Factors in the Acquisition of the Present Subjunctive in Spanish: The Role of Reading and Study

Stokes, Jeffery; Krashen, Stephen; Kartchner, John

doi:10.1075/itl.121-122.02sto

Article published In: ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 121/122 (1998) ► pp.19–25

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Factors in the Acquisition of the Present Subjunctive in Spanish

The Role of Reading and Study

Jeffery Stokes

Stephen Krashen

John Kartchner

Published online: 1 January 1998

https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.121-122.02sto

Abstract

University level students of Spanish were tested on their (acquired) competence in the subjunctive. Free reading in Spanish was a significant predictor of subjunctive competence, but length of residence in a Spanish-speaking country, formal study, and specific study of the subjunctive were not significant predictors. These results are consistent with previous research on free reading in English as a first and second language.

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