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Marques-Pascual, Laura – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This study investigates second language (L2) development of Spanish verbal morphology, subject omissions, and subject-verb (SV) inversions by learners in two different proficiency levels and learning contexts. Oral narratives from 40 L2 learners at the intermediate and advanced levels, both at home and in a study abroad (SA) program, were examined…
Descriptors: Verbs, Morphology (Languages), Spanish, Language Enrichment
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Byrnes, Heidi – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Advocates a "process" viewpoint of language use for second language proficiency testing and explores its potential for greater insights from five perspectives: text linguistics and discourse analysis; interlanguage; expectancy; negotiation and interaction; and communication strategies. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Discourse Analysis, Interlanguage, Language Proficiency
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Corrales, Olga; Call, Mary Emily – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
A study investigated communication strategies used to express lexical meaning in English by two groups (intermediate and advanced) of Spanish-speaking adult learners of English-as-a-Second-Language. Both structured and unstructured tasks were used to assess interlanguage development vis-a-vis proficiency, and results indicated that the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Difficulty Level, English (Second Language)