UNITIZATION IN 2ND-LANGUAGE LEARNING - EVIDENCE FROM LETTER DETECTION

Authors
TAO L HEALY AF BOURNE LE
Citation
L. Tao et al., UNITIZATION IN 2ND-LANGUAGE LEARNING - EVIDENCE FROM LETTER DETECTION, The American journal of psychology, 110(3), 1997, pp. 385-395
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
The American journal of psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029556
Volume
110
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
385 - 395
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9556(1997)110:3<385:UI2L-E>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A letter-detection task was used to investigate the development of a u nitization effect in reading among speakers varying in their English f luency and educational backgrounds. Three groups of native-Chinese spe akers and two groups of native-English speakers were tested with two E nglish passages. The results indicate that, as individuals develop the ir knowledge of English, they increase the size of their reading units .