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The Relationship between L2 Spanish Proficiency and Features of Written Lexical and Lexicogrammatical Use
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Carla H. Consolini; Kristopher Kyle – Applied Linguistics, 2024
Research has demonstrated that features of lexical and lexicogrammatical use are important predictors of productive second language (L2) proficiency (e.g. Kyle et al. 2018). While some features of lexical use have been studied with L2s other than English (e.g. Tracy-Ventura 2017), multivariate lexical and lexicogrammatical approaches in these L2s…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Spanish, Written Language
Unilingualism and Unibilingualism in Colombia
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Guillaume Roux; Germana Carolina Soler Millán – Applied Linguistics, 2024
In its language policy and planning (LPP), Colombia offers ethnoeducation for ethnic groups, with Spanish as a second language, and for the protection/revitalization of native languages. However, these LPP measures are insufficiently implemented. Meanwhile, with regard to foreign languages, LPP have specifically advocated a Spanish-English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spanish, English, Native Language
Accent Bias in Professional Evaluations: A Conceptual Replication Study in Brazil
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Cesar Teló; Rosane Silveira; Ana Flávia Boeing Marcelino; Mary G. O'Brien – Applied Linguistics, 2024
Evidence from Canada suggests that accent bias can be moderated by speakers' demonstrated job-relevant performance and the prestige level of their occupation (Teló et al. 2022). In this study, we replicated Teló et al.'s (2022) work in Brazil. First language (L1) Brazilian Portuguese-speaking listeners rated audio recordings of L1 Brazilian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Portuguese, Spanish Speaking, Social Bias