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- Title
The Effects of Input-Based Practice on Pragmatic Development of Requests in L2 Chinese.
- Authors
Li, Shuai
- Abstract
This study examined the effects of input-based practice on developing accurate and speedy requests in second-language Chinese. Thirty learners from intermediate-level Chinese classes were assigned to an intensive training group (IT), a regular training group (RT), and a control group. The IT and the RT groups practiced using four Chinese request-making forms via computerized structured input activities over 2 consecutive days. During this time, the IT group practiced using the request-making forms twice as much as the RT group. The control group did not practice. The results show that the input-based practice was effective in promoting accuracy in an Oral Discourse Completion Task and in enhancing speed in a Pragmatic Listening Judgment Task. No other effects of practice were observed.
- Subjects
CHINESE language education; CHINESE language students; ORAL communication; LISTENING comprehension; PRAGMATICS; SECOND language acquisition
- Publication
Language Learning, 2012, Vol 62, Issue 2, p403
- ISSN
0023-8333
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9922.2011.00629.x