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Direct linkCintrón-Valentín, Myrna; García-Amaya, Lorenzo; Ellis, Nick C. – Language Learning Journal, 2019
Previous research has demonstrated the effectiveness of captioning in second language (L2) comprehension and vocabulary learning. However, little attention has been paid to its potential in supporting grammar development, another challenging area in L2 acquisition. In this research, we used a randomised control design to investigate the role of…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar
Römer, Ute; O'Donnell, Matthew Brook; Ellis, Nick C. – Modern Language Journal, 2014
This article examines second language (L2) learner knowledge of English verb-argument constructions (VACs), for example, the "V 'against' n" construction. It investigates to what extent constructions underpin L2 learners' linguistic competence, how VAC mental representations in native speakers and learners differ, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Form Classes (Languages), Verbs, Linguistic Competence
Sagarra, Nuria; Ellis, Nick C. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2013
Adult learners have persistent difficulty processing second language (L2) inflectional morphology. We investigate associative learning explanations that involve the blocking of later experienced cues by earlier learned ones in the first language (L1; i.e., transfer) and the L2 (i.e., proficiency). Sagarra (2008) and Ellis and Sagarra (2010b) found…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Form Classes (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
