Tracking Microgenetic Changes in Authorial Voice Development from a Complexity Theory Perspective

Fogal, Gary G.

doi:10.1093/applin/amx031

Cited by 27 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Therefore, the variability in the development of oral production may differ from variability in written production. In addition, the 12 observations from the present study were likely insufficient to track development of oral production; generally, an extended time period (often years) is needed to develop L2 proficiency (Fogal 2017). Although the variability observed in the current study may not be systematic or significant, we still expect oral production in general to be more variable than written production, due to the different online processing capacity that is required for oral production.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 69%

Dynamic Paths of Complexity and Accuracy in Second Language Speech: A Longitudinal Case Study of Chinese Learners

Lowie

2019

Applied Linguistics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The present study investigated the developmental patterns of Chinese EFL(AQ) learners’ oral language in terms of complexity and accuracy and looked into the dynamic interactions between them within the framework of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST). The data were analysed using dynamic analyses (moving min–max graphs, moving correlations and Monte Carlo Simulations). It was found that, firstly, at the group level, the general developmental trends of both complexity and accuracy showed improvements. Secondly, at the individual level, the developmental patterns were non-linear and dynamic with high degrees of variability, and individual language development was influenced by the initial states. Thirdly, the analyses revealed a complex interplay between complexity and accuracy, which gradually shifted from a clearly competitive relationship during the early stages to a supportive relationship in later stages. This shift in interaction shows that complexity goes hand in hand with accuracy, which corroborates the interconnectedness of subsystems as one of the major characteristics of CDST. The findings confirm the applicability of CDST approaches to L2 oral development and carry valuable implications for CDST theory development and oral language teaching.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 69%

Dynamic Paths of Complexity and Accuracy in Second Language Speech: A Longitudinal Case Study of Chinese Learners

Lowie

2019

Applied Linguistics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This kind of microlevel analysis of developmental processes, which CDST encourages, is relatively rare in the literature (but see, for example, Ganém-Gutiérrez, 2008;Fogal, 2019).…”

Section: Investigating Complexity In L2 Writingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigating complexity in L2 writing with mixed methods approaches

Gilmore

Gánem-Gutiérrez

2020

Language Learning &Amp; Language Teaching

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This chapter examines L2 writing from a complex systems perspective, viewing text construction as a process operating over multiple, interconnected timescales and levels. Any attempt to capture the full complexity of the system needs to be able to identify the different components in play, the timescales and levels of social organization at which they operate, the relationships between the components, and how the components and their relationships change over time. We argue, similarly to Dörnyei (2009: 109), that mixed methods research "suits the multi-level analysis of complex issues, because it allows investigators to obtain data about both the individual and the broader societal context" and discuss some of the affordances and challenges of this approach with respect to L2 writing.

show abstract

“…Gutierreze (2008) in a study on collaborative activity in a Spanish as a foreign language classroom, concluded that microgenetic analysis of the data allowed us to gain further understanding of collaborative activity and of the importance of language as a mediational tool to co-construct meaning and learning opportunities. Fogal (2019) in a microgenetic analysis of seven adult Japanese learners of English in a three-week writing course designed to help students develop their authorial voices revealed learning dimensions that were (i) wide in breadth, (ii) isomorphic in their rate, (iii) triggered by repeated tasks in a teaching-and-learning cycle facilitated by stylistic analyses, (iv) variegated across learners, and (v) erratic and nonlinear.…”

Section: Studies On Micogenetic Development In Language Teaching and Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effects of Input Enhancement Techniques on ESP Learners' Microgenetic Development of Conjunction Production

Salehi

Shahpari

Ahmadishokouh

2020

JPSE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Microgenetic design or microgenetic method is a scientific method in which the same setting is studied repeatedly in order toobserve possible changes in details. Reviewing the current literature, one can conclude that microgenetic methods havepositive effects of learning in general and language learning in particular. The main objective of the current study was toinvestigate the possible effects of implementing input enhancement techniques using microgenetic methods, on Iranian ESPlearners' conjunction production. To this end, a number of 40 Iranian ESP learners were participated in the study. During thefour-week period of the current study, the participants received the instructions and treatment, two sessions a week and eachsession lasted for an hour. After administering the pre-test before the instruction, using input enhancement techniques, anumber of the conjunctions were presented and taught to the learners in the first session. The data were collected afterinstructional sessions during the first, third, fifth, and seventh weeks through paragraphs focusing on conjunction productionwritten by the participants. The results indicated that, in the course of time, input enhancement techniques using microgeneticmethods, significantly affect Iranian ESP learners' conjunction production.

show abstract

Tracking Microgenetic Changes in Authorial Voice Development from a Complexity Theory Perspective

Cited by 27 publications

References 35 publications

Dynamic Paths of Complexity and Accuracy in Second Language Speech: A Longitudinal Case Study of Chinese Learners

Dynamic Paths of Complexity and Accuracy in Second Language Speech: A Longitudinal Case Study of Chinese Learners

Investigating complexity in L2 writing with mixed methods approaches

The Effects of Input Enhancement Techniques on ESP Learners' Microgenetic Development of Conjunction Production

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About