Pub Date : 2023-01-28DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2022.2152828
Phung Dao, Suong Thi Thu Hoang, Mai Xuan Nhat Chi Nguyen
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Pub Date : 2023-01-04DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2022.2161557
Kozo Yanagawa
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Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2022.2047194
Mu-Hsuan Chou
Abstract In two-way interactive listening, listeners are expected to use interactional skills or strategies to understand meaning, recognize interlocutors’ intentions, make responses, and establish common ground. However, strategy use can be affected by learner differences and affective factors. The present study investigated the effects of group difference (students majoring in five modern foreign languages) and an affective factor (self-perceived communication confidence) on Chinese native speakers’ strategies for interactive listening. A questionnaire survey was conducted to explore the listening strategies used by 445 college students, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 students to uncover listening difficulties in their language majors. A two-way between-groups MANOVA test revealed statistically significant main effects for language majors and communication confidence on overall and on certain types of strategy for interactive listening. Spanish language majors were found to use strategies more frequently than English, French, German, or Japanese major students. Students in all five language majors with higher self-perceived communication confidence used inference-making, phonological and nonverbal strategies more frequently than low-confidence students. Certain listening difficulties were found to be language specific. In general, vocabulary size as well as lexical segmentation were reported as main listening difficulties, followed by morphological and syntactic variation, and fast speech rate.
{"title":"Strategies for interactive listening in modern foreign language learning","authors":"Mu-Hsuan Chou","doi":"10.1080/09658416.2022.2047194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2022.2047194","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In two-way interactive listening, listeners are expected to use interactional skills or strategies to understand meaning, recognize interlocutors’ intentions, make responses, and establish common ground. However, strategy use can be affected by learner differences and affective factors. The present study investigated the effects of group difference (students majoring in five modern foreign languages) and an affective factor (self-perceived communication confidence) on Chinese native speakers’ strategies for interactive listening. A questionnaire survey was conducted to explore the listening strategies used by 445 college students, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 students to uncover listening difficulties in their language majors. A two-way between-groups MANOVA test revealed statistically significant main effects for language majors and communication confidence on overall and on certain types of strategy for interactive listening. Spanish language majors were found to use strategies more frequently than English, French, German, or Japanese major students. Students in all five language majors with higher self-perceived communication confidence used inference-making, phonological and nonverbal strategies more frequently than low-confidence students. Certain listening difficulties were found to be language specific. In general, vocabulary size as well as lexical segmentation were reported as main listening difficulties, followed by morphological and syntactic variation, and fast speech rate.","PeriodicalId":46683,"journal":{"name":"Language Awareness","volume":"32 1","pages":"169 - 191"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45726107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-20DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2022.2153859
Xinqing Wang, F. Boers, P. Warren
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Pub Date : 2022-10-18DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2022.2131801
Aleksandra Dobrego, A. Konina, Anna Mauranen
Abstract We investigated how native and fluent users of English segment continuous speech and to what extent they use sound-related and structure-related cues. As suggested by the notion of multi-competence, L1 users are not seen as ideal models with perfect command of English, and L2 users not as lacking in competence. We wanted to see how language experience affects speech segmentation. We had participants listen to extracts of spontaneous spoken English and asked them to mark boundaries between speech segments. We found that in chunking authentic speech, both groups made the most use of prosody, with L1 users relying slightly more on it. However, the groups did not differ in segmentation strategies and performed alike in efficiency and agreement. Results show that in line with multi-competence, native speakers do not have an advantage over fluent speakers in higher-level speech processes, and that the outcome of natural speech comprehension does not significantly depend on the different language experiences at high levels of fluency. We suggest that research on speech segmentation should take natural continuous speech on board and investigate fluent users independently of their L1s to gain a more holistic view of processes and consequences of speech segmentation.
