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Awareness During Narrative Comprehension And Potential Acquisition Of Aspectual Meanings By Non-Native English Speakers, Andreas Schramm Jun 2012

Awareness During Narrative Comprehension And Potential Acquisition Of Aspectual Meanings By Non-Native English Speakers, Andreas Schramm

Andreas Schramm

In second language acquisition there has been sustained interest in input processing and the role of cognitive resources. Much of it has been on form within meaningful context, not semantic meanings. This study investigates cognitive resources readers employ during comprehension and potential acquisition of aspectual meanings and their pragmatic use in narratives. Data from 24 college age non-native English speakers on the cognitive status of semantic content is examined to determine whether awareness occurred in STM and intake during inferencing in STM and LTM. Questions are discussed whether aspect had been acquired before or reading triggered awareness and incidental intake.

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Investigating Language Learning And Motivation Beyond The Classroom: Challenges Of Conducting Research From A Sociocultural Theory Perspective, Heather W. Allen, Tae-Young Kim Mar 2010

Investigating Language Learning And Motivation Beyond The Classroom: Challenges Of Conducting Research From A Sociocultural Theory Perspective, Heather W. Allen, Tae-Young Kim

Heather Willis Allen

This session focuses on three challenges to researching language learning and motivation beyond the classroom from a sociocultural theory perspective--conceptual, methodological, and critical/ethical. Discussion is complemented with examples from two qualitative studies--one of U.S. study abroad participants in France and another of Korean students in an ESL program in Canada.

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