Dimensions Of L2 Performance And Proficiency
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Dimensions Of L2 Performance And Proficiency
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Author : Alex Housen
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Dimensions Of L2 Performance And Proficiency written by Alex Housen and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Research into complexity, accuracy and fluency (CAF) as basic dimensions of second language performance, proficiency and development has received increased attention in SLA. However, the larger picture in this field of research is often obscured by the breadth of scope, multiple objectives and lack of clarity as to how complexity, accuracy and fluency should be defined, operationalized and measured. The present volume showcases current research on CAF by bringing together eleven contributions from renowned international researchers in the field. These contributions not only add to the body of empirical knowledge about L2 use and L2 development by bringing new research findings to light but they also address fundamental theoretical and methodological issues by responding to questions about the nature, manifestation, development and assessment of CAF as multifaceted constructs. Collectively, the chapters in this book illustrate the converging and sometimes diverging approaches that different disciplines bring to CAF research.
Defining And Assessing Lexical Proficiency
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Author : Agnieszka Leńko-Szymańska
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-11-05
Defining And Assessing Lexical Proficiency written by Agnieszka Leńko-Szymańska and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This comprehensive account of performance-based assessment of L2 lexical proficiency analyzes and compares two of the primary methods of evaluation used in the field and unpacks the ways in which they tap into different dimensions of one model of lexical competence and proficiency. This book builds on the latest research on performance-based assessment, which has most recently pointed to the application of more quantitative measures to L2 data, to systematically explore the qualitative method of using human raters in assessment exercises and the quantitative method of using automatic computation of statistical measures of lexis and phraseology. Supported by an up-to-date review of the existing literature, both approaches’ unique features are highlighted but also compared to one another to provide a holistic overview of performance-based assessment as it stands today at both the theoretical and empirical level. These findings are exemplified in a concluding chapter, which summarizes results from an empirical study looking at a range of lexical and phraseological features and human raters’ scores of over 150 essays written by both L2 learners of English and native speakers. Taken together, the volume challenges existing tendencies within the field which attempt to use one method to validate one another by demonstrating their capacity to indicate very different elements of lexical proficiency, thereby offering a means by which to better conceptualize performance-based assessment of L2 vocabulary in the future. This book will be of interest to students and researchers working in second language acquisition and applied linguistics research, particularly those interested in issues around assessment, vocabulary acquisition, and language proficiency. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a CC BY NC ND 4.0 license.
Researching L2 Task Performance And Pedagogy
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Author : Zhisheng Wen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Researching L2 Task Performance And Pedagogy written by Zhisheng Wen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Language and languages categories.
Series editors preface -- Acknowledgements -- Profile of Peter Skehan -- Foreword: The many contributions of Peter Skehan / Michael H. Long -- Introduction and overview / Mohammad Javad Ahmadian and Zhisheng (Edward) Wen -- Part I. Underlying constructs and emerging perspectives: 1. Task preparedness / Rod Ellis -- 2. Automaticity, fluency and second language task performance / Parvaneh Tavakoli -- 3. Task motivation: What makes an L2 task engaging? / Zoltán Dnyei -- 4. The relationship between task motivation and L2 motivation: An empirical study / Qiong Wang and Shaofeng Li -- Part II. Task complexity and performance: 5. Unravelling cognitive task complexity: Learning from learners' perspectives on task characteristics and second language performance / Shoko Sasayama and John Norris -- 6. The effects of task demands on linguistic complexity and accuracy across task types and L1/L2 speakers / Marije Michel, Andrea Révész, Danni Shi and Yanmei Li -- 7. The effects of reasoning demands on Chinese EFL learners' oral performance and cognitive processes / Jiaxin Xing and Shaoqian Luo -- 8. Peter Skehan's influence in research on task difficulty: A bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace / Liping Wang and Lawrence Jun Zhang -- Part III. Task pedagogy and L2 development: 9. Strategic planning and repetition as metacognitive processes in task performance: Implications for EFL learners' speech production / Raquel D'Ely, Mailce Borges Mota and Martin Bygate -- 10. Input-based tasks in the French language classroom / Rosemary Erlam -- 11. Task-readiness and L2 task performance across proficiency levels / Gavin Bui -- 12. Task-induced second language development: A micro-genetic study / Craig Lambert -- Epilogue: 13. Task-based analysis and the competition model / Brian MacWhinney -- List of contributors -- Index.
