Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions

Research suggests that cognitive characteristics, aside from L2-specific knowledge, contribute to variation in language performance. Reading, for instance includes attitude as a very important factor and not L2-specific knowledge when determining reading ability. Research has shown that how readers...

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Main Author:	Jose Cristina M. Parina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2011
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2046/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2046/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2046/1/4.3L_Vol17%281%292011Jose_Parina.pdf

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spelling	ukm-20462016-12-14T06:30:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2046/ Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions Jose Cristina M. Parina, Research suggests that cognitive characteristics, aside from L2-specific knowledge, contribute to variation in language performance. Reading, for instance includes attitude as a very important factor and not L2-specific knowledge when determining reading ability. Research has shown that how readers extract information from the text is also proven to involve features that are not based on L2 knowledge. This paper explores how poor performance on a L2 task may be due to general language skills and other non-language specific variables. The present study employed a cross-linguistic, within-subject design that dealt with individual differences in L2 speaking via reading aloud. Results show that the highest-ranking student/s on the ITEO exam and diagnostic essay and the highest performing student based on the previous GPA were not the fastest