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Article: Does the presence of formulaic language help or hinder second language listeners’ lower-level processing?
Title | Does the presence of formulaic language help or hinder second language listeners’ lower-level processing? |
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Keywords | corpus-based research EFL language performance language use second language listening |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://ltr.sagepub.com |
Citation | Language Teaching Research, 2020, v. 24 n. 3, p. 338-363 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study examined the influence of formulaic language on second language (L2) listeners’ lower-level processing, in terms of their ability to accurately identify the words in texts. On the one hand, there were reasons for expecting the presence of the formulas to advantage the learners, because the learners would process these formulaic words more holistically than the surrounding non-formulaic words. On the other hand, though, because formulas are commonly uttered in more reduced fashion than their surrounding non-formulaic words – and L2 learners commonly face challenges understanding reduced speech – it was possible the formulas would negatively impact the learners’ processing. The participants listened to four texts, which were paused intermittently for them to transcribe the final stretch of words they had heard prior to each pause. The researcher had previously categorized these words as being part of formulas or non-formulas through corpus analysis. By comparing the listeners’ identification of the formulaic and the non-formulaic language, the study found that formulaic language facilitated their lower-level listening. This degree of advantage, however, varied across text difficulty level and listener proficiency level. Based on the findings, implications for L2 listening instruction are discussed. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/256503 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.738 |
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dc.contributor.author | Yeldham, MA | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-20T06:35:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-20T06:35:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Language Teaching Research, 2020, v. 24 n. 3, p. 338-363 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1362-1688 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/256503 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined the influence of formulaic language on second language (L2) listeners’ lower-level processing, in terms of their ability to accurately identify the words in texts. On the one hand, there were reasons for expecting the presence of the formulas to advantage the learners, because the learners would process these formulaic words more holistically than the surrounding non-formulaic words. On the other hand, though, because formulas are commonly uttered in more reduced fashion than their surrounding non-formulaic words – and L2 learners commonly face challenges understanding reduced speech – it was possible the formulas would negatively impact the learners’ processing. The participants listened to four texts, which were paused intermittently for them to transcribe the final stretch of words they had heard prior to each pause. The researcher had previously categorized these words as being part of formulas or non-formulas through corpus analysis. By comparing the listeners’ identification of the formulaic and the non-formulaic language, the study found that formulaic language facilitated their lower-level listening. This degree of advantage, however, varied across text difficulty level and listener proficiency level. Based on the findings, implications for L2 listening instruction are discussed. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://ltr.sagepub.com | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Language Teaching Research | - |
dc.rights | Author(s), Contribution Title, Journal Title (Journal Volume Number and Issue Number) pp. xx-xx. Copyright © [year] (Copyright Holder). DOI: [DOI number]. | - |
dc.subject | corpus-based research | - |
dc.subject | EFL | - |
dc.subject | language performance | - |
dc.subject | language use | - |
dc.subject | second language listening | - |
dc.title | Does the presence of formulaic language help or hinder second language listeners’ lower-level processing? | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yeldham, MA: myeldham@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Yeldham, MA=rp01965 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/1362168818787828 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85049998861 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 285839 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 24 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 338 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 363 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000526661800004 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1362-1688 | - |