The Talented Language Learner: Some Preliminary Findings.

Schneiderman, E. I.; Desmarais, C.

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ERIC Number: EJ385528

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Talented Language Learner: Some Preliminary Findings.

Schneiderman, E. I.; Desmarais, C.

Second Language Research, v4 n2 p91-109 Dec 1988

Examination of memorization strategies, cerebral dominance and lateralizations, and other characteristics of two adults who acquired second language fluency after puberty supported hypotheses concerning neurocognitive flexibility as a substrate underlying talent for second language learning. (CB)

Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Academically Gifted, Adult Learning, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Fluency, Language Processing, Language Research, Learning Strategies, Memorization, Neurolinguistics, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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