In Search of Input
The Case Study of a Learner of Polish as a Foreign and Second Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8939729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joyce Neu (Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 427-442 |
| Publication date | 1991-10-01 |
| 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.tb00489.x |
| OpenAlex | W1969104304 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
This paper addresses the role of input and interaction and attitudes and motivation on second and foreign language acquisition. Through the case study of an American English learner of Polish, the paper examines classroom instruction in the United States and the “natural” learning situation of living in the target language country. Long (26) has suggested that most research in second language acquisition addresses the direct impact of a variable on SLA, and has called for more research to investigate variables that have an indirect effect on SLA. This paper suggests that input and interaction are triggers for positive attitudes and motivation and thus are indirect, rather than direct, contributors to second and/or foreign language acquisition. Finally, the author explores the implications of input and interaction as triggers for SLA on language programs and language classrooms
Comprehension approach · Foreign language · Language acquisition · Language assessment · Language education · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Natural (archaeology · Natural language · Second-language acquisition · Variable (mathematics · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · History · Linguistic Education and Pedagogy · Mathematics · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Principles and practice in second language acquisition
Developing communicative competence in a second language
Linguistic and Conversational Adjustments to Non-Native Speakers
Input Generation by Young Second Language Learners
Don't Put Your Leg in Your Mouth
Academic Writing and Chinese Students
The Impact of Interaction on Comprehension
Social Styles and the Second Language Acquisition of Spanish-Speaking Kindergartners
"Information Gap" Tasks
Attitudes and Motivation in Second-Language Learning
Attitudes and Attained Proficiency in Efl
Integrative Motivation
Motivation and Cultural Distance in Second-Language Acquisition
An Analysis of Discomfort, Risktaking, Sociability, and Motivation in the L2 Classroom
Second Language Attrition
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |