Effects of task type on L2 Mandarin fluency development

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI:10.1075/jsls.00010.wri

C. Wright

引用次数: 3

Abstract

This study explores task effects on fluency development in second language (L2) Mandarin during study abroad (SA) in China, given linguistic and pedagogic challenges facing western learners of Mandarin (Zhao, 2011). Data from 10 adult English learners of Mandarin were compared pre/post 10 months’ SA in China. Performance was measured in 4 tasks with different task loads (rehearsed vs. spontaneous speech, in monologic and dialogic mode). Significant differences between the rehearsed monologue and other tasks found pre-SA were generally not found after SA. Some differences remained between monologues and dialogues, suggesting that task load effects may override SA impact. Claims about the impact of SA on L2 oral development should take more account of different task demands, to help further illuminate our understanding of how SA may benefit L2 fluency.

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任务类型对二语普通话流利度发展的影响

鉴于西方汉语学习者面临的语言和教学挑战，本研究探讨了任务对中国留学期间第二语言普通话流利度发展的影响（赵，2011）。对中国10名成年英语学习者在SA前/后10个月的数据进行了比较。在4项任务中测量了不同任务负荷的表现（排练和自发演讲，在单语和对话模式下）。排练的独白和SA前发现的其他任务之间的显著差异在SA后通常没有发现。独白和对话之间仍然存在一些差异，这表明任务负荷效应可能超过SA影响。关于SA对二语口语发展的影响的说法应该更多地考虑不同的任务需求，以帮助进一步阐明我们对SA如何有利于二语流利性的理解。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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