Factors Influencing L2 Self-repair Behavior: The Role of L2 Proficiency, Attentional Control and L1 Self-repair Behavior

Abstract

Self-repairs, that is revisions of speech that speakers themselves initiate and complete (Salonen and Laakso in J Child Lang 36:859, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0305000908009240 ), are frequently used to observe the cognitive and linguistic processes underlying second language (L2) speech production. Previous research has shown that factors such as L2 proficiency, attentional control and native language (L1) self-repair behavior interact with L2 self-repair behavior. To our knowledge, however, no research has examined how these three factors interact within a cohort of L2 speakers. As such, the present study examined the proficiency scores, attentional control scores and L2 and L1 self-repair frequency data of 58 adult L2 English speakers of various proficiency levels. Regression results showed that while proficiency was not a significant predictor of L2 self-repair behavior, attentional control and L1 repair frequency together explained 40% of the variance. Results suggest that L2 self-repair behavior may be more closely linked to stable cognitive and personality traits than to L2 proficiency.

Production d’autoreformulations autoamorcées par des apprenants adultes du français et capacité de mémoire de travail

“…Notre résultat corrobore donc ceux obtenus d'études antérieures qui montrent que plus les apprenants sont avancés, plus ils formulent des ARAA de type A-choix (p. ex., Kormos, 2000aKormos, , 2000bO'Connor, 1988;Verhoeven, 1989;Zuniga, 2015;Zuniga et Simard, 2019).…”

“…Enfin, il semble que les ARAA issues d'une régulation au niveau du conceptualisateur viseraient un choix lié au discours, tandis que celles issues d'une régulation au niveau du formulateur viseraient la forme de la langue (Zuniga, 2015;Zuniga et Simard, 2019). Ainsi, les types d'ARAA varieraient selon la phase de production orale au cours de laquelle elles ont lieu.…”

“…Cette tâche a souvent été utilisée dans les études sur la production orale en général (Munro et Derwing, 1995;Rossiter et coll., 2008) et dans celles sur les ARAA, en particulier (p. ex., Bange et Kern, 1996;Camps, 2003, Gilabert, 2007Simard et coll., 2011;Simard et coll., 2016;Zuniga, 2015;Zuniga et Simard, 2019). Elle est considérée comme favorisant la production d'ARAA (p.…”

Psycholinguistic Content of Complements in English and Ukrainian

“…If we deal with such kind of the act, its result greatly affects the activities of the speaker, and if this activity is positive, then we can say with suffi cient confi dence that it is praise. In such a way we can conclude that the praise is more sincere, because the speaker himself/herself is interested in performing actions (Zuniga & Simard, 2019). On the one hand, the author of the compliment can always be accused because of the insincerity, because the relationships between the addressee and the positive qualities of the speaker can not be seen.…”

Oral fluency in a second language: A research agenda for the next ten years

“…There is evidence (Raupach, 1980; Derwing, Munro, Thomson, & Rossiter, 2009; De Jong, Groenhout, Schoonen, & Hulstijn, 2015) that shows significant correlations between L1 and L2 fluency, with Derwing et al (p. 533) concluding that fluency must be conceived of as an underlying trait, and not a simple indication of proficiency. Exploring what such a trait might be founded upon, Zuniga and Simard (2019) looked at incidence of self-repair in 58 participants with English L2 and French L1, carrying out picture-cue narration tasks that were designed to be similar in terms of plot, length and vocabulary. They did one task in French and the other in English, in counterbalanced order to neutralise any practice or language effect.…”