Rob Schoonen
List of John Benjamins publications for which Rob Schoonen plays a role.
Journals
ISSN 2211-7245 | E-ISSN 2211-7253
ISSN 0019-0829 | E-ISSN 1783-1490
Articles
2022. Chapter 4. L2 writing: Theory and research. Understanding L2 Proficiency: Theoretical and meta-analytic investigations, Jeon, Eun Hee and Yo In'nami (eds.), pp. 87–107
This chapter aims to identify sources of individual differences in writing proficiency, and ways to measure these differences. The construct of writing proficiency is delineated and embedded in cognitive approaches to writing research. It is considered to be a multi-faceted construct, which implies… read more | Chapter
2019. Eighth graders’ expository text comprehension: Do motivational aspects add to cognitive skills?. Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics 8:2, pp. 172–205
The present study examined whether ten motivations to read expository texts moderated the effects of cognitive skills on eighth graders’ expository text comprehension, while accounting for the main effects of cognitive skills. Furthermore, it was examined whether the effect of motivational… read more | Article
2012. The effect of task complexity on functional adequacy, fluency and lexical diversity in speaking performances of native and non-native speakers. Dimensions of L2 Performance and Proficiency: Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency in SLA, Housen, Alex, Folkert Kuiken and Ineke Vedder (eds.), pp. 121–142
This study investigated how task complexity affected native and non-native speakers’ speaking performance in terms of a measure of communicative success (functional adequacy), three types of fluency (breakdown fluency, speed fluency, and repair fluency), and lexical diversity. Participants (208… read more | Article
1999. Woordkennis Van Turkse Kinderen in de Bovenbouw Van Het Basisonderwijs: Een vergelijkend onderzoek bij één- en tweetalige Turkse leerlingen. Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen 61, pp. 21–33
In this study the breadth and depth of lexical knowledge in bilingual Turkish students in the Netherlands is compared to this knowledge in monolingual peers in Turkey. The Dutch students also performed a Dutch test on deep lexical knowledge, i.e. the Word Association Task (WAT). The results show… read more | Article
1991. Schrijfvaardigheidsmetingen: Betrouwbaarheidswinst en Instrumentbias. Schrijven in moedertaal en vreemde taal, pp. 56–67
In the assessment of writing ability it is difficult and costly to rate the students' texts reliably. Using more structured writing tasks and rating procedures could help avoiding some of the assessment problems. However, structured tasks and rating procedures threaten the validity of the writing… read more | Article
1988. Het Gebruik Van Gestructureerde En Correctieopdrachten In Peilingsonderzoek Naar Schrijfvaardigheid. Taaltoetsen, pp. 91–102
The assessment of writing ability is problematic, insofar as it concerns reliable, valid and practical measurement. In this article the possibilities of reducing error in both the writer's production and the judge's scoring are discussed. Special attention is paid to the reduction of the writing… read more | Article