The Handbook Of Advanced Proficiency In Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Paul A. Malovrh
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2018-06-19
The Handbook Of Advanced Proficiency In Second Language Acquisition written by Paul A. Malovrh and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A comprehensive, current review of the research and approaches to advanced proficiency in second language acquisition The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition offers an overview of the most recent and scientific-based research concerning higher proficiency in second language acquisition (SLA). With contributions from an international team of experts in the field, the Handbook presents several theoretical approaches to SLA and offers an examination of advanced proficiency from the viewpoint of various contexts and dimensions of second language performance. The authors also review linguistic phenomena among advanced learners through the lens of phonology and grammar development. Comprehensive in scope, this book provides an overview of advanced proficiency grounded in socially-relevant domains of second language acquisition including discourse, reading, genre-based writing, and pragmatic competence. The authoritative volume brings together the theoretical accounts of advanced language use combined with solid empirical research. Includes contributions from an international collection of noted scholars in the field of second language acquisition Offers a variety of theoretical approaches to SLA Contains information on the most recent empirical research that contributes to an understanding of SLA Describes performance phenomena according to multiple approaches to SLA Written for scholars, students and linguists, The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition is a comprehensive text that offers the most recent developments in the study of advanced proficiency in the acquisition of a second language.
Task Based Language Learning Insights From And For L2 Writing
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Author : Heidi Byrnes
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2014-11-14
Task Based Language Learning Insights From And For L2 Writing written by Heidi Byrnes and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The book seeks to enlarge the theoretical scope, research agenda, and practices associated with TBLT in a two-way dynamic, by exploring how insights from writing might reconfigure our understanding of tasks and, in turn, how work associated with TBLT might benefit the learning and teaching of writing. In order to enrich the domain of task and to advance the educational interests of TBLT, it adopts both a psycholinguistic and a textual meaning-making orientation. Following an issues-oriented introductory chapter, Part I of the volume explores tenets, methods, and findings in task-oriented theory and research in the context of writing; the chapters in Part II present empirical findings on task-based writing by investigating how writing tasks are implemented, how writers differentially respond to tasks, and how tasks can contribute to language development. A coda chapter summarizes the volume’s contribution and suggests directions for advancing TBLT constructs and research agendas.
Task Based Language Teaching
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Author : Rod Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020
Task Based Language Teaching written by Rod Ellis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Education categories.
A comprehensive account of the research and practice of task-based language teaching.
The Routledge Handbook Of Second Language Acquisition And Language Testing
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Author : Paula Winke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-27
The Routledge Handbook Of Second Language Acquisition And Language Testing written by Paula Winke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This Handbook, with 45 chapters written by the world’s leading scholars in second language acquisition (SLA) and language testing, dives into the important interface between SLA and language testing: shared ground where researchers seek to measure second language performance to better understand how people learn their second languages. The Handbook also reviews how to best measure and evaluate the second language (L2) learners’ personal characteristics, backgrounds, and learning contexts to better understand their L2 learning trajectories. Taking a transdisciplinary approach to research, the book builds upon recent theorizing and measurement principles from the fields of applied linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, psycholinguistics, psychometrics, educational measurement, and social psychology. The Handbook is divided into six key sections: (1) Assessment concepts for SLA researchers, (2) Building instruments for SLA research, (3) Measuring individual differences, (4) Measuring language development, (5) Testing specific populations, and (6) Measurement principles for SLA researchers.
Morphological Complexity
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Author : Matthew Baerman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-06-22
Morphological Complexity written by Matthew Baerman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book characterises the diverse morphological complexity we find in the languages of the world. Richly illustrated, examples are drawn from dozens of different languages and are subjected to rigorous quantitative analysis. It will be ideal reading for academic researchers and graduate students of linguistics, with a special interest in morphology and English language.
Communicative Proficiency And Linguistic Development
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Author : Inge Bartning
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010
Communicative Proficiency And Linguistic Development written by Inge Bartning and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Education categories.
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has become the yardstick for teaching and testing language skills in Europe and elsewhere. Yet little is known about the relationships between the communicative levels established using the can-do statements of the CEFR and the developmental stages of grammatical and lexical development described by Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research. This book presents empirical research by members of the SLATE network (Second Language Acquisition and Testing in Europe), aimed at bridging this gap. The studies deal with several target languages, including Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish, with adult, adolescent and child learners in both formal and informal contexts.
Language And Social Minds
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Author : Vittorio Tantucci
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-31
Language And Social Minds written by Vittorio Tantucci and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Proposes a new empirical model to analyse how humans can express social cognition at different levels of complexity.