Opportunities and Challenges in the Analysis of the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN)

Autor/in	De Cat, Cécile
Titel	Opportunities and Challenges in the Analysis of the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN)
Quelle	In: First Language, 42 (2022) 2, S.321-329 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (De Cat, Cécile)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-7237
DOI	10.1177/01427237211064695
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Narration; Measurement Techniques; Morphology (Languages); Syntax; Pragmatics; Connected Discourse; Vocabulary; Language Acquisition; Language Variation; Communicative Competence (Languages); Second Language Learning; Bilingualism; Literacy; Discourse Analysis; Individual Differences; Error Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Messtechnik; Morphology; Morphologie; Pragmalinguistik; Wortschatz; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Sprachenvielfalt; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Bilingualismus; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Diskursanalyse; Individueller Unterschied; Fehlertyp
Abstract	The development of the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (MAIN) has no doubt contributed to prompting a renewed interest in children's narratives. This carefully controlled test of narrative abilities elicits a rich set of measures spanning multiple linguistic domains and their interaction, including lexis, morphosyntax, discourse-pragmatics, as well as various aspects of narrative structure, communicative competence, and language use (such as code-switching). It is particularly well suited to the study of discourse cohesion, referential adequacy and informativeness, and of course to the study of narrative structure and richness, and the acquisition of a more formal or literary register. In this commentary article, I reflect on the five empirical papers included in the special issue. I focus on methodological challenges for the analysis of narratives and identify outstanding questions. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01