Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education
Date of this Version
2014
Citation
Published in Foreign Language Annals 47:2 (2014), pp. 210-240; doi: 10.1111/flan.12085
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.
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons
Comments
Copyright © 2014 by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Used by permission.