Private Speech: Evidence for Second Language Learning Strategies During the 'Silent' Period.

Saville-Troike, Muriel

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Publication Date: 1988

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Private Speech: Evidence for Second Language Learning Strategies During the 'Silent' Period.

Saville-Troike, Muriel

Journal of Child Language, v15 n3 p567-90 Oct 1988

Study of children who go through a "silent period" early in the course of second language development found that most of the children engaged in extensive private speech, including: repetition of others' utterances; recall and practice; creation of new linguistic forms; paradigmatic substitution; and rehearsal for overt social performance. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Chinese, Discovery Processes, English (Second Language), Japanese, Language Processing, Language Skills, Learning Strategies, Oral Language, Recall (Psychology), Second Language Learning, Skill Development, Young Children

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Language: English

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