Applied Linguistics
Schwieter, John W., Ed.; Benati, Alessandro, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2019
Providing a comprehensive survey of cutting-edge work on second language learning, this "Handbook," written by a team of leading experts, surveys the nature of second language learning and its implications for teaching. Prominent theories and methods from linguistics, psycholinguistics, processing-based, and cognitive approaches are…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Theories
Housen, Alex, Ed.; Kuiken, Folkert, Ed.; Vedder, Ineke, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching (MS), 2012
Research into complexity, accuracy and fluency (CAF) as basic dimensions of second language performance, proficiency and development has received increased attention in SLA. However, the larger picture in this field of research is often obscured by the breadth of scope, multiple objectives and lack of clarity as to how complexity, accuracy and…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Native Speakers, Interlanguage, Speech Communication
Schwieter, John W., Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2013
This volume brings together theoretical perspectives and empirical studies in second language (L2) acquisition and bilingualism and discusses their implications for L2 pedagogy. The book is organized into three sections that focus on prominent linguistic and cognitive theories and together provide a compelling set of state-of-the-art works. Part I…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Second Language Learning
Download full textBleses, Dorthe, Ed.; Wagner, Johannes, Ed. – 1998
This collection of papers is from a conference held at Odense University, Denmark on recent research in language acquisition in children. Following an introduction by the editors, it contains the following papers: "Development in a Connectionist Framework: Rethinking the Nature-Nurture Debate" (Kim Plunkett); "Experimental Evidence…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Ornstein-Galicia, Jacob, Ed.; St. Clair, Robert, Ed. – 1979
The following articles on bilingualism and bilingual education are included: "The Lessons from Two Decades of Bilingual Theory and Practice of Bilingual Education" (Inclan); "Social and Psychological Aspects of Language Use by Bilingual Children" (Walcer and Rodriguez-Brown); "Psychological Aspects of Bilingualism and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Research, English (Second Language)
Aaronson, Doris, Ed.; Rieber, Robert W., Ed. – 1979
In this book, current work and issues in psycholinguistics are reviewed by 19 noted authorities in the fields of psychology, linguistics, education, psychiatry, and medicine. The seven sections of the book discuss past and present issues in psycholinguistics (including controversial issues and the theoretical and historical roots of…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Generative Phonology
Estes, W. K., Ed. – 1978
This book concludes a six-volume review of research and theory on learning and cognition. Its six chapters cover the following topics: theories of semantic memory, comprehension and memory of text, coding processes in memory, perceptual learning from reading, speech perception, and the organization and core concepts of learning theory and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Research
Cruz, Gerardo Lopez, Comp.; Zamarron, Jose Luis Moctezuma, Comp. – 1994
This book contains the following articles on research in the field of general linguistics and sociolinguistics: "Papago Plurals" (Jane H. Hill, Ofella Zepeda); "Typological Characteristics of the Yumanas Languages" (Mauricio J. Mixco); "Observations on Accent in Yutoaztec" (Leopoldo Valinas); "Development of…
Descriptors: Adults, American Indian Languages, Deafness, Foreign Countries
Cenoz, Jasone, Ed.; Hufeisen, Britta, Ed.; Jessner, Ulrike, Ed. – 2001
This volume focuses on the psycholinguistic aspects of language transfer when three languages are in contact, and provides an overview of the state of the art in cross-linguistic influence in third language acquisition. This edited volume contains, in addition to an introduction, ten chapters. Chapter titles include the following: "The Effect of…
Descriptors: Age, Error Analysis (Language), German, Interlanguage
Freedle, Roy O., Ed. – 1977
An understanding of the structure and function of discourse in social communication and in its internal representation to the individuals is sought in this multidisciplinary collection of papers. The approaches are divided into theoretical orientations and empirical orientations. The theoretical papers deal with: (1) comprehension in conversation,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Dialect Studies, Discourse Analysis
Peng, Fred C. C., Ed. – 1978
A collection of research materials on sign language and primatology is presented here. The essays attempt to show that: sign language is a legitimate language that can be learned not only by humans but by nonhuman primates as well, and nonhuman primates have the capability to acquire a human language using a different mode. The following…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Freedle, Roy O., Ed. – 1979
Two theoretical orientations-schema theory and cultural norms for the use of language unify this multidisciplinary collection of papers examining discourse. Chapters by Adams and Collins; Warren; Nicholas and Trabasso; Stein and Glenn; and Freedle and Hale highlight the application of schema theory to the study of story recall, reading, and the…
Descriptors: Child Language, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition
Cadierno, Teresa, Ed. – 1999
Essays on second-language (L2) listening comprehension include: "On Second Language Comprehension and Acquisition: Interactional and Psycholinguistic Perspectives" (Teresa Cadierno), a general theoretical overview of these processes; "Listening to Lectures" (Anne Jensen), a discussion of some characteristics of lectures and description of a study…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Arlington, VA. – 1980
The following award-winning dissertations in bilingual education are included here: (1) "The 1974 Bilingual Education Amendments: Revolution, Reaction, or Reform" by Susan Gilbert Schneider; (2) "(Memory Organization, Bilingualism, and Interlingual Interference: A Comparative Analysis of the Semantic Distance and Semantic Judgment…
Descriptors: American Indians, Auditory Discrimination, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
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