Foreign Language Retention and Attrition
A Study of Regression Models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8939448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hedgcock, John S Hedgcock (Southern California University for Professional Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-55 |
| Publication date | 1991-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1991.tb00440.x |
| OpenAlex | W2054199115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article discusses current perspectives on foreign language loss and offers a reinterpretation of regressionist theories of attrition in which last‐presented FL material is predicted to deteriorate first. Before reporting the results of a small‐scale study of the retention and loss of Spanish among college undergraduates, the author describes a processing model of FL maintenance which holds that FL material having cognitive associations is most likely to be retained. Results of the investigation, which provide evidence for a processing view, are then discussed with respect to developing a more widely‐based research paradigm
Attrition · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Foreign language · Linguistics · Machine learning · Mathematics education · Regression analysis · Reinterpretation · Scale (ratio · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Language Development and Disorders · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2007 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |