Second Language Acquisition and the Mastery of Discourse Connectives
Assessing the Factors That Hinder L2-Learners from Mastering French Connectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5900218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Wetzels (0000-0001-8569-5320, corresponding author), Mathis Wetzel (0000-0002-6256-5985, University of Bern, corresponding author), Sandrine Zufferey (0000-0002-5403-6709, University of Bern), Pascal M Gygax (0000-0003-4151-8255, University of Fribourg), Pascal Gygax |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 35 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages5030035 |
| OpenAlex | W3084666495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 51 |
Even though the mastery of discourse connectives represents an important step toward reaching high language proficiency, it remains highly difficult for L2-learners to master them. We conducted an experiment in which we tested the mastery of 12 monofunctional French connectives conveying six different coherence relations by 151 German-speaking learners of French, as well as a control group of 63 native French speakers. Our results show that the cognitive complexity of the coherence relation and connectives' frequency, both found to be important factors for native speakers' connective mastery, play a minor role for the mastery by non-native speakers. Instead, we argue that two specific factors, namely the connectives' register and meaning transparency, seem to be more predictive variables. In addition, we found that a higher exposure to print in L1, correlates with a better mastery of the connectives in L2. We discuss the implications of our findings in the context of second language acquisition
Cognitive psychology · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Context (archaeology · First language · German · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Meaning (existential · Second language · Second-language acquisition · Transparency (behavior · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Mathematics · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Failing Fortunes of Applied Linguistics
How multilingual adolescents use connectives in argumentative texts
An “Author Fluency Task”
On the Persistence of Discourse Predictions
Individual differences in discourse management
Differences in L1 and L2 pragmatic competence
Supporting Spanish 11th grade students to make scientific writing when learning chemistry in English
Pragmatic and syntactic constraints on French causal connectives
L2 development of Chinese correlative connectives
Vocabulary size and exposure to print predict mastery of connectives in teenage years
Connective Comprehension in Adults
Actual and Self-Perceived Linguistic Proficiency Gains in French during Study Abroad
Online Psycholinguistic Methods in Second Language Acquisition Research
Analyzing Linguistic Data
Emmeans
Rhetorical Structure Theory
Language history questionnaire
Language history questionnaire (LHQ 2.0)
Prolific.ac—A subject pool for online experiments
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4
The emergence of Dutch connectives; how cumulative cognitive complexity explains the order of acquisition
Pragmatic connectives and L2 acquisition
The Sketch Engine
A corpus-based study of connectors in student writing
Lexical teddy bears and advanced learners
Cohesive features in argumentative writing produced by Chinese undergraduates
Advanced learners’ comprehension of discourse connectives
Roger Broke His Tooth. However , He Went to the Dentist”
The Role of Coherence Relations and Their Linguistic Markers in Text Processing
Toward a taxonomy of coherence relations
Do Causal and Concessive Connectives Guide Emotional Expectancies in Comprehension? A Double-Task Paradigm Using Emotional Icons
Do L1 Reading Achievement and L1 Print Exposure Contribute to the Prediction of L2 Proficiency
Do teenagers know how to use connectives from the written mode
Connector usage in the English essay writing of native and non-native EFL speakers of English
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |