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Title: The Competition Model and Adult Second Language Learning: Cross-Language Similarity and L2 Morphosyntax Learning
Language: English
Authors: Natasha Tokowicz (ORCID 0000-0002-2317-4447), Tessa Warren (ORCID 0000-0003-1862-3436), Leida Tolentino (ORCID 0009-0006-2440-2700)
Source: Language Teaching Research Quarterly. 2024 44:71-83.
Availability: European Knowledge Development (EUROKD). e-mail: editorial@eurokd.com; Web site: https://www.eurokd.com/journal/jd/1
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Grammar, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Learning Processes, Adult Learning, Models, Language Classification, Language Processing, Eye Movements, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Reading Processes, Decision Making, Transfer of Training
ISSN: 2667-6753
Abstract: Adult second language learners arrive at the language learning situation with an already formed first language grammar system in place. The study of cross-language similarity across the first and second languages explores how the similarities and differences in the two languages make learning more or less difficult, particularly for adult learners. From a Competition Model (MacWhinney, 1997) framework, the authors and their colleagues have conducted research examining the relationship between cross-language similarity and adult second language learning and processing with actual learners and in training paradigms with naïve learners; converging methodological approaches have been used (eye tracking, event related brain potentials, self- paced reading, and grammaticality judgments). We review these studies and describe the predictions derived from the Competition Model framework as a function of whether grammatical constructions are formed similarly or differently in the two languages or are unique to the second language. We conclude with a description of Brian MacWhinney's influence on this body of research.
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