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Social and Social‐Psychological Factors Do Not Predict L2 Writing: The Case of Immigrants in the Netherlands

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is well‐known that adults vary to an important extent with regard to L2 learning outcomes. One apparent reason is the degree of exposure to the target language. Furthermore, it has been suggested that adult learning is more affected by social and psychological variables than in younger learners.
Marco Bril   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From a Learner's Perspective: Tracing L2 Interactional Competence Development in Video‐Mediated Task‐Based Interactions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In task‐based language learning, learners have to deal with the challenge of moving the task and the talk concurrently forward. In doing so, they develop sets of task‐relevant, interactional, and multimodal resources. In this study we use multimodal longitudinal conversation analysis to investigate one learner's L2 interactional competence ...
Carmen Konzett‐Firth, Ufuk Balaman
wiley   +1 more source

Attainment Pairing Effects on Cognitive Conflict in Technology‐enhanced EFL Cooperative Tasks

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how attainment pairing (high‐high versus high‐low versus low‐low attainment) impacts English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learner engagement during technology‐enhanced cooperative writing tasks. Seventy‐eight Chinese university learners formed 39 dyads (13 pairs per group) via Tencent Meeting.
Ying Liu, Allen Thurston
wiley   +1 more source

Preface [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Majer, Jan, Salski, Łukasz
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Overreliance on Orthographic Similarity in L2‐Japanese Conceptual Processing by L1‐Chinese Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Orthographic and phonological similarities between first (L1) and second (L2) languages can facilitate L2 processing. Particularly, L1‐Chinese learners of L2‐Japanese can benefit from the shared morphosyllabic Chinese characters (Japanese kanji/Chinese hanzi) because of their similar orthographies.
Xuehan Zhao, Kexin Xiong, Sachiko Kiyama
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Freewriting on L2 Writing Fluency, Emotions, and Perceptions Among Secondary EFL Learners

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Freewriting is a writing technique where individuals write continuously for a set time without editing or revising. This study examines its effects on English as a foreign language (EFL) writing fluency, emotions, and learner perceptions among 149 Korean 8th‐grade students. Over ten weeks, students participated in eight five‐minute freewriting
Yi Seul Choi, Minkyung Kim
wiley   +1 more source

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