Learning a Second Language

Learning a Second Language

We present a system, called IMMIGRANT, which learns rules about the grammar of a second language from instructions. We explore the implications of this task on the representation of linguistic knowledge in a natural language understanding system. We conclude that the internal representation of linguistic knowledge used in IMMIGRANT, which is unification-based, is more amenable to language learn...

Learning a second language and working memory: the role of bilinguali

the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the function of working memory in bilingual, monolingual children and children with learning disorder. The research project was of comparative causality type. Participants included 60 monolingual children, 34 children with learning disabilities and 62 bilingual children. Which completed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale and preschool children's Wec...

Second Language Learning and Second Language Learners: Growth and Diversity

The field of second language acquisition (SLA) studies is characterized by two different traditions. One tradition is linguistic and focusses on the process by which learners build up their linguistic knowledge of the second language (L2). Here the focus is on learning. Human beings are credited with an innate capacity to learn language which explains why the process of learning manifests disti...

Aspects of Culture in Second Language Acquisition and Foreign Language Learning, J. Arabski & A. Wojtaszek (2011), ISBN 9783642202001

Learning Words in a Second Language

Is word learning different in a second language? Clearly, we believe it is different in some ways. We would not have written this book if we thought otherwise. Research and theory about the vocabulary acquisition and instruction of native English speakers has been very influential in shaping the way we think about how to teach vocabulary to second-language learners, but research and theory on b...