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Aspects of Language Development in an Intensive English Program

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Aspects of Language Development in an Intensive English Program

By: Alan Juffs

While there is much in the literature on ESL development, this book is the first of its kind to track the development of specific language abilities in an Intensive English Program (IEP) longitudinally and highlights the implications of this particular study’s findings for future IEP implementation and practice and ESL and SLA research. The volume draws on many years’ worth of data from learners at an IEP at the University of Pittsburgh to explore selected aspects of language development, including lexical, grammatical, speaking, and writing abilities, in addition to placement assessment practices and student learning outcomes. A concluding chapter points to the ways in which these findings can be applied to decision making around IEP curriculum development and the future role of IEPs in higher education more broadly. With its focus on students in IEP settings and the concentration on data from students evaluated over multiple semesters, this volume offers a unique opportunity in which to examine longitudinal developmental patterns of different L1 groups on a variety of measures from the same learners and will be key reading for students and researchers in second language acquisition, English for Academic Purposes, language education, and applied linguistics.

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Routledge

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1351691171

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Learnability and the Lexicon

Theories and Second Language Acquisition Research

By: Alan Juffs

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Learnability and the Lexicon

Theories and Second Language Acquisition Research

By: Alan Juffs

This book provides a critical review of recent theories of semantics-syntax correspondences and makes new proposals for constraints on semantic structure relevant to syntax. Data from several languages are presented which suggest that semantic structure in root morphemes is subject to parametric variation which has effect across a variety of verb classes, including locatives, unaccusatives, and psych verbs.The implications for first and second language acquisition are discussed. In particular, it is suggested that different parametric settings may lead to a learnability problem if adult learners do not retain access to sensitivity to underlying semantic organization and morphological differences between languages provided by Universal Grammar.An experiment with Chinese-speaking learners of English is presented which shows that learners initially transfer L1 semantic organization to the L2, but are able to retreat from overgeneralisations and achieve native-like grammars in this area.Suggestions for further research in this rapidly developing area of theory and acquisition research are also made.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027224781

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Second Language Sentence Processing

By: Alan Juffs,Guillermo A. Rodríguez

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Second Language Sentence Processing

By: Alan Juffs,Guillermo A. Rodríguez

This addition to the Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition series presents a comprehensive review of the latest research findings on sentence processing in second language acquisition. The book begins with a broad overview of the core issues of second language sentence processing research and then narrows its focus by dedicating individual chapters to each of these key areas. While a number of publications have discussed research findings on knowledge of formal syntactic principles as part of theories of second language acquisition, there are fewer resources dedicated to the role of second language sentence processing in this context. This volume will act as the first full-length literature review of the field on the market.

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Aspects of Language Development in an Intensive English Program

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Native Speakers and Native Users

Loss and Gain

By: Alan Davies

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Native Speakers and Native Users

Loss and Gain

By: Alan Davies

Native speakers' and 'native users' are terms traditionally used to differentiate between speakers who have acquired a language from birth and speakers who have learnt a second language. This book highlights the problems associated with making such a clear cut distinction. By analysing a range of literature, language uses and proficiency tests, Davies argues that there is no significant difference between native speakers and native users, and emphasises the importance of the Standard Language. Whilst individual native speakers may vary considerably, the academic construct of the native speaker is isomorphic with the Standard Language which is available to both native speakers and native users through education. In this book, Davies explores the 'native user' as a second language speaker who uses language with 'native speaker' competence. This book will be of significant interest to students and researchers working in the fields of second language acquisition and applied linguistics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107292123

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Learnability and the Lexicon

Theories and second language acquisition research

By: Alan Juffs

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Learnability and the Lexicon

Theories and second language acquisition research

By: Alan Juffs

This book provides a critical review of recent theories of semantics-syntax correspondences and makes new proposals for constraints on semantic structure relevant to syntax. Data from several languages are presented which suggest that semantic structure in root morphemes is subject to parametric variation which has effect across a variety of verb classes, including locatives, unaccusatives, and psych verbs.The implications for first and second language acquisition are discussed. In particular, it is suggested that different parametric settings may lead to a learnability problem if adult learners do not retain access to sensitivity to underlying semantic organization and morphological differences between languages provided by Universal Grammar. An experiment with Chinese-speaking learners of English is presented which shows that learners initially transfer L1 semantic organization to the L2, but are able to retreat from overgeneralisations and achieve native-like grammars in this area. Suggestions for further research in this rapidly developing area of theory and acquisition research are also made.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027285640

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The Jollies

By: Alan Ayckbourn

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The Jollies

By: Alan Ayckbourn

I mean, what do you do when you suddenly find you've got a mother who's younger than you are? And a kid brother who turns out to be twenty years older than you? Right. You panic.Yes, eleven-year-old Polly has quite a problem. Now the police are after her as well. Not to mention the Social Services. And a very, very big dog . . . Heeeeeelllllp!The Jollies is another magical tale for children from Britain's most popular and most frequently performed playwright. It premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, in December 2002.

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Aspects of Language Development in an Intensive English Program

Aspects of Language Development in an Intensive English Program

Learnability and the Lexicon

Learnability and the Lexicon

Second Language Sentence Processing

Second Language Sentence Processing

Aspects of Language Development in an Intensive English Program

Aspects of Language Development in an Intensive English Program

Native Speakers and Native Users

Native Speakers and Native Users

Learnability and the Lexicon

Learnability and the Lexicon

The Jollies

The Jollies

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