دورية أكاديمية
Linguistic Proficiency Assessment in Second Language Acquisition Research: The Elicited Imitation Task
| العنوان: | Linguistic Proficiency Assessment in Second Language Acquisition Research: The Elicited Imitation Task |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Gaillard, Stéphanie, Tremblay, Annie |
| المصدر: | Language Learning. Spr 2016 66(2):419-447. |
| الإتاحة: | Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDATest |
| تمت مراجعته من قبل الزملاء: | Y |
| Page Count: | 29 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2016 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| الواصفات: | Language Proficiency, Cloze Procedure, Questionnaires, Language Tests, Scores, Second Language Learning, Test Items, Correlation, Regression (Statistics), Factor Analysis, Task Analysis, French, Validity, Reliability, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Syntax, Morphology (Languages), Pronunciation |
| DOI: | 10.1111/lang.12157 |
| تدمد: | 0023-8333 |
| مستخلص: | This study investigated the elicited imitation task (EIT) as a tool for measuring linguistic proficiency in a second/foreign (L2) language, focusing on French. Nonnative French speakers (n = 94) and native French speakers (n = 6) completed an EIT that included 50 sentences varying in length and complexity. Three raters evaluated productions on five scales: meaning, syntax, morphology, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Participants also completed a cloze test and a language background questionnaire. Results from regression and principal component analyses showed a strong relationship between EIT performance and cloze test scores and significant relationships between EIT performance, sentence length, and learners' knowledge of and experience with French. Ratings were internally consistent, and all test items discriminated well between lower- and higher-level learners. We argue that this EIT exhibits good validity and reliability, discriminates among French learners of different proficiencies, and is a practical tool for L2 proficiency assessment. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2016 |
| رقم الانضمام: | EJ1098293 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 0023-8333 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/lang.12157 |