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Linguistic Proficiency Assessment in Second Language Acquisition Research: The Elicited Imitation Task
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Gaillard, Stéphanie; Tremblay, Annie – Language Learning, 2016
This study investigated the elicited imitation task (EIT) as a tool for measuring linguistic proficiency in a second/foreign (L2) language, focusing on French. Nonnative French speakers (n = 94) and native French speakers (n = 6) completed an EIT that included 50 sentences varying in length and complexity. Three raters evaluated productions on…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Cloze Procedure, Questionnaires, Language Tests
Epistemological Beliefs and Language Learning Beliefs: What Do Language Learners Believe about Their Learning?
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Mori, Yoshiko – Language Learning, 1999
Examines the structure of language-learning beliefs about learning in general and beliefs specifically about language learning and explores the relationship between the two belief domains. A brief questionnaire was administered to 187 college students learning Japanese as a foreign language. Factor analyses identified five dimensions of general…
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Students, Epistemology, Factor Analysis
Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self-Determination Theory.
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Noels, Kimberly A.; Pelletier, Luc G.; Clement, Richard; Vallerand, Robert J. – Language Learning, 2000
Assesses the validity and reliability of a scale of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for second language learning, and examines the relations between these types of motivation and the four orientations discussed by Clement and Kruidenier (1983). Results are discussed with reference to how intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are relevant to…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Learning Motivation, Questionnaires, Rating Scales
The Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire: Development and Validation
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Vandergrift, Larry; Goh, Christine C. M.; Mareschal, Catherine J.; Tafaghodtari, Marzieh H. – Language Learning, 2006
This article describes the development and validation of a listening questionnaire designed to assess second language (L2) listeners' metacognitive awareness and perceived use of strategies while listening to oral texts. The process of instrument development and validation is described, along with a review of the relevant literature related to…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Second Language Learning, Metacognition, Learning Strategies
Conceptualizing Motivation in Foreign-Language Learning.
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Dornyei, Zoltan – Language Learning, 1990
Examines the components of motivation in foreign language learning in institutional/academic settings without regular interaction with the target language community. A motivational questionnaire to define the relevance and characteristics of integration and instrumentality in foreign language learning was developed and administered to learners of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Teacher and Nonteacher Perceptions of Second-Language Communication.
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Hadden, Betsy L. – Language Learning, 1991
Compared the reactions of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers and nonteachers to nonnative communication. The study focused on two questions: Are ESL teacher and nonteacher perceptions of advanced ESL students' communication skills multidimensional? and Are there differences in ESL teacher and nonteacher perceptions of this communication?…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Factor Analysis