Search Results - "Second language research"

Microvariation in multilingual situations: The importance of property-by-property acquisition by Westergaard, Marit

“…In this article, I argue that first language (L1), second language (L2) and third language (L3) acquisition are fundamentally the same process, based on…”
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Bilingualism and working memory capacity: A comprehensive meta-analysis by Grundy, John G, Timmer, Kalinka

“…Bilinguals often outperform monolinguals on executive function tasks, including tasks that tap cognitive flexibility, conflict monitoring, and task-switching…”
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A methodological synthesis and meta-analysis of judgment tasks in second language research by Plonsky, Luke, Marsden, Emma, Crowther, Dustin, Gass, Susan M, Spinner, Patti

“…Judgment tasks (JTs, often called acceptability or grammaticality judgment tasks) are found extensively throughout the history of second language (L2)…”
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The phraseological dimension in interlanguage complexity research by Paquot, Magali

“…This article reports on the first results of a large-scale research programme that aims to define and circumscribe the construct of phraseological complexity…”
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A systematic review of transfer studies in third language acquisition by Puig-Mayenco, Eloi, González Alonso, Jorge, Rothman, Jason

“…The present systematic review examines what factors determine when, how and to what extent previous linguistic experience (from the first language, second…”
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Eta- and partial eta-squared in L2 research: A cautionary review and guide to more appropriate usage by Norouzian, Reza, Plonsky, Luke

“…Eta-squared (η²) and partial eta-squared (ηp²) are effect sizes that express the amount of variance accounted for by one or more independent variables. These…”
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Age of onset, length of residence, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment in three linguistic domains by Granena, Gisela, Long, Michael H

“…A study was conducted to identify the scope and timing of maturational constraints in three linguistic domains within the same individuals, as well as the…”
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Investigating L2 writing processes across independent and integrated tasks: A mixed-methods study by Michel, Marije, Révész, Andrea, Lu, Xiaojun, Kourtali, Nektaria-Efstathia, Lee, Minjin, Borges, Lais

“…Most research into second language (L2) writing has focused on the products of writing tasks; much less empirical work has examined the behaviours in which L2…”
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A simple view of linguistic complexity by Pallotti, Gabriele

“…Although a growing number of second language acquisition (SLA) studies take linguistic complexity as a dependent variable, the term is still poorly defined and…”
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Reviewing the potential of the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) for capturing second language exposure and use by Arndt, Henriette L, Granfeldt, Jonas, Gullberg, Marianne

“…Frequent language exposure and use are among the most important conditions for successful language learning, whether in classrooms, during study abroad, or in…”
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Using eye-tracking in applied linguistics and second language research by Conklin, Kathy, Pellicer-Sánchez, Ana

“…With eye-tracking technology the eye is thought to give researchers a window into the mind. Importantly, eye-tracking has significant advantages over…”
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Promoting L2 acquisition of multiword units through textually enhanced audiovisual input: An eye-tracking study by Puimège, Eva, Montero Perez, Maribel, Peters, Elke

“…This study examines the effect of textual enhancement on learners’ attention to and learning of multiword units from captioned audiovisual input. We adopted a…”
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What eye-tracking tells us about reading-only and reading-while-listening in a first and second language by Conklin, Kathy, Alotaibi, Sara, Pellicer-Sánchez, Ana, Vilkaitė-Lozdienė, Laura

“…Reading-while-listening has been shown to be advantageous in second language learning. However, research to date has not addressed how the addition of auditory…”
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On the relationship between perception and production of L2 sounds: Evidence from Anglophones’ processing of the French /u/–/y/ contrast by Melnik-Leroy, Gerda Ana, Turnbull, Rory, Peperkamp, Sharon

“…Previous studies have yielded contradictory results on the relationship between perception and production in second language (L2) phonological processing. We…”
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Multiple approaches to complexity in second language research by Housen, Alex, De Clercq, Bastien, Kuiken, Folkert, Vedder, Ineke

“…In the past decades, there has been a surge in interest in the study of language complexity in second language (L2) research. In this article we provide an…”
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Effects of spacing on contextual vocabulary learning: Spacing facilitates the acquisition of explicit, but not tacit, vocabulary knowledge by Nakata, Tatsuya, Elgort, Irina

“…Studies examining decontextualized associative vocabulary learning have shown that long spacing between encounters with an item facilitates learning more than…”
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Implications of the declarative/procedural model for improving second language learning: The role of memory enhancement techniques by Ullman, Michael T, Lovelett, Jarrett T

“…The declarative/procedural (DP) model posits that the learning, storage, and use of language critically depend on two learning and memory systems in the brain:…”
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Grammatical gender in L2: A production or a real-time processing problem? by Grüter, Theres, Lew-Williams, Casey, Fernald, Anne

“…Mastery of grammatical gender is difficult to achieve in a second language (L2). This study investigates whether persistent difficulty with grammatical gender…”
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Roles of collocation in L2 oral proficiency revisited: Different tasks, L1 vs. L2 raters, and cross-sectional vs. longitudinal analyses by Saito, Kazuya, Liu, Yuwei

“…There is emerging evidence that collocation use plays a primary role in determining various dimensions of L2 oral proficiency assessment and development. The…”
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Audio-visual input for learning L2 vocabulary and grammatical constructions by Muñoz, Carmen, Pujadas, Geòrgia, Pattemore, Anastasiia

“…This article addresses the benefits of audio-visual input for learning second language (L2) vocabulary and grammatical constructions. Specifically, it explores…”
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