{"title":"Continuous speech segmentation by L1 and L2 speakers of English: the role of syntactic and prosodic cues","authors":"Aleksandra Dobrego, A. Konina, Anna Mauranen","doi":"10.1080/09658416.2022.2131801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2022.2131801","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We investigated how native and fluent users of English segment continuous speech and to what extent they use sound-related and structure-related cues. As suggested by the notion of multi-competence, L1 users are not seen as ideal models with perfect command of English, and L2 users not as lacking in competence. We wanted to see how language experience affects speech segmentation. We had participants listen to extracts of spontaneous spoken English and asked them to mark boundaries between speech segments. We found that in chunking authentic speech, both groups made the most use of prosody, with L1 users relying slightly more on it. However, the groups did not differ in segmentation strategies and performed alike in efficiency and agreement. Results show that in line with multi-competence, native speakers do not have an advantage over fluent speakers in higher-level speech processes, and that the outcome of natural speech comprehension does not significantly depend on the different language experiences at high levels of fluency. We suggest that research on speech segmentation should take natural continuous speech on board and investigate fluent users independently of their L1s to gain a more holistic view of processes and consequences of speech segmentation.","PeriodicalId":46683,"journal":{"name":"Language Awareness","volume":"32 1","pages":"487 - 507"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48690099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-12DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2022.2119993
Wenting Chen
Abstract While previous research has identified misalignment of L2 teachers’ beliefs and practices on written corrective feedback (WCF), much remains to be known about whether and how writing teachers’ beliefs may vary across contexts and evolve over time, as well as the extent to which their beliefs are manifested in their practice. To address this issue, this study draws upon the perspective of complexity theory to explore the data collected in a case study of two novice Chinese EFL teachers’ changes in beliefs and practices about WCF across student-centred contexts and teacher-centred contexts. Data were collected from multiple resources, including interviews, drafts of students’ writing, and teacher on-script WCF. The data revealed a complex process of change in teachers’ beliefs about WCF that underwent distinct stages across contexts. Misalignments between teachers’ WCF beliefs and practices and possible reasons for these differences (e.g. teacher professional identity, affective factors, and individual student differences) are also discussed. This study deepens our understanding of writing teachers’ complex beliefs about feedback practices and sheds new light on feedback pedagogy in L2 writing classrooms.
{"title":"Investigating novice EFL writing teachers’ beliefs and practices concerning written corrective feedback across contexts: a case study from a complexity theory perspective","authors":"Wenting Chen","doi":"10.1080/09658416.2022.2119993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2022.2119993","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract While previous research has identified misalignment of L2 teachers’ beliefs and practices on written corrective feedback (WCF), much remains to be known about whether and how writing teachers’ beliefs may vary across contexts and evolve over time, as well as the extent to which their beliefs are manifested in their practice. To address this issue, this study draws upon the perspective of complexity theory to explore the data collected in a case study of two novice Chinese EFL teachers’ changes in beliefs and practices about WCF across student-centred contexts and teacher-centred contexts. Data were collected from multiple resources, including interviews, drafts of students’ writing, and teacher on-script WCF. The data revealed a complex process of change in teachers’ beliefs about WCF that underwent distinct stages across contexts. Misalignments between teachers’ WCF beliefs and practices and possible reasons for these differences (e.g. teacher professional identity, affective factors, and individual student differences) are also discussed. This study deepens our understanding of writing teachers’ complex beliefs about feedback practices and sheds new light on feedback pedagogy in L2 writing classrooms.","PeriodicalId":46683,"journal":{"name":"Language Awareness","volume":"32 1","pages":"465 - 486"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46523901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-31DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2022.2110253
Kebir Colmenero, D. Lasagabaster
Abstract Research on language acquisition has long examined the native/non-native English-speaking teacher (NEST/NNEST) debate, particularly in relation to how teachers are perceived. Despite this body of research, the point of view of the parents has been disregarded, as well as the analysis of crucial variables such as students attending extracurricular English classes. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of different variables on students’, parents’, and teachers’ preferences towards NESTs and NNESTs through questionnaires and group discussions. Data was gathered from 507 students, parents, and teachers, who were asked to assess language teachers in four different categories. Results suggest that some variables (i.e., course, extracurricular English classes, type of teacher, gender, and country of origin) influence participants’ preferences for each type of teacher.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-22DOI: 10.1080/09658416.2022.2057090
Published in Language Awareness (Vol. 31, No. 3, 2022)
发表于《语言意识》(第31卷第3期，2022年)
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