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Yeldham, Michael – Language Teaching Research, 2020
This study examined the influence of formulaic language on second language (L2) listeners' lower-level processing, in terms of their ability to accurately identify the words in texts. On the one hand, there were reasons for expecting the presence of the formulas to advantage the learners, because the learners would process these formulaic words…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Language Processing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chen, Pei-Hua; Fu, Jen-Tso – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2018
The Revised Preschool Language Assessment (RPLA) is a standardized measure for examining the language status of and determining potential language difficulties among preschoolers between 3 and 6 years old. To facilitate the applicability of the RPLA for use with Mandarin-speaking children, the present study adopted exploratory factor analysis…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Preschool Children, Language Tests, Standardized Tests