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Direct linkOsterhout, Lee; McLaughlin, Judith; Pitkanen, Ilona; Frenck-Mestre, Cheryl; Molinaro, Nicola – Language Learning, 2006
Research on the neurobiology of second language (L2) learning has historically focused on localization questions and relied on cross-sectional designs. Here, we describe an alternative paradigm involving longitudinal studies of adult, novice learners who are progressing through an introductory sequence of classroom-based L2 instruction. The goal…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Neuropsychology, Language Processing, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedBerent, Gerald P. – Language Learning, 1985
Describes two experiments which assessed the ability of adult second language (L2) learners to produce and comprehend real, unreal, and past unreal English conditional sentences. Developmental differences are analyzed in relation to distinctive features. The analyses lend support to the explanatory power of markedness theory in explaining L2…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Comprehension, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
