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White, Lydia – Applied Linguistics, 1987
Discusses several objections to Krashen's Input Hypothesis which states that language acquisition is the learners' understanding of a language at a stage slightly higher than their current one because of their understanding of extralinguistic cues of the language. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Child Language, Interference (Language), Interlanguage, Learning Theories
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Rogers, Margaret – Applied Linguistics, 1987
Focuses on the learner's problems in producing the correct grammatical gender for a given noun in German. Discusses the complexity of gender assignment and the lengthy process of acquisition of gender. Examines error patterns made by English students of German. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Error Patterns, German, Interference (Language)