Lexical Errors and Accuracy in Foreign Language Writing - Couverture souple

Agustín Llach, María Del Pilar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847694160 ISBN 13 : 9781847694164

Editeur : Multilingual Matters, 2011

Synopsis

Lexical errors are a determinant in gaining insight into vocabulary acquisition, vocabulary use and writing quality assessment. Lexical errors are very frequent in the written production of young EFL learners, but they decrease as learners gain proficiency. Misspellings are the most common category, but formal errors give way to semantic-based lexical errors as proficiency increases, likewise, the direct influence of the L1 also reduces in favour of more elaborated transfer mechanisms and L2 influence. The different categories of lexical errors indicate the stage of learning. This book uses a study of young EFL learners to suggest that lexical accuracy is a crucial component of writing assessment, and that lexical errors are useful in predicting writing quality.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maria Pilar Agustin Llach is a lecturer at the Department of Modern Languages of the Universidad de La Rioja. Among her main research interests are the examination of vocabulary acquisition and teaching in the light of different variables such as age, gender, proficiency level, mother tongue influence, or learning context (CLIL vs. non-CLIL). Other vocabulary-related issues such as lexical errors, lexical transfer, and instruments used to measure vocabulary knowledge are included in her research.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Multilingual Matters
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847694160
• ISBN 13: 9781847694164
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 264
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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