Studies exploring complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) development from a complex dynamic or dynamic usage-based (DUB) systems view are well documented in the literature (Verspoor et al., 2021). However, the analyses ...

This study aims at describing and comparing the distribution of pragmatic marker (PM) use by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) speakers and English native speakers (NSs). To do this, the effect of increased contact with ...

Aquest estudi investiga la pèrdua (attrition) del castellà com a llengua estrangera en estudiants Erasmus holandesos i alemanys. S’investiguen tres tipus de dades: orals, lingüístiques i psicolingüístiques recollides de ...

Study abroad (SA) as an integral part of university studies is often seen by students, educators and institutions alike as an important means of boosting foreign language skills; yet, still little is known about how long ...

L’objectiu d’aquest estudi és descriure el desenvolupament de la competència lingüística escrita en rus com a llengua estrangera per part d’aprenents bilingües (català/castellà) d’edat adulta (n=83) en context d’instrucció ...

The main aim of this doctoral research was to explore the motivations of foreign language learners / users, and to offer insights into what a foreign language means to them in the here-and-now, and how they experience ...

The present study examines the development of L2 fluency and rhythm in the extemporaneous speech of advanced EFL learners during a study abroad (SA) period, and the relationship between utterance fluency and rhythm and ...

This study examines a semi and a full English-medium instruction (EMI) undergraduate program offered at a Catalan university in order to measure its effect on the students’ oral output. Specifically, it tackles the acquisition ...