The Cognitive Styles of Reflection/Impulsivity and Field Independence/Dependence and ESL Success.

Jamieson, Joan

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ERIC Number: EJ454531

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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The Cognitive Styles of Reflection/Impulsivity and Field Independence/Dependence and ESL Success.

Jamieson, Joan

Modern Language Journal, v76 n4 p491-501 Win 1992

The hypothesis that good guessers are good second-language learners is investigated. Focus is on one characteristic, cognitive style, of successful and unsuccessful learners. Overall, the study provides continuing evidence for the positive relationship between field independence and English-as-a-Second-Language proficiency. (45 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Conceptual Tempo, English (Second Language), Field Dependence Independence, Guessing (Tests), Language Acquisition, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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