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Profiling Learner Language as a Dynamic System
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Han, ZhaoHong, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This volume sheds empirical light on Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) by providing five sets of analyses of two longitudinal, interactional datasets, involving two dyads exchanging emails over one academic semester. The collective study on CDST is the first of its kind, in that it delves into multiple subsystems of learner language,…
Descriptors: Profiles, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Systems Approach
From Sentence Production to Text Production: Investigating Fundamental Processes.
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Fayol, Michel – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Presents a review of cognitive psychology research dealing with the organization and functioning of oral and written language production mechanisms. Discusses works dealing with the microstructural aspects of language, primarily oral production. Describes how the research perspective has evolved from modular to connectionist models. Examines the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Research
Spoken and Written Language Assessment of Orally Trained Children with Hearing Loss: Syntactic Structures and Deviations.
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Tur-Kaspa, Hana; Dromi, Esther – Volta Review, 1999
A language assessment procedure was used with spontaneous spoken and written language samples of 13 orally trained children with hearing loss in integrated classrooms in two Israeli elementary schools. Results revealed significant differences between spoken and written language samples of these children in various correct syntactic structures,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods, Expressive Language
Brief Report: The Effects of Typed and Spoken Modality Combinations on the Language Performance of Adults with Autism.
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Forsey, Janice; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
A study of five adult males with autism investigated which combination of input/output modalities (typed or spoken) enhanced the syntactic, semantic, and/or pragmatic performance of individuals with autism when engaging in conversations with a normal language adult. Results found that typed communications facilitated the use of longer utterances.…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills