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Second Language Study and Intellectual Development *
Author(s) -
Hancock Charles R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1977.tb03078.x
Subject(s) - foreign language , focus (optics) , psychology , cognition , second language attrition , focus on form , language assessment , cognitive development , linguistics , comprehension approach , language development , language education , mathematics education , pedagogy , grammar , developmental psychology , physics , philosophy , neuroscience , optics
An investigation of selected research projects which focus on intellectual development is presented. That treatment begins with a description of psychologically‐oriented studies and illustrates the many ways in which studying a second language in school settings contributes to the cognitive development of the learner. The primary goal of the article is to describe completed research studies with a view toward synthesizing various authors' views. Foreign language educators might find the information useful as they establish various rationales for foreign language study in their particular situations.