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- Title
'But Before I Go to My Next Step': A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent English Language Learners' Transitional Devices in Oral Presentations.
- Authors
Kibler, Amanda K.; Salerno, April S.; Palacios, Natalia
- Abstract
This multiple case study examines patterns in the oral second language use of three Spanish-speaking English language learners in rehearsed presentations produced annually over 4 years (Grades 9-12) in a U.S. high school. Analysis focuses on students' changing use of transitional devices called frame markers (Hyland, 2005) as a lens for understanding language used by school-aged immigrant students in academic settings, the nature of classroom presentations, and the role of a range of contextual factors from a longitudinal perspective. Students produced relatively complex structures to mark transitions, even at early proficiency levels, likely due to opportunities for rehearsal and use of supporting written texts. Despite notable commonalities, students took varied paths in language use, responding individually to presentational environments. Such findings provide evidence that both context and individual variation contribute to oral second language use in school settings and provide a rationale for research that attends to academic and presentational settings in which students produce oral language.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ENGLISH language education for foreign speakers in elementary schools; ORAL communication education; TEACHING aids; IMMIGRANT students; SCHOOL children
- Publication
TESOL Quarterly, 2014, Vol 48, Issue 2, p222
- ISSN
0039-8322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/tesq.96