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ASSESSING SECOND-LANGUAGE ORAL PROFICIENCY FOR RESEARCH: The Spanish Elicited Imitation Task

Bowden, Harriet Wood·2016·Studies in Second Language Acquisition
DOI 10.1017/s0272263115000443
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Proficiency is a key variable in late second language (L2) learning, but one that is undermeasured in current research. This study investigates whether L2 oral proficiency can be quickly and reliably assessed via the Spanish “elicited imitation task” (EIT; Ortega, Iwashita, Rabie, & Norris, 1999). Thirty-seven L2 learners of Spanish with varied L2 experience (from low to very advanced) were tested. The EIT’s external validity was assessed via correlation with the simulated oral proficiency interview. Further analyses examined the EIT’s internal reliability, discriminatory power, and usefulness in identifying subgroups (clusters) of learners within the sample. Results strongly support the utility of the Spanish EIT for measurement of oral proficiency in SLA research. Moreover, the availability of parallel EITs in other languages promises to facilitate comparisons across studies. Thus, more precise measurement and analysis of proficiency in SLA research is called for via standardized measurements including the EIT.

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Authors
Bowden, H. W.
Venue
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2016-01-19
Volume
38
Issue
4
Pages
647-675
ISSN
  • 0272-2631
  • 1470-1545
DOI
10.1017/s0272263115000443
Cited by
90
References
37
Language
en
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)

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