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Direct linkGonzalez, Paz; Quintana Hernandez, Lucia – Modern Language Journal, 2018
The aim of this article is to show that the use of Spanish grammatical aspect is biased by inherent aspect depending on the learner's first language (L1). It considers both the Lexical Aspect Hypothesis (LAH; Andersen, 1986, and his followers) and the L1 Transfer Hypothesis (Izquierdo & Collins, 2008; McManus, 2015), and it compares the use of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar, Prediction
Firth, Alan; Wagner, Johannes – Modern Language Journal, 2007
This article argues for a reconceptualization of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research that would enlarge the ontological and empirical parameters of the field. We claim that methodologies, theories, and foci within SLA reflect an imbalance between cognitive and mentalistic orientations, and social and contextual orientations to language, the…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Language Research, Second Language Learning, Native Speakers
Canagarajah, Suresh – Modern Language Journal, 2007
Firth and Wagner (1997) questioned the dichotomies nonnative versus native speaker, learner versus user, and interlanguage versus target language, which reflect a bias toward innateness, cognition, and form in language acquisition. Research on lingua franca English (LFE) not only affirms this questioning, but reveals what multilingual communities…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Firth, Alan; Wagner, Johannes – Modern Language Journal, 2007
In this article, we begin by delineating the background to and motivations behind Firth and Wagner (1997), wherein we called for a reconceptualization of second language acquisition (SLA) research. We then outline and comment upon some of our critics' reactions to the article. Next we review and discuss the conceptual, theoretical, and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Language Usage
Peer reviewedLado, Robert – Modern Language Journal, 1970
Experiment supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education, OEC-0-70-1626. Bibliography included. (DS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Deep Structure, Language Instruction, Language Research
