Motivational dispositions predict qualitative differences in oral task performance

IF 4.2 1区文学 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Studies in Second Language Acquisition Pub Date : 2023-05-23 DOI:10.1017/s0272263123000220

Mostafa Papi, Mijin Eom, Yiran Zhang, Yang Zhou, Zach Whiteside

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Abstract

The study examined how learners’ motivational dispositions predict the complexity, accuracy, fluency of their oral task performance and their overall second language proficiency. Eighty-one speakers of English as a second language in the United States completed a regulatory focus and a regulatory mode questionnaire, an oral interview task, and a picture description task. Regression analyses showed a meaningful pattern of results. The assessment mode (concerned with analysis, evaluation, and comparison) contributed to syntactic and lexical complexity, the reduction of dysfluencies, and overall English proficiency, whereas the locomotion mode (concerned with acting without deliberation) positively predicted the speed measure of fluency and the total number of errors. The prevention focus (concerned with stability, security, and safety) negatively predicted lexical sophistication, whereas the promotion focus (concerned with advancement, accomplishments, and growth) predicted overall English proficiency. Theoretical and instructional implications were discussed.

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动机倾向预测口头任务表现的质性差异

这项研究考察了学习者的动机倾向如何预测他们口头任务表现的复杂性、准确性、流利性以及他们的总体第二语言水平。在美国，81名英语作为第二语言的使用者完成了监管重点和监管模式问卷、口头访谈任务和图片描述任务。回归分析显示了一种有意义的结果模式。评估模式（涉及分析、评估和比较）有助于提高句法和词汇的复杂性、减少语言障碍和整体英语水平，而运动模式（涉及不假思索的行动）则能积极预测流利度的速度和错误总数。预防重点（关注稳定性、安全性和安全性）对词汇成熟度有负面预测，而提升重点（关注进步、成就和成长）则对整体英语水平有预测作用。讨论了理论和教学意义。

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition LINGUISTICS-

CiteScore

8.00

自引率

9.80%

发文量

期刊介绍： Studies in Second Language Acquisition is a refereed journal of international scope devoted to the scientific discussion of acquisition or use of non-native and heritage languages. Each volume (five issues) contains research articles of either a quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods nature in addition to essays on current theoretical matters. Other rubrics include shorter articles such as Replication Studies, Critical Commentaries, and Research Reports.