Conversational Style in Language Proficiency Interviews  

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Young, Richard

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Learning: A Journal of Research in Language Studies (Full Text) vol. 45 no. 1 (Mar. 1995), page 3-42.
Fulltext: 45_01_Young.pdf (1.71MB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/LLE/45 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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This study compares the conversational styles of internediate and advanced learners of ESL in language proficiency interviews. Eleven intermediate learners and 12 advnaced learners participated in a regular administration of the Cambridge First Certificate in English oral interview. I Analyzed interview discourse constructed by both interviewer and nonnative speakers (NNSs), using a quantitative model of topical organization. I found differences in the amount of talk and rate of speaking (advanced learners elaborated more in answer to questions), and in the ability to construct and sustain narratives (advanced learners did so, intermediate learners did not). There were no differences between the two groups in the frequency of initiation of new topics, nor in the reactivity to topics introduced by the interviewers. Interviewers did not vary in their interviewing style with the two groups. Some of these findings contradict what designers of language proficiency interviews claim to be proficiency-related differences between NNSs. The discrepancies may be due to the format of the interview and/or to differing expectations of the interview by interviewrs and NNSs from different cultures.

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