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Is Putting SUGAR (Sampling Utterances of Grammatical Analysis Revised) into Language Sample Analysis a Good Thing? A Response to Pavelko and Owens (2017)
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Guo, Ling-Yu; Eisenberg, Sarita; Bernstein Ratner, Nan; MacWhinney, Brian – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: In this letter, the authors respond to Pavelko and Owens' (2017) newly advanced set of procedures for language sample analysis: Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revised (SUGAR). Method: The authors contrast some of the new guidelines for transcription, morpheme segmentation, and language sample elicitation in SUGAR with…
Descriptors: Sampling, Grammar, Transcripts (Written Records), Morphemes
The Effects of Combining Task Repetition with Immediate Post-Task Transcribing on L2 Learners' Oral Narratives
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Hassanzadeh-Taleshi, Mobin; Yaqubi, Baqer; Bozorgian, Hossein – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study aimed to examine the effects of combining task repetition with immediate post-task transcribing (TRIPT) on L2 learners' immediate and delayed oral repetitions of the same task in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF). For this purpose, 38 intermediate Iranian learners were randomly assigned to two groups: TRIPT and task…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Task Analysis, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
The Effect of Communication Strategy Training on the Development of EFL Learners' Strategic Competence and Oral Communicative Ability
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Rabab'ah, Ghaleb – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2016
This study examines the effect of communication strategy instruction on EFL students' oral communicative ability and their strategic competence. In a 14-week English as a Foreign Language (EFL) course (English Use II) based on Communicative Language Teaching approach, 80 learners were divided into two groups. The strategy training group (n = 44)…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction
Stability of Measures from Children's Interviews: The Effects of Time, Sample Length, and Topic
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Heilmann, John; DeBrock, Lindsay; Riley-Tillman, T. Chris – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of, and sources of variability in, language measures from interviews collected from young school-age children. Method: Two 10-min interviews were collected from 20 at-risk kindergarten children by an examiner using a standardized set of questions. Test-retest reliability…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Structured Interviews, Reliability, Kindergarten