Maria Rosa Torras
List of John Benjamins publications in which Maria Rosa Torras is involved.
Articles
2003 Long-term effects of an earlier start: An analysis of EFL written production EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 3 (2003), Foster-Cohen, Susan H. and Simona Pekarek Doehler (eds.), pp. 103–129 | Article
The aim of this paper is to analyse the development of the written production of six groups of learners (N=520) in a formal instruction setting and to investigate the effects of onset and age on the levels of attainment in writing performance. The written production was measured after 200, 416 and… read more
2001 Short and mid-term effects of an earlier start: An analysis of EFL written production EUROSLA Yearbook: Volume 1 (2001), Foster-Cohen, Susan H. and Anna Nizegorodcew (eds.), pp. 195–209 | Article
Most studies concerning the issue of age have focused on the language outcomes of subjects who started acquiring a second language during childhood, or later on during adolescence or adulthood in naturalistic contexts. However, relatively few studies have been concerned with school contexts where… read more