Assessing the lexical richness of figurative expressions in Taiwanese EFL learners’ writing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2019.06.007
Abstract: Abstract This study aimed to explore the lexical richness of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ figurative expressions, including quantity, diversity, and types of figurative meanings, and the extent to which learners at different… read more here.
Keywords: figurative expressions; efl learners; proficiency; proficiency levels ... See more keywords
Written languaging, learners’ proficiency levels and L2 grammar learning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2018.02.017
Abstract: Abstract Languaging, learners’ use of language to reflect on their own language use, has been suggested as a useful instructional technique to facilitate second language (L2) learning. Compared to oral languaging (e.g. collaborative dialogue, private… read more here.
Keywords: written languaging; proficiency levels; proficiency; languaging learners ... See more keywords
Second language comprehensibility and accentedness across oral proficiency levels: A comparison of two L1s
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DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2021.102567
Abstract: Abstract Second language comprehensibility and accentedness are highly complex phenomena, and numerous studies have been conducted to better understand these constructs. However, research has seldom addressed L2 comprehensibility and accentedness in relation to speakers' proficiency… read more here.
Keywords: comprehensibility accentedness; comprehensibility; proficiency levels; language ... See more keywords
A multidimensional analysis of L1–L2 differences across three advanced levels
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DOI: 10.2989/16073614.2018.1476162
Abstract: Abstract A new multidimensional analysis exploring linguistic variation in L1 and L2 academic writing across three advanced proficiency levels (Master’s theses, PhD dissertations, and research articles) is conducted. Through an exploratory factor analysis, I identify… read more here.
Keywords: multidimensional analysis; three advanced; academic writing; analysis ... See more keywords
Syntactic Networks of Interlanguage Across L2 Modalities and Proficiency Levels
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.643120
Abstract: Over time, interlanguage studies have shifted from early qualitative to quantitative studies of specific linguistic structures. However, the focus of these studies is usually on one aspect of an interlanguage instead of the whole system.… read more here.
Keywords: network; proficiency levels; syntactic networks; interlanguage ... See more keywords