ERIC Number: EJ998508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
Pages: 13
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Production of Routines in L2 English: Effect of Proficiency and Study-Abroad Experience
Taguchi, Naoko
System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, v41 n1 p109-121 Mar 2013
This preliminary study examined the effect of proficiency and study abroad experience on L2 learners' ability to produce routines. Participants were 64 Japanese students in an English-medium university in Japan. They were divided into three groups: Group 1 had lower proficiency with no study abroad experience, Group 2 had higher proficiency but no study abroad experience, and Group 3 had higher proficiency with study abroad experience. They completed an oral discourse completion test involving four situations that elicited routines. Participants' performance was evaluated based on three aspects: appropriateness (rated by native speakers), planning time, and speech rate. Results revealed a significant effect of proficiency combined with study abroad experience on all three aspects. (Contains 9 tables.)
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Japanese, Native Language, Language of Instruction, Oral Language, Cloze Procedure, Language Tests, Evaluators, College Students, Educational Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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