Spoken Spanish Language Development at the High School Level: A Mixed-Methods Study

Autor/inn/en	Moeller, Aleidine J.; Theiler, Janine
Titel	Spoken Spanish Language Development at the High School Level: A Mixed-Methods Study
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 47 (2014) 2, S.210-240 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/flan.12085
Schlagwörter	Oral Language; Spanish; Second Language Learning; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Teaching Methods; Language Proficiency; School Districts; High School Students; Scores; Mixed Methods Research; Communicative Competence (Languages); Language Tests; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Spanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; School district; Schulbezirk; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	Communicative approaches to teaching language have emphasized the centrality of oral proficiency in the language acquisition process, but research investigating oral proficiency has been surprisingly limited, yielding an incomplete understanding of spoken language development. This study investigated the development of spoken language at the high school level over five consecutive years, involving more than 1,500 students representing 23 school districts. Quantitative Standards-Based Measure of Proficiency speaking scores and student-produced qualitative spoken samples (n?>?6,000 samples) contributed to an understanding of the development of spoken language. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) revealed a consistent growth trajectory of spoken language development, and results indicated that 18-30% of the variance in student outcomes may be attributed to the teacher variable. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10