Wright, C orcid.org/0000-0003-3962-7903 (2021) Effects of Task Type on L2 Mandarin Fluency Development. Journal of Second Language Studies, 3 (2). pp. 157-179. ISSN 2542-3835
Abstract
This study explores task effects on fluency development in second language (L2) Mandarin during study abroad (SA) in China, given linguistic and pedagogic challenges facing western learners of Mandarin (Zhao, 2011). Data from 10 adult English learners of Mandarin were compared pre/post 10 months’ SA in China. Performance was measured in 4 tasks with different task loads (rehearsed vs. spontaneous speech, in monologic and dialogic mode). Significant differences between the rehearsed monologue and other tasks found pre-SA were generally not found after SA. Some differences remained between monologues and dialogues, suggesting that task load effects may override SA impact. Claims about the impact of SA on L2 oral development should take more account of different task demands, to help further illuminate our understanding of how SA may benefit L2 fluency.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © John Benjamins Publishing Company. This is an author produced version of an article published in Journal of Second Language Studies . Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | L2 Mandarin fluency; task effects; study abroad; prepared speech; spontaneous speech |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > Linguistics & Phonetics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2020 12:02 |
Last Modified: | 26 Feb 2021 02:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Identification Number: | 10.1075/jsls.00010.wri |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156502 |