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Direct linkJohnson, Mark D.; Abdi Tabari, Mahmoud – Applied Linguistics, 2022
Increased second language acquisition (SLA) research interest in the effect of planning on subsequent L2 oral production has typically examined the effect of planning on the syntactic complexity, accuracy, lexical complexity, and/or fluency (CALF) of L2 production. However, the results of research in this domain are inconclusive. This study, a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Meta Analysis, Planning
Révész, Andrea; Ekiert, Monika; Torgersen, Eivind Nessa – Applied Linguistics, 2016
Communicative adequacy is a key construct in second language research, as the primary goal of most language learners is to communicate successfully in real-world situations. Nevertheless, little is known about what linguistic features contribute to communicatively adequate speech. This study fills this gap by investigating the extent to which…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Difficulty Level, Accuracy
Polat, Brittany; Kim, Youjin – Applied Linguistics, 2014
This longitudinal case study follows a dynamic systems approach to investigate an under-studied research area in second language acquisition, the development of complexity and accuracy for an advanced untutored learner of English. Using the analytical tools of dynamic systems theory (Verspoor et al. 2011) within the framework of complexity,…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Case Studies, Immigrants, Foreign Countries
Larsen-Freeman, Diane – Applied Linguistics, 2009
It is a good practice to try to understand matters at hand by first stepping back and adopting an historical perspective, which I will begin this review by doing. Next, I will take up the challenges that each of the authors in the articles in this volume has presented for the study of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) in second language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Fluency, Grammar, Difficulty Level
Pallotti, Gabriele – Applied Linguistics, 2009
This article critically scrutinizes a number of issues involved in the definition and operationalization of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) constructs. It argues for maintaining clearer distinctions between CAF, on the one hand, and notions such as linguistic development and communicative adequacy, on the other. Adequacy, in particular,…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Language Research, Criticism, Language Fluency
Norris, John M.; Ortega, Lourdes – Applied Linguistics, 2009
In this article, we examine current practices in the measurement of syntactic complexity to illustrate the need for more organic and sustainable practices in the measurement of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) in second language production. Through in-depth review of examples drawn from research on instructed second language acquisition, we…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Fluency, Language Acquisition, Measurement Techniques
