7. Evaluating the Workings of Bilingual Memory with a Translation Recognition Task

Bairstow, Dominique; Lavaur, Jean-Marc; Laxén, Jannika; Aparicio, Xavier

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“…Perhaps due to the various approaches to defining L2 proficiency, there seems to be little agreement on how to measure it, especially for the purposes of SLA research. While some of the existing approaches to L2 proficiency assessment have included speed of lexical access (Bairstow et al, 2014), self-assessment (Li & Zhang, 2021;Tigchelaar et al, 2017), course grades (see Brown et al, 2018), C-tests (e.g., Norris, 2018), and corpus-based analysis of learner written and oral production (e.g., Gablasova et al, 2017), researchers are calling for more rigorous and targeted methods of assessing learner proficiency (Derrick, 2016;Norris & Ortega, 2012). Moreover, due to the multifaceted, "fuzzy" nature of proficiency (Carlsen, 2012), problems associated with reliability and validity of nonstandardized L2 proficiency measures have been noted (Alderson, 2007;Hulstijn, 2007;Pienemann et al, 1988).…”

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Elicited Imitation Tasks as a Measure of L2 Proficiency

Kostromitina

Plonsky

2021

Stud Second Lang Acquis

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Elicited imitation tasks (EITs) have been proposed and examined as a practical measure of second language (L2) proficiency. This study aimed to provide an updated and comprehensive view of the relationship between EITs and other proficiency measures. Toward that end, 46 reports were retrieved contributing 60 independent effect sizes (Pearson’s r) that were weighted and averaged. Several EIT features were also examined as potential moderators. The results portray EIT as a generally consistent measure of L2 proficiency (r = .66). Among other moderators, EIT stimuli length was positively associated with stronger correlations. Overall, the findings provide support for the use of EITs as a means to greater consistency and practicality in measuring L2 proficiency. In our Discussion section, we highlight the need for more transparent reporting and provide empirically grounded recommendations for EIT design and for further research into EIT development.

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Elicited Imitation Tasks as a Measure of L2 Proficiency

Kostromitina

Plonsky

2021

Stud Second Lang Acquis

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Lexical access in trilinguals

Aparicio

Lavaur

2018

TCB

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An original double-masked translation priming study investigates how trilingual translation trainees process their non-dominant languages (L2 and L3) and how these languages influence one another. We recruited 24 French (L1)- English (L2)- Spanish (L3) unbalanced trilinguals to perform lexical decision tasks in their L2 and L3. Target words were preceded by two primes, which were either the same word (repetition), a translation in one language, translations in two languages or unrelated words (in one or two languages). The results highlighted strong translation priming effects, with a repetition effect in both target languages. In addition, when the translation primes belonged to the other non-dominant language, reaction times (RTs) were slower in comparison to semantically unrelated primes in the same priming language. When two different languages were presented as a prime, L1 primes were more efficient when presented as first prime. These results are in line with previous experiments on masked translation priming studies in trilinguals and suggest that the multilingual lexicon is mediated by the L1.

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Capturing Thresholds and Continuities: Individual Differences as Predictors of L2 Sociolinguistic Repertoires in Adult Migrant Learners in Austria

Wirtz,

Pfenninger

2023

Applied Linguistics

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This cross-sectional study addresses for the first time the non/linear association between individual learner differences of social, proficiency-related, and socioaffective nature (length of residence [LoR], varietal proficiency, exposure, and socioaffect) and differential outcomes in L2 sociolinguistic repertoires against the backdrop of the Austro-Bavarian naturalistic context. Forty adult migrant L2 German learners participated in a virtual reality experiment involving interactions with dialect-speaking and standard German-speaking interlocutors. The goal was to explore differences in participants’ interpersonal varietal behavior, that is, their addressee-relational variable use of standard German, Austro-Bavarian dialect, and mixture varieties. The results of Bayesian multinomial modeling indicated that LoR, dialect exposure, and proficiency, as well as reduced anxiety when speaking dialect, predicted differences in interpersonal varietal behavior. That said, a visual-quantitative analysis revealed critical thresholds concerning when, within these predictors, changes in sociolinguistic behavior manifested, indicating a rapid change in sociolinguistic development at the inter-individual level and ultimately facilitating initial insights as to how advanced one needs to be in order to engage in sociolinguistic variation in the Austro-Bavarian naturalistic context.

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7. Evaluating the Workings of Bilingual Memory with a Translation Recognition Task

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Elicited Imitation Tasks as a Measure of L2 Proficiency

Elicited Imitation Tasks as a Measure of L2 Proficiency

Lexical access in trilinguals

Capturing Thresholds and Continuities: Individual Differences as Predictors of L2 Sociolinguistic Repertoires in Adult Migrant Learners in Austria

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