Structure and Complexity of Oral Narratives in Advanced-Level Spanish: A Comparison of Three Learning Backgrounds
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| Title: | Structure and Complexity of Oral Narratives in Advanced-Level Spanish: A Comparison of Three Learning Backgrounds |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rubio, Fernando |
| Source: | Foreign Language Annals. Win 2003 36(4):546-554. |
| Availability: | American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 700 South Washington Street Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-894-2900; Fax: 703-894-2905; e-mail: headquarters@actfl.org; Web site: http://www.actfl.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Spanish, Advanced Students, Language Proficiency, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Personal Narratives, Comparative Analysis, Native Speakers, Interviews, Language Tests, Linguistic Input, Heritage Education, Religious Cultural Groups, Foreign Countries, College Students |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview |
| ISSN: | 0015-718X |
| Abstract: | This study compared the narratives of three groups of advanced speakers of Spanish with different learning backgrounds. The first group was made up of heritage speakers; the second group was composed of missionaries that had recently returned from a two-year sojourn in a Spanish-speaking country; and the third group comprised students who had learned Spanish in a regular classroom setting and who had no more than 4 months of experience abroad. The study compared the degrees of fluency and complexity of the past narrations that they produced during an OPI. The results demonstrated that there was a degree of correlation between type of learning background and narration characteristics. (Contains 5 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 38 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Access URL: | https://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageid=3803#structure |
| Accession Number: | EJ789564 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study compared the narratives of three groups of advanced speakers of Spanish with different learning backgrounds. The first group was made up of heritage speakers; the second group was composed of missionaries that had recently returned from a two-year sojourn in a Spanish-speaking country; and the third group comprised students who had learned Spanish in a regular classroom setting and who had no more than 4 months of experience abroad. The study compared the degrees of fluency and complexity of the past narrations that they produced during an OPI. The results demonstrated that there was a degree of correlation between type of learning background and narration characteristics. (Contains 5 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0015-718X |
