Language-Specific Prediction in Foreign Language Learning.

MacWhinney, Brian

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ERIC Number: EJ516206

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Language-Specific Prediction in Foreign Language Learning.

MacWhinney, Brian

Language Testing, v12 n3 p292-320 1995

Reviews factors influencing reversals of expectations for language-learning outcomes. This article touches on psychological and neurological data regarding individual differences in language-learning mechanisms and focuses on cross-linguistic psycholinguistic analysis that indicates that different target languages offer a wide variety of learning challenges. (109 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Data Analysis, Individual Differences, Language Aptitude, Language Processing, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Orthographic Symbols, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Learning, Syntax, Teacher Expectations of Students, Testing

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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