Medha Tare

List of John Benjamins publications in which Medha Tare is involved.

Articles

Tare, Medha and Susan A. Gelman 2014 “We call it as puppy”: Pragmatic factors in bilingual language choice Language in Interaction: Studies in honor of Eve V. Clark, Arnon, Inbal, Marisa Casillas, Chigusa Kurumada and Bruno Estigarribia (eds.), pp. 191–206 | Article

In this chapter we examine a pragmatic task that bilingual speakers face every day: determining which language to use in which conversational context (also known as “pragmatic differentiation”). We propose that pragmatic differentiation is a gradually emerging skill that requires multiple skills,… read more

Vatz, Karen, Medha Tare, Scott R. Jackson and Catherine J. Doughty 2013 Aptitude-treatment interaction studies in second language acquisition: Findings and methodology Sensitive periods, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment, Granena, Gisela and Mike Long (eds.), pp. 273–292 | Article

Research in second language acquisition has long posited that learners’ individual differences affect ultimate attainment. This chapter reviews studies that examine how learners with differing cognitive aptitudes respond to instructional treatments. Most of these studies showed significant… read more