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ERIC Number: EJ279642
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Feb
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The Acquisition of Syntax in First and Second Language Learning.
Chiang, Joseph S.; Costello, John R.
International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, v21 n1 p19-33 Feb 1983
Presents data which indicate that the language learning capability of adolescents and adults who are acquiring a second language differs from that of children who are acquiring their native language. Discusses consequences for second-language teaching methodology. (EKN)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Chinese, Comparative Analysis, English, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Syntax, Teaching Methods, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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