Positive Evidence in Second Language Acquisition: Some Long-Term Effects.

Trahey, Martha

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Publication Date: 1996

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Positive Evidence in Second Language Acquisition: Some Long-Term Effects.

Trahey, Martha

Second Language Research, v12 n2 p111-39 Apr 1996

Investigates the role of primary linguistic data in the acquisition of linguistic competence. The study examines the knowledge of adverb placement of francophone students learning English as a Second Language (ESL) one year after their exposure to a flood of data on adverb placement in English. Results indicate no change in the subjects' knowledge. (51 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Adverbs, Analysis of Variance, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Followup Studies, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Grammar, Language Fluency, Linguistic Competence, Oral Language, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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