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Morgan-Short, Kara; Finestrat, Irene; Luque, Alicia; Abugaber, David – Language Learning, 2022
In this exploratory study, we considered the method of combining event-related potentials (ERPs) and source attributions as a means for examining the explicit or implicit nature of second language (L2) knowledge and processing. We recorded electroencephalograms while L2 Spanish participants judged phrase structure and subject-verb agreement…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Diagnostic Tests, Intuition
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Potowski, Kim; Jegerski, Jill; Morgan-Short, Kara – Language Learning, 2009
The current study compared the effects of two second language (L2) instruction types--processing instruction (VanPatten, 2004) and traditional output-based instruction--on the development of the Spanish past subjunctive among U.S. Spanish heritage language speakers and traditional L2 learners. After exposure to instruction, both the heritage…
Descriptors: Grammar, Spanish, Comparative Analysis, Second Language Instruction
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Sanz, Cristina; Morgan-Short, Kara – Language Learning, 2004
The facilitative role of explicit information in second language acquisition has been supported by a significant body of research (Alanen, 1995; Carroll & Swain, 1993; de Graaff, 1997; DeKeyser, 1995; Ellis, 1993; Robinson, 1996, 1997), but counterevidence is also available (Rosa & ONeill, 1999; VanPatten & Oikkenon, 1996). This experimental study…
Descriptors: Word Order, Computer Assisted Instruction, Feedback, Spanish