Issues in second language proficiency

Issues in second language proficiency / edited by Alessandro G. Benati.

Benati provides clarity about the characteristics and notion of language proficiency in the field of second language acquisition. He looks at four areas of research paradigmatically related to the role of proficiency: theorizing and measuring second language proficiency; the dimensions of L2 profici...

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Other Authors: Benati, Alessandro G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Continuum, 2009.
Subjects:
Second language acquisition.
Communicative competence.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Psycholinguistics.
Communicative competence
Second language acquisition
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Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Attaining Second Language Proficiency; Part 1: Theory and the Dimensions of Second Language Proficiency; 2. What Is 'Priming', And What Might Priming Techniques Be Able to Tell Us About L2 Learning and Proficiency?; 3. Cross-linguistic Influence In L2 Verb Frames: The Effects of Word Familiarity and Language Proficiency; 4. The Role of Working Memory in the Development of L2 Grammatical Proficiency; Part 2: Factors Contributing to the Attainment of L2 Proficiency.

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