Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Rote Learning | 3 |
| Recall (Psychology) | 2 |
| Second Language Learning | 2 |
| Adult Learning | 1 |
| Adult Students | 1 |
| Age | 1 |
| Applied Linguistics | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Chinese | 1 |
| Classification | 1 |
| Classroom Environment | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Language Learning | 3 |
Author
| Brooks, Patricia J. | 1 |
| Hooper, Janet | 1 |
| Kempe, Vera | 1 |
| Kharkhurin, Anatoliy | 1 |
| Mitchell, Rosamond | 1 |
| Myles, Florence | 1 |
| Thomas, Margaret H. | 1 |
| Wang, Alvin Y. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkKempe, Vera; Brooks, Patricia J.; Kharkhurin, Anatoliy – Language Learning, 2010
This study explores how learners generalize grammatical categories such as noun gender. Adult native English speakers with no prior knowledge of Russian (N = 47, ages 17-55 years) were trained to categorize Russian masculine and feminine diminutive nouns according to gender. The training set was morphophonologically homogeneous due to similarities…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Nonverbal Ability, Nouns, Grammar
Peer reviewedWang, Alvin Y.; Thomas, Margaret H. – Language Learning, 1992
Two studies compared the effects of imagery-based instruction and rote learning on the long-term recall of English translations of Chinese ideographs. In no instance was there any indication that imagery-based mnemonics conferred an advantage beyond the immediate test of recall. (27 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, Ideography
Peer reviewedMyles, Florence; Hooper, Janet; Mitchell, Rosamond – Language Learning, 1998
Investigates the role in learning of rote-learned formulas or chunks. Data were examined from a longitudinal study of 16 child beginner classroom learners of French for occurrences of three chunks, against which definitional criteria were tried out. These forms were then tracked for two years to chart their breakdown and explore their contribution…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), French
