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Automaticity, spelling, and second language learning.

C Gray·G Mulhern·P Neil
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This study investigated the relationship between a chronometric estimate of automaticity for the spelling of French words (Automaticity) and performance on four tests of French language attainment among a sample of Year 11 students of French as a foreign language. Fifty participants each completed a computerized test of French spelling and attainment tests in four aspects of French language learning: reading comprehension, writing fluency, oral fluency, and aural comprehension. Correlations were significant between Automaticity and performance on all four tests of French language attainment as well as on overall attainment.

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C Gray, G Mulhern, P Neil. 2000. Automaticity, spelling, and second language learning.. https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.2000.90.3.890

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