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First-language differences in processing spatial/chronological and hierarchical information

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

Michael Long ,
Robin Scarcella  and
Anne V. Martin
Anne V. Martin
Affiliation:
Syracuse University
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Abstract

In a recent study of 190 university-level advanced ESL students from 8 first-language backgrounds, significant differences were found between several groups in their proficiency in processing spatial/chronological and hierarchical information in written discourse. This paper summarizes the study, presents the results and suggests possible variables which may contribute to first-language differences in acquiring English.

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Research Notes
Information
Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , fall 1981 , pp. 70 - 74
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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