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Biber, Douglas; Gray, Bethany; Staples, Shelley – Applied Linguistics, 2016
In the present article, we explore the extent to which previous research on register variation can be used to predict spoken/written task-type variation as well as differences across score levels in the context of a major standardized language exam (TOEFL iBT). Specifically, we carry out two sets of linguistic analyses based on a large corpus of…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Scores, Standardized Tests, Language Tests
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Keenan, Susan K. – Applied Linguistics, 1993
Written apologies of deaf students were examined from data obtained from a discourse completion test. Results show that both word choice and word order give a routinized feel to the apologies, in part attributable to American Sign Language; and that strategy choices may reflect a culture-specific view of social offenses. (Contains 44 references.)…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Applied Linguistics, Cultural Context, Deafness
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Lyster, Roy – Applied Linguistics, 1994
A set of functional-analytic materials, entailing the study and practice of sociostylistic variation, was implemented in three eighth-grade French immersion (FI) classrooms by their respective teachers during French language arts classes over a five-week period. Pre- and posttests indicate that functional-analytic teaching improved FI students'…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries, French