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Lidster, Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
When acquiring a second language, learners must become able to perceive the difference between novel sounds ("discrimination") and also associate strings of sounds with distinct vocabulary items ("lexical encoding"). Recent research has questioned whether discrimination is a sufficient or necessary condition for encoding, and…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Japanese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Shin, Sun-Young; Lee, Senyung; Lidster, Ryan – Language Testing, 2021
In this study we investigated the potential for a shared-first-language (shared-L1) effect on second language (L2) listening test scores using differential item functioning (DIF) analyses. We did this in order to understand how accented speech may influence performance at the item level, while controlling for key variables including listening…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Language Tests, Native Language, Scores