At a Loss for Words: The Use of Communication Strategies to Convey Lexical Meaning.

Corrales, Olga; Call, Mary Emily

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Publication Date: 1989

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At a Loss for Words: The Use of Communication Strategies to Convey Lexical Meaning.

Corrales, Olga; Call, Mary Emily

Foreign Language Annals, v22 n3 p227-40 May 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 unstructured task elicited more transfer strategies from both groups of students. (MSE)

Descriptors: Adult Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Language Processing, Language Proficiency, Learning Strategies, Postsecondary Education, Second Language Learning, Simulation, Spanish Speaking, Transfer of Training

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Language: English

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