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Investigating and developing beginner learners' decoding proficiency in second language French: an evaluation of two programmes of instruction

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Second language (L2) decoding – the sub-lexical process of mapping the graphemes of an alphabetic writing system onto the phonemes they represent – is argued to underpin various aspects of L2 learning, particularly vocabulary acquisition. Recently, second language acquisition research has shown increased interest in decoding, consistently finding evidence for L1-to-L2 transfer effects on learners’ processing mechanisms and outcomes. Correspondingly, studies conducted in Modern Foreign Langu...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Education
Research group:
Applied Linguistics
Oxford college:
Exeter College
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SSD
Department:
Education
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Woore, R
Grant:
PTA-031-2005-00212
Publication date:
2011
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
Oxford University, UK
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English
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2012-03-05

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