The Construction of a Second Language Acquisition Index of Development.

Larsen-Freeman, Diana; Strom, Virginia

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The Construction of a Second Language Acquisition Index of Development

Larsen-Freeman, Diana; Strom, Virginia

Language Learning, 27, 1, 123-134, Jun 77

In an effort to find an index of development for second language acquisition, compositions written by non-native speakers of English were classified into proficiency levels and analyzed. Measures that seemed most suitable as an index of development were average length of the T-unit and number of error-free T-units. (CHK)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Learning Levels, Language Proficiency, Measurement Instruments, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure, Writing Skills

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