Beverly Mcleod
Biographic Data
| ID | 3843647 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beverly Mcleod |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beverly |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcleod |
| SIGNATURE | MCLEOD B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Language and Learning
Restructuring or Automaticity? Reading in a Second Language
In this paper we discuss the notion of automaticity as used in information-processing accounts of learning and recent criticism of this concept. It is suggested that improvement in performance can sometimes be due to a restructuring of the components of a task so that they are integrated and reorganized in new ways, thereby allowing procedures involving the old components to be replaced by more efficient procedures involving new components. We de…
Second Language Learning
It is a byword in contemporary cognitive psychology that humans are limited-capacity processors. This paper discusses ways in which children and adult learners manage to make the most of their limited processes in dealing with the complex input of a second language. An information-processing approach to second language learning is proposed and evidence in support of this approach is presented. We also discuss the implications of an information-pr…
Friendship Patterns of Overseas Students
The respondents were 30 foreign students at the University of Hawaii (6 each from Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand), and 6 host national (American) students, balanced for sex. The subjects identified their 5 best friends, and the 5 people with whom they spend most of their time. The subjects were then presented with a list of 15 activities, and identified a preferred companion for each of the situations. The data were used to t…
The Relevance of Anthropology to Language Teaching
The relevance of anthropological theory, methodology, and literature to language teaching is discussed. It is argued that culture should be taught explicitly in the language classroom, and that the anthropological theory of cultural relativity is useful in creating a judgment-free atmosphere. Both teacher and students should become amateur anthropoligists, exploring and testing their own and each other's cultures. The language classroom should be…
Second Language Learning
It is a byword in contemporary cognitive psychology that humans are limited-capacity processors. This paper discusses ways in which children and adult learners manage to make the most of their limited processes in dealing with the complex input of a second language. An information-processing approach to second language learning is proposed and evidence in support of this approach is presented. We also discuss the implications of an information-pr…
Restructuring or Automaticity? Reading in a Second Language
In this paper we discuss the notion of automaticity as used in information-processing accounts of learning and recent criticism of this concept. It is suggested that improvement in performance can sometimes be due to a restructuring of the components of a task so that they are integrated and reorganized in new ways, thereby allowing procedures involving the old components to be replaced by more efficient procedures involving new components. We de…
The Relevance of Anthropology to Language Teaching
The relevance of anthropological theory, methodology, and literature to language teaching is discussed. It is argued that culture should be taught explicitly in the language classroom, and that the anthropological theory of cultural relativity is useful in creating a judgment-free atmosphere. Both teacher and students should become amateur anthropoligists, exploring and testing their own and each other's cultures. The language classroom should be…
The Relevance of Anthropology to Language Teaching
The relevance of anthropological theory, methodology, and literature to language teaching is discussed. It is argued that culture should be taught explicitly in the language classroom, and that the anthropological theory of cultural relativity is useful in creating a judgment-free atmosphere. Both teacher and students should become amateur anthropoligists, exploring and testing their own and each other's cultures. The language classroom should be…
Friendship Patterns of Overseas Students
The respondents were 30 foreign students at the University of Hawaii (6 each from Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand), and 6 host national (American) students, balanced for sex. The subjects identified their 5 best friends, and the 5 people with whom they spend most of their time. The subjects were then presented with a list of 15 activities, and identified a preferred companion for each of the situations. The data were used to t…
Second Language Learning
It is a byword in contemporary cognitive psychology that humans are limited-capacity processors. This paper discusses ways in which children and adult learners manage to make the most of their limited processes in dealing with the complex input of a second language. An information-processing approach to second language learning is proposed and evidence in support of this approach is presented. We also discuss the implications of an information-pr…
Restructuring or Automaticity? Reading in a Second Language
In this paper we discuss the notion of automaticity as used in information-processing accounts of learning and recent criticism of this concept. It is suggested that improvement in performance can sometimes be due to a restructuring of the components of a task so that they are integrated and reorganized in new ways, thereby allowing procedures involving the old components to be replaced by more efficient procedures involving new components. We de…
Language and Learning
Psychology (5 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Language acquisition (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works)