Language Learning

Morphological Structure in Native and Nonnative Language Processing
Harald Clahsen, Claudia Felser, Kathleen Neubauer, Mikako Sato and Renita Silva
Age of Onset and Nativelikeness in a Second Language: Listener Perception Versus Linguistic Scrutiny
Niclas Abrahamsson and Kenneth Hyltenstam
Teaching L2 Learners How to Listen Does Make a Difference: An Empirical Study
Larry Vandergrift and Marzieh H. Tafaghodtari
Introduction. Beyond the Obvious: Do Second Language Learners Process Inflectional Morphology?
Kira Gor
Interactions Between Type of Instruction and Type of Language Feature: A Meta-Analysis
Nina Spada and Yasuyo Tomita

Effectiveness of L2 Instruction: A Research Synthesis and Quantitative Meta-Analysis
John M. Norris and Lourdes Ortega
A Meta-Analysis of Hemodynamic Studies on First and Second Language Processing: Which Suggested Differences Can We Trust and What Do They Mean?
Peter Indefrey
Learner Uptake in Communicative ESL Lessons
Rod Ellis, Helen Basturkmen and Shawn Loewen
Age and Second Language Acquisition Processing: A Selective Overview
David Birdsong
Patterns of Interaction in ESL Pair Work
Neomy Storch

In celebration of Language Learning's 60th anniversary, the journal hosted a conference at the University of Michigan from November 7-9, 2008. The theme of the event was "Language as a Complex Adaptive System."

Leading researchers in linguistics, psychology, and complex systems discussed the path-breaking significance of this perspective for their work, demonstrating that an understanding of language learning can only come about from such interdisciplinary, integrated inquiry.

Written papers on the theme of these presentations were published in Volume 59 Supplement 1, December 2009. Click to view the issue.

You can also download the main presentations for free

Outstanding Article of the Year - Free to Download

LL is pleased to present the award for outstanding article of the year (2010) to Scott Crossley, Tom Salsbury, and Danielle McNamara for the article:

The Development of Polysemy and Frequency Use in English Second Language Speakers

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Language Learning Monograph Series

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