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At the Intersection of SLA and Sociolinguistics: The Predictive Power of Social Networks During Study Abroad
The Modern Language Journal ( IF 4.7 ) Pub Date : 2022-03-29 , DOI: 10.1111/modl.12763
KRISTEN M. KENNEDY TERRY ₁

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This longitudinal study of 17 American learners of French lies at the intersection of 2 complementary fields of inquiry in second language acquisition (SLA): language variation and change (LVC) and language acquisition during study abroad. Studies in LVC examine the nature and use of linguistic features that have more than 1 possible realization in native-speaker speech (i.e., variable features). Conversely, investigations into language acquisition during study abroad have primarily focused on the acquisition of categorical features that have only 1 possible, grammatical realization in the target language, or on the acquisition of global oral proficiency and fluency. Moreover, while studies in LVC have long relied on social network theory to predict language performance, existing research on language acquisition during study abroad provides conflicting results and explanations for learner gains during study abroad. The current study bridges this research gap by providing empirical evidence for the critical role of social networks with target-language speakers in the acquisition of stylistic variation by French learners during study abroad. Additionally, because this study includes both semester and year-long learners, results demonstrate the significant impact of time on task, which, when combined with network strength, negates the role of individual learner characteristics previously shown to influence acquisition during study abroad.

中文翻译：

在 SLA 和社会语言学的交汇处：社交网络在留学期间的预测能力

这项针对 17 名美国法语学习者的纵向研究位于第二语言习得 (SLA) 的两个互补探究领域的交叉点：语言变异和变化 (LVC) 以及留学期间的语言习得。LVC 中的研究检查了在母语者语音中具有超过 1 种可能实现的语言特征的性质和使用（即可变特征）。相反，对出国留学期间语言习得的调查主要集中在获得目标语言中只有一种可能的语法实现的分类特征，或对全球口语能力和流利程度的获得。此外，虽然 LVC 的研究长期依赖社交网络理论来预测语言表现，现有的关于留学期间语言习得的研究提供了相互矛盾的结果和对留学期间学习者收获的解释。目前的研究通过提供经验证据证明社交网络与目标语言使用者在法国学习者在国外学习期间获得文体变化方面的关键作用，弥补了这一研究空白。此外，由于这项研究包括学期和一年的学习者，结果表明时间对任务的显着影响，当与网络强度相结合时，否定了先前显示的个人学习者特征对出国留学期间影响习得的作用。目前的研究通过提供经验证据证明社交网络与目标语言使用者在法国学习者在国外学习期间获得文体变化方面的关键作用，弥补了这一研究空白。此外，由于这项研究包括学期和一年的学习者，结果表明时间对任务的显着影响，当与网络强度相结合时，否定了先前显示的个人学习者特征对出国留学期间影响习得的作用。目前的研究通过提供经验证据证明社交网络与目标语言使用者在法国学习者在国外学习期间获得文体变化方面的关键作用，弥补了这一研究空白。此外，由于这项研究包括学期和一年的学习者，结果表明时间对任务的显着影响，当与网络强度相结合时，否定了先前显示的个人学习者特征对出国留学期间影响习得的作用。

更新日期：2022-03-29

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