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The Competition Model and Foreign Language Acquisition

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Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Foreign Language Learning

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 80))

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This article explores the application of the Competition Model [23] as an account of foreign language acquisition. The model is discussed in terms of the constructs of cue validity, cue cost, and form-function mappings. The model predicts certain types of transfer in phonological, syntactic, and lexical learning. In the attempt to maximize transfer of L1 structures the learner uses a variety of complex learning strategies. Tutoring systems for foreign language instruction need to recognize the use of these transfer strategies and correct the errors which they produce.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Brian MacWhinney

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  1. Advanced Technology, Vitro Corporation, Building 4, Room 1417H, 14000 Georgia Avenue, 20906-2972, Silver Spring, MD, USA

    Merryanna L. Swartz

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Exeter, Prince of Wales Road, EX4 4PT, Exeter, UK

    Masoud Yazdani

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MacWhinney, B. (1992). The Competition Model and Foreign Language Acquisition. In: Swartz, M.L., Yazdani, M. (eds) Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Foreign Language Learning. NATO ASI Series, vol 80. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77202-3_4

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