Naslov
Classroom interaction in early EFL learning: An analysis of the learner's interlanguage

Autori
Balenović, Katica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Multilingualism, Proceedings from CALS conference 2014 / Cergol Kovačević, K., Udier, S.L. - Frankfurt : Berlin : Bern : Bruxelles : New York (NY) : Oxford : Beč : Peter Lang, 2015, 17-31

ISBN
978-3-631-66377-6

Skup
28th International conference of the Croatian Applied Linguistics Society: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Multilingualism

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 25.04.2014. - 27.04.2014

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
classroom interaction; interlanguage; early EFL learning

Sažetak
The paper deals with the development of the learner's interlanguage in classroom interaction in early EFL learning. Recordings of spontaneous classroom interaction were analysed over three consecutive years when students were at the end of grades one, two and three. The research was conducted within the framework of a larger project Early acquisition of English as a foreign language: an analysis of the learner's interlanguage (project no. 130-1301001-0988). A total of 93 children from five Croatian primary schools were included in this research. Additional analysis of the learner's interlanguage was conducted in groups of six focal learners from each of the five schools. The initial hypothesis is that students' oral production shows clear progress over the years of learning, i.e. there is an increase in the length of utterances and in linguistic and lexical diversity. We also assume that there is a decrease in the use of the mother tongue in the learner’s oral production in classroom interaction, as well as an interdependence of grammar and lexis seen in article use. Transcribed recordings of six focal learners in classroom interaction were coded according to a system including Codes for Human Analysis of Transcripts (CHAT). A quantitative analysis of transcripts (the number of morphemes, mean length of utterance (MLU), type/token ratio) was conducted using CLAN (MacWhinney 1995, 2008, 2010). A qualitative analysis was done using error analysis, i.e. proper/wrong article use before the singular/plural of nouns, first/later mentioned nouns, or article omission. The findings confirmed the initial hypotheses and indicated interlanguage variability in second language acquisition. The use of CHAT and CLAN tools enables the data from this research to be included in CHILDES (Child Language Data Exchange System- MacWhinney).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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