Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents vii
3. Acknowledgements xi
4. Prologue xiii
5. Part I. Input processing and processing instruction
6. Chapter 1. Input processing theory (with Khawlah Ahmed) 3
7. Chapter 2. Processing instruction research in Italian and modern standard Arabic 19
8. Part II. The effects of structured input on the acquisition of Italian
9. Chapter 3. Structured input vs. textual enhancement on the acquisition of Italian subjunctive of doubt 47
10. Chapter 4. Structured input vs. traditional instruction on the acquisition of Italian gender agreement 67
11. Chapter 5. Structured input vs. meaning output-based instruction on the acquisition of Italian passive constructions 89
12. Part III. The effects of structured input on the acquisition of modern standard Arabic
13. Chapter 6. Processing modern standard Arabic transitive sentences 111
14. Chapter 7. Enhanced structured input vs. unenhanced structured input on the acquisition of modern standard Arabic gender agreement 135
15. Part IV. Conclusive remarks
16. Chapter 8. Implications, limitations and further research 157
17. Epilogue 177
18. Author index 183
19. Subject index 185