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On the Inefficiency of Negative Feedback in Russian Morphology L1 Acquisition
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Kulinich, Elena; Royle, Phaedra; Valois, Daniel – First Language, 2019
This study investigates negative feedback effects on inflectional morphology acquisition in Russian. In order to examine the effects of adult feedback on child error elimination and assess the lasting effect of feedback, a series of elicited tasks was conducted with 65 Russian children aged from 3 to 4 years. Twelve verbs which undergo…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Russian, Morphology (Languages), Language Acquisition
The Acquisition of the Subjunctive Mood by L2 French Learners
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McCoy, Lorraine – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The second language (L2) acquisition of tense, aspect, and mood/modality (TAM) has been widely explored as it holds the promise of a better understanding of the L2 learners' linguistic competences, particularly semantically and morpho-syntactically. This study focuses on the acquisition of the subjunctive mood by L1 English learners of L2 French…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar, French
Recast Type, Repair, and Acquisition in AAC Mediated Interaction
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Soto, Gloria; Clarke, Michael T.; Nelson, Keith; Starowicz, Renee; Savaldi-Harussi, Gat – Journal of Child Language, 2020
The present study investigated the effects of different types of recasts and prompts on the rate of repair and spontaneous use of novel vocabulary by eight children with severe motor speech disabilities who used speech-generating technologies to communicate. Data came from 60 transcripts of clinical sessions that were part of a conversation-based…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Child Language, Prompting, Assistive Technology
Effects of Online Translation on Morphosyntactic and Lexical-Pragmatic Accuracy in Essay Writing in Spanish as a Foreign Language
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Fredholm, Kent – Research-publishing.net, 2014
The use of online translation (OT) is increasing as more pupils receive laptops from their schools. This study investigates OT use in two groups of Swedish pupils (ages 17-18) studying Spanish as an L3: one group (A) having free Internet access and the spelling and grammar checker of Microsoft Word, the other group (B) using printed dictionaries…
Descriptors: Translation, Morphology (Languages), Accuracy, Questionnaires
"Ser" and "Estar": Corrective Input to Children's Errors of the Spanish Copula Verbs
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Holtheuer, Carolina; Rendle-Short, Johanna – First Language, 2013
Evidence for the role of corrective input as a facilitator of language acquisition is inconclusive. Studies show links between corrective input and grammatical use of some, but not other, language structures. The present study examined relationships between corrective parental input and children's errors in the acquisition of the Spanish copula…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Verbs, Spanish, Grammar
International On-Line Reciprocal Peer Tutoring to Promote Modern Language Development in Primary Schools
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Thurston, Allen; Duran, David; Cunningham, Erika; Blanch, Silvia; Topping, Keith – Computers & Education, 2009
The paper reports data from an on-line peer tutoring project. In the project 78, 9-12-year-old students from Scotland and Catalonia peer tutored each other in English and Spanish via a managed on-line environment. Significant gains in first language (Catalonian pupils) modern language (Scottish pupils) and attitudes towards modern languages (both…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Error Correction, Foreign Countries