cover next page > title: Language, Culture and Cognition : A Collection of Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition Multilingual Matters (Series) ; 69 author: Malavé-López, Lilliam M.; Duquette, Georges. publisher: Multilingual Matters isbn10 | asin: 1853591025 print isbn13: 9781853591020 ebook isbn13: 9780585259789 language: English subject Language acquisition, Bilingualism, Language and culture, Cognition in children, Language and languages--Study and teaching. publication date: 1991 lcc: P118.L258 1991eb ddc: 401/.93 subject: Language acquisition, Bilingualism, Language and culture, Cognition in children, Language and languages--Study and teaching. cover next page > < previous page page_i next page > Page i Language, Culture and Cognition < previous page page_i next page > < previous page page_ii next page > Page ii Multilingual Matters Age in Second Language Acquisition BIRGIT HARLEY Bicultural and Trilingual Education MICHAEL BYRAM and JOHAN LEMAN (eds) Bilingual and Multicultural Education: Canadian Perspectives S. 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England < previous page page_ii next page > < previous page page_iii next page > Page iii MULTILINGUAL MATTERS 69 Series Editor: Derrick Sharp Language, Culture and Cognition A Collection of Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition Edited by Lilliam Malavé and Georges Duquette MULTILINGUAL MATTERS LTD Clevedon Philadelphia Adelaide < previous page page_iii next page > < previous page page_iv next page > Page iv Disclaimer: This book contains characters with diacritics. When the characters can be represented using the ISO 8859-1 character set (http://www.w3.org/TR/images/latin1.gif), netLibrary will represent them as they appear in the original text, and most computers will be able to show the full characters correctly. In order to keep the text searchable and readable on most computers, characters with diacritics that are not part of the ISO 8859-1 list will be represented without their diacritical marks. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Language, Culture and Cognition: A Collection of Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition/Edited by Lilliam Malayé and Georges Duquette. p. cm. (Multilingual Matters: 69). Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 1. Language acquisition. 2. Bilingualism. 3. Language and Culture. 4. Cognition in children. 5. Language and languagesStudy and teaching. I. Malayé, Lilliam M. II. Duquette, Georges. III. Series: Multilingual Matters (Series): 69. P118.L258 1991 401 '93 dc20 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Language, Culture and Cognition: A Collection of Studies in First and Second Language Acquisition (Multilingual Matters: 69). 1. Development. Psycholinguistic aspects. I. Malavé, Lilliam. II. Duquette, Georges 401.93 ISBN 1-85359-103-3 ISSN 1-85359-102-5 (Pbk) Multilingual Matters Ltd UK: Bank House, 8a Hill Road, Clevedon, Avon BS21 7HH, England. USA: 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007, USA. Australia: P.O. Box 6025, 83 Gilles Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Copyright © 1991 Lilliam Malavé, Georges Duquette and the authors of individual chapters. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. Typeset by Photo·graphics, Honiton, Devon. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Billing and Sons Ltd. < previous page page_iv next page > < previous page page_v next page > Page v CONTENTS Acknowledgements vii Preface ix Anthony S. Mollica Introduction 1 Lilliam M. Malavé and Georges Duquette Part I: Cognitive Processing of Language Systems 1. A Theory of Intelligence as Semiosis: With a Couple of Comments on Interlanguage Development John W. Oller, Jr 7 2. Along the Way: Interlanguage Systems in Second Language Acquisition Larry Selinker 23 3. Strategy and Tactics in Second Language Acquisition Herbert Seliger 36 4. The Acquisition of Spanish as First and Second Language: Learner Errors and Strategies Joan E. Friedenberg 55 5. Processing Profiles of Low Grade 3 Filipino Readers in English and Pilipino Erlinda Reyes and William T. Fagan 81 Part II: Language and Culture 6. Culture and Meaning in French Immersion Kindergarten Sandra Weber and Claudette Tardif 93 < previous page page_v next page > < previous page page_vi next page > Page vi 7. Bilingualism: Exploring Language and Culture Alvino E. Fantini 110 8. Cultural Processing and Minority Language Children with Needs and Special Needs Georges Duquette 120 9. Learning Needs of Minority Children: Contributions of Ethnography to Educational Research Henry T. Trueba 137 Part III: Language Learning and Instruction 10. Language Development and Academic Learning Jim Cummins 161 11. Conceptual Framework to Design a Programme Intervention for Culturally and Linguistically Different Handicapped Students Lilliam M. Malavé 176 12. Communication Perceptions Between Hispanic Parents of Learning Handicapped Children and Special Education Teachers Janice A. Chavez, David P. Lopez and Louise F. Burton 190 13. Can Schools Promote Additive Bilingualism in Minority Group Children? Rodrigue Landry and Réal Allard 198 14. The Acquisition of Some Oral Second Language Skills in Early and Late Immersion Birgit Harley 232 15. Secondary Level Immersion French Skills: A Possible Plateau Effect Doug Hart, Sharon Lapkin and Merrill Swain 250 16. The Role of Language Factors in Second Language Writing Margaret S. S. Yau 266 17. Towards a More Language Oriented Second Language Classroom Joan E. Netten 284 305 Contributors Index 313 < previous page page_vi next page > < previous page page_vii next page > Page vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS While the responsibility for the contents of this publication remains with the editors and authors, the editors would like to acknowledge the contribution of colleagues and friends who facilitated the development of this book. We would like to thank the University at Buffalo, Saint Mary's University, and Laurentian University for providing the support system necessary to complete a project of this magnitude. Acknowledgement is also made to Mrs Carolyn P. Singletary, Mr Esteban Lopez, and Ms Ann Rodrique for their support and invaluable assistance with manifold publication procedures. Special recognition is extended to Professor Bernie Davis for his recommendations on research methodology and procedures. Finally, the generous co-operation of the contributing authors is recognised. LILLIAM M. MALAYÉ GEORGES DUQUETTE < previous page page_vii next page > < previous page page_i next page > Page i Language, Culture and Cognition < previous page page_i next page > < previous page page_ix next page > Page ix PREFACE This collection of essays, studies and research is unique. 'Unique', for it brings together a number of authors of national and international reputation who, together, deal with themes of great interest. Professors Malavé and Duquette are to be congratulated not only for their excellent initiative of extending an invitation to these colleagues who have distinguished themselves in their field, but also for collecting, in a single volume, a series of essays and studies which focus on topics of current interest. A quick glance at the Table of Contents will show that, while the emphasis is on research, topics range from theoretical to practical, and such topics attract the attention not only of researchers but also of practitioners. It is encouraging to see such a variety of themes, of studies focusing on both first and second language development, and of discussions that deal not only with the 'good language learner' but also with the less able student. Papers dealing with the latter are generally rare and, therefore, welcomed indeed. It is generally impossible to treat so many topics in a single volume, topics whose aim is to interest a multiplicity of readers. Professors Malavé and Duquette have succeeded where many other editors have failed; they have provided us with an anthology of previously unpublished readings of interest to researchers, the 'seasoned' practising teacher and the teacher who is about to enter the profession. There is very little doubt in my mind that Language, Culture and Cognition will be a success. It provides a superb overview of research and studies currently under way in North America, and shares with other colleagues findings which will be read with great interest not only by North Americans but also by readers on the other side of the Atlantic. < previous page page_ix next page >