The Development of L2 Oral Language Skills in Two L1 Groups: A 7-Year Study

Autor/inn/en	Derwing, Tracey M.; Munro, Murray J.
Titel	The Development of L2 Oral Language Skills in Two L1 Groups: A 7-Year Study
Quelle	In: Language Learning, 63 (2013) 2, S.163-185 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-8333
DOI	10.1111/lang.12000
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Oral Language; Native Language; English (Second Language); Mandarin Chinese; Slavic Languages; Language Proficiency; Longitudinal Studies; Language Research; Adults; Immigrants; Language Skills; Pronunciation; Language Fluency; Skill Development; Comparative Analysis; Age Differences; Intercultural Communication; Language Usage; Language Classification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Slawische Sprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Sprachforschung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Aussprache; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachtypologie
Abstract	Researching the longitudinal development of second language (L2) learners is essential to understanding influences on their success. This 7-year study of oral skills in adult immigrant learners of English as a second language evaluated comprehensibility, fluency, and accentedness in first-language (L1) Mandarin and Slavic language speakers. The primary data were judgments at three times from two sets of listeners: native monolingual speakers of English and highly proficient English L2 speakers. The Mandarin L1 speakers showed no change over time on any of the dimensions, while the Slavic language L1 speakers improved significantly in comprehensibility and fluency. Improvement in accent was limited to the first 2 years in the Slavic language group. These outcomes appear to be due to the complex interplay of L1, age, the depth and breadth of learners' conversations in English, and their willingness to communicate. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01