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"Learning" and Some Related Problems Concerning Psycholinguistic Research
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Goyvaerts, D. L. – Linguistics, 1973
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Learning Theories, Methods, Operant Conditioning
On the Possibility of Correlating the Structure of Perception with the Structure of Thought and Meaning
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Slagle, Uhlan V. – Linguistics, 1973
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Cognitive Processes, Imagination, Kinesthetic Perception
The Role of Formal and Informal Environments in Second Language Learning: A Pilot Study
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Krashen, Stephen D.; Seliger, Herbert W. – Linguistics, 1976
A study examines the relationship among the variables of practice, instruction and performance of adult learners of English as a second language. It is concluded that formal instruction is the most important determinant of student performance at intermediate and advanced levels because it provides a structural environment for feedback. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Language Research, Learning Processes
Implications of Aptitude Test Research and Psycholinguistic Theory for Foreign-Language Teaching
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Carroll, John B. – Linguistics, 1973
Paper presented at the 17th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Liege, Belgium, July 1971. (DD)
Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Aptitude Tests, Grammar, Language Instruction
Transfer and Interference as Special Cases of Induction and Substitution
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Oller, John W., Jr. – Linguistics, 1972
Induction refers to categorizing sensory experience and substitution to interchanging similar objects. If similar items are functionally identical and near the focus of attention at nearly the same time, similarity impedes learning (interference). If either condition is not fulfilled, similarity aids learning (transfer). (DD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classification, Concept Formation, Induction
Meaningful and Structured Behavioral Antecedents of Semantics and Syntax in Language
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Moerk, Ernst L.; Wong, Neil – Linguistics, 1976
The behavior of a preverbal infant was analyzed in a search for orderly and systematic patterns. Basic elements of the infant's repertoire were distinguished. A comparison was made between the nonverbal and those verbal structures which appear early. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Processes