A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking
Abstract (English) The present study evaluates test results of oral and written production for a group of 15-16 year-old Swedish L2-learners of Spanish in an instructional setting. The test results are evaluated according to the Swedish grade descriptors for the tested level and the descriptors of...
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The present study evaluates test results of oral and written production for a group of 15-16 year-old Swedish L2-learners of Spanish in an instructional setting. The test results are evaluated according to the Swedish grade descriptors for the tested level and the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It is shown that the subjects generally perform better in writing than in speaking. This result is valid both with respect to the Swedish descriptors and the CEFR scale ratings. The results are discussed in relation to the conditions for learning an L2 in a formal instructional setting with little exposure to the target language outside the school context. A possible dominance of writing-based activities in the classroom and a low degree of extramural exposure are suggested as possible explanatory factors to the results.
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El estudio evalúa el resultado de una tarea de producción oral y escrita del Español Lengua Extranjera (ELE) realizado por aprendientes suecos de 15-16 años en un contexto de aprendizaje formal. Los resultados se evalúan de acuerdo con los descriptores de calificación suecos para el nivel evaluado y los descriptores del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCER). Los resultados demuestran que los sujetos generalmente se desempeñan mejor en la escritura que en el habla. Este resultado persiste también en la comparación con las clasificaciones de la escala MCER. Los resultados se discuten en relación con las condiciones para aprender una L2 en un entorno de instrucción formal con poca exposición a la lengua meta fuera del contexto escolar. Se sugieren un posible dominio de actividades basadas en la escritura en el aula y un bajo grado de exposición extramural como posibles factores explicativos de los resultados. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b84ed03a5bbf4cc78f6b914fbc0c59952025-01-04T19:49:25ZdeuProf Thomas TinnefeldJournal of Linguistics and Language Teaching2190-46772020-07-011116990A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus SpeakingBerit Aronsson0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9898-0670Umeå University, Sweden Abstract (English) The present study evaluates test results of oral and written production for a group of 15-16 year-old Swedish L2-learners of Spanish in an instructional setting. The test results are evaluated according to the Swedish grade descriptors for the tested level and the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It is shown that the subjects generally perform better in writing than in speaking. This result is valid both with respect to the Swedish descriptors and the CEFR scale ratings. The results are discussed in relation to the conditions for learning an L2 in a formal instructional setting with little exposure to the target language outside the school context. A possible dominance of writing-based activities in the classroom and a low degree of extramural exposure are suggested as possible explanatory factors to the results. Abstract (Español) El estudio evalúa el resultado de una tarea de producción oral y escrita del Español Lengua Extranjera (ELE) realizado por aprendientes suecos de 15-16 años en un contexto de aprendizaje formal. Los resultados se evalúan de acuerdo con los descriptores de calificación suecos para el nivel evaluado y los descriptores del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCER). Los resultados demuestran que los sujetos generalmente se desempeñan mejor en la escritura que en el habla. Este resultado persiste también en la comparación con las clasificaciones de la escala MCER. Los resultados se discuten en relación con las condiciones para aprender una L2 en un entorno de instrucción formal con poca exposición a la lengua meta fuera del contexto escolar. Se sugieren un posible dominio de actividades basadas en la escritura en el aula y un bajo grado de exposición extramural como posibles factores explicativos de los resultados.https://linguisticsandlanguageteaching.blogspot.com/2020/07/blog-post_29.htmladolescent l2-learnersoral and written productioninstructional settinglanguage testingcefraprendizaje l2producción oral y escritacontexto de aprendizaje formalevaluación de lenguas |
| spellingShingle | Berit Aronsson A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching adolescent l2-learners oral and written production instructional setting language testing cefr aprendizaje l2 producción oral y escrita contexto de aprendizaje formal evaluación de lenguas |
| title | A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking |
| title_full | A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking |
| title_fullStr | A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking |
| title_short | A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking |
| title_sort | study of learner profiles in spanish as a second language in a swedish instructional setting writing versus speaking |
| topic | adolescent l2-learners oral and written production instructional setting language testing cefr aprendizaje l2 producción oral y escrita contexto de aprendizaje formal evaluación de lenguas |
| url | https://linguisticsandlanguageteaching.blogspot.com/2020/07/blog-post_29.html |
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