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Production of Routines in L2 English: Effect of Proficiency and Study-Abroad Experience
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Taguchi, Naoko – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 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…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Study Abroad
The Effect of L2 Proficiency and Study-Abroad Experience on Pragmatic Comprehension
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Taguchi, Naoko – Language Learning, 2011
This cross-sectional study examined the effect of general proficiency and study-abroad experience on pragmatic comprehension in second-language English. Participants were 25 native English speakers and 64 Japanese college students of English divided into three groups. Group 1 (n = 22) had lower proficiency and no study-abroad experience. Group 2…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, English (Second Language), Pragmatics, Second Language Learning
Do Proficiency and Study-Abroad Experience Affect Speech Act Production? Analysis of Appropriateness, Accuracy, and Fluency
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Taguchi, Naoko – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2011
This cross-sectional study examined the effect of general proficiency and study-abroad experience in production of speech acts among learners of L2 English. Participants were 25 native speakers of English and 64 Japanese college students of English divided into three groups. Group 1 (n = 22) had lower proficiency and no study-abroad experience.…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Speech Acts, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Pragmatic Comprehension in Japanese as a Foreign Language
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Taguchi, Naoko – Modern Language Journal, 2008
This study developed an original instrument that measures pragmatic comprehension in Japanese as a foreign language (JFL). It examined the ability to comprehend implied meaning encoded in conventional and nonconventional features and the effect of proficiency on comprehension. There were 63 college students of Japanese at 2 proficiency levels who…
Descriptors: Test Format, Scores, Second Language Learning, Japanese
Development of Speed and Accuracy in Pragmatic Comprehension in English as a Foreign Language
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Taguchi, Naoko – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2007
This study examined development of pragmatic comprehension ability across time. Twenty native speakers and 92 Japanese college students of English completed a computerized listening task measuring ability to comprehend two types of implied meaning in dialogues: indirect refusals (k = 24) and indirect opinions (k = 24). The participants'…
Descriptors: Word Recognition, Effect Size, Language Processing, Native Speakers