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Analysis and Control in the Development of Second Language Proficiency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

Ellen Bialystok
Ellen Bialystok
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York University
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Abstract

This paper describes a cognitive framework for explaining the acquisition and use of a second language. The framework is based on the identification of two cognitive processing components, called analysis of knowledge and control of processing, that jointly function to develop proficiency in the language. The framework is explained briefly and then applied to five issues in second language acquisition: the similarity of first and second language learning, the starting point for second language acquisition, consciousness, variability, and instruction.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , June 1994 , pp. 157 - 168
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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