Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities
Edited by Mandy R. Menke and Paul A. Malovrh
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics, 31] 2021. x, 512 pp.
Paul A. Malovrh
List of John Benjamins publications for which Paul A. Malovrh plays a role.
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Subjects Applied linguistics | Language acquisition | Language teaching | Multilingualism | Romance linguistics
Articles
2021 Chapter 17. The effects of study abroad on interlanguage development: A concept-oriented analysis of advanced Spanish majors’ direct object expression Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 397–416 | Chapter
The present study provides a concept-oriented analysis of direct object expression among advanced-level learners in classroom-only versus classroom+study abroad contexts. In doing so, it compares linguistic analysis at a morphological stage of development in different learning contexts using… read more
2021 Chapter 21. Looking ahead: Future directions for research on advancednesss and instructional practice in second language Spanish Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 489–502 | Chapter
The present concluding chapter provides an overview of the main results yielded by the empirical research included in the present volume. It further explores our understanding of advanced proficiency in Spanish as a second/foreign language by identifying challenges in defining advancedness, as… read more
2021 Chapter 5. The role of late-acquired structures in advanced oral proficiency: A consideration of complexity and variability as indicators of development Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 95–114 | Chapter
The present chapter focuses on one aspect of Byrnes & Ortega’s (2008) description of advancedness; it considers the notion of structural command, not merely in terms of accuracy, but also the multifunctional use of late-acquired complex structures, which we assert provides another window through… read more
2021 Chapter 1. The problematic pursuit of defining advancedness Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 1–14 | Chapter
The introductory chapter establishes the need for the present volume by providing an overview of the main foci of previous research in SLA examining advanced proficiency, and by identifying various lacunae in the data base of what we know. We provide a description of the volume’s structure,… read more
2021 Chapter 2. The (limited) contributions of proficiency assessments in defining advancedness Advancedness in Second Language Spanish: Definitions, challenges, and possibilities, Menke, Mandy R. and Paul A. Malovrh (eds.), pp. 17–40 | Chapter
Standardized proficiency tests are the primary means of determining advancedness in educational settings and have effectively established a common language for describing language proficiency. Emerging evidence additionally identifies specific linguistic features that correlate with each level;… read more
2010 Connections between processing, production and placement: Acquiring object pronouns in spanish as a second language Research in Second Language Processing and Parsing, VanPatten, Bill and Jill Jegerski (eds.), pp. 231–256 | Article
In this paper we examine parallel developments in the input processing and production of grammatical form among intermediate and advanced level second language learners. To do so, we analyze the results gathered from two experiments on the same participants using object pronouns in Spanish as the… read more