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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