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Power Law of Practice in SLA through Computer Technology

  • Journal of Knowledge Information Technology and Systems
  • Abbr : JKITS
  • 2011, 6(5), pp.1-8
  • Publisher : Korea Knowledge Information Technology Society
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Published : October 31, 2011

변진석 1

1University of North Florida

Candidate

ABSTRACT

he present study is a part of a larger study and investigated whether power law of practice, which has been discussed in relation to skill acquisition, applies to the acquisition of automaticity in second language development in terms of reaction time, error rate, and length of time of speech. Fourteen native speakers of English participated in fourteen computerized learning, practice, and test sessions through DMDX, MS Word, Audacity, and Cool Edit over a 5-week period to learn three Korean morphosyntactic rules. The analysis of their performance indicated that overall the acquisition of automaticity in second language development followed a power law pattern. The findings are discussed in relation to their pedagogical implications for second language learners, who often give up the acquisition of automaticity easily.

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