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Hwang, Haerim; Jung, Hyeyoung; Kim, Hyunwoo – Modern Language Journal, 2020
Learner corpus studies using syntactic complexity as a construct for characterizing learner proficiency have found that higher proficiency permits learners to produce more complex syntactic structures. However, the majority of previous studies have focused on writing, almost exclusively with adult second language (L2) learners. Given the…
Descriptors: Syntax, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Kim, Hyunwoo; Rah, Yangon; Hwang, Haerim – English Teaching, 2020
Usage-based approaches to language acquisition explain language development as a gradual process of generalizing constructions through language experience. This study investigated second language learners' development of constructional knowledge from the perspective of usage-based language development. A total of 169 Korean EFL students at five…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)