Soo Jung Youn
List of John Benjamins publications for which Soo Jung Youn plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 2589-109X | E-ISSN 2589-1103
2024 Mixed methods research in L2 pragmatics Trends in Second Language Pragmatics Research Part 2, pp. 183–196 | Article
In this article, I discuss current research issues and practices in second language (L2) pragmatics research, focusing on how mixed methods are applied in the existing literature. The paper begins by introducing fundamental principles and three core mixed methods approaches, in each case… read more
2023 Grammar as validity evidence for assessing L2 interactional competence: The case of requests in role-play interaction Describing and assessing interactional competence in a second language: Special issue of the journal of Applied Pragmatics 5:2 (2023), Betz, Emma, Taiane Malabarba and Dagmar Barth-Weingarten (eds.), pp. 174–201 | Article
This study examines how L2 learners of English at different pragmatic performance levels implement requests during role-play assessment interaction. In doing so, the role of grammar-for-interaction as validity evidence of assessing interactional competence is explicated. Using qualitative and… read more
2022 Chapter 7. Pragmatics: Assessing learning outcomes in instructional studies Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research Methods, Gurzynski-Weiss, Laura and YouJin Kim (eds.), pp. 149–180 | Chapter
The field of instructed SLA (ISLA) has grown rapidly in recent years to examine how systematic manipulations of instructional conditions can lead to the development of second language (L2) knowledge and use (Loewen & Sato, 2017). Following this trend, L2 pragmatics researchers have implemented… read more
2018 Chapter 9. Task design and validity evidence for assessment of L2 pragmatics in interaction Task-Based Approaches to Teaching and Assessing Pragmatics, Taguchi, Naoko and YouJin Kim (eds.), pp. 217–246 | Chapter
This study examines how clear communicative goals and authentic interaction are ensured in task-based pragmatic assessment practices, particularly in designing role-play assessment tasks and developing task-appropriate rating criteria. Employing a concurrent mixed methods design, conversation… read more