Individual differences & universals in language learning aptitude
By: Karl C. Diller, editor.
Contributors: Diller, Karl Conrad.
Publisher: Newbury House
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Rowley, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Physiological aspects; Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Psychological aspects; Individual differences
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
Table of contents: title: Walsh, T. M. and Diller, K. C. Neurolinguistic considerations on the optimum age for second language learning.; title: Sladen, B. K. Major variation in language skills apparently under genetic influence.; title: Peters, A. M. Language learning strategies.; title: Obler, L. K. Right hemisphere participation in second language acquisition.; title: Bakker, D. J. A set of brains for learning to read.; title: Mohr, J. P. Focal brain injuries, speech, and language.; title: Carroll, J. B. Twenty-five years of research on foreign language aptitude.; title: Wesche, M. B. Language aptitude measures in streaming, matching students with methods, and diagnosis of learning problems.; title: Krashen, S. D. Aptitude and attitude in relation to second language acquisition and learning.; title: Bever, T. G. Normal acquisition processes explain the critical period for language learning.; title: Leiber, J. Language and models of the mind.