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How people learn a second or foreign language — spacing, practice and what kind of teaching helps.
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- C23 Spaced L2 practiceSpreading L2 vocabulary practice beats massing it on delayed tests; grammar unproven.Challenged 1 time, still holds in a narrower form · 0 attacks left it unchanged (3 needed) ·
- C24 Explicit L2 teachingStating the rule beats leaving it implicit for learning L2 grammar forms.Not challenged yet
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Open question 20For second-language grammar, do longer gaps between practice sessions really beat shorter ones on tests a month later?Open question 26Does spreading out second-language vocabulary practice help low-proficiency learners on later tests, or mainly learners who already know more of the language?Open question 21Does teaching that states the second-language rule still beat implicit teaching on tests given weeks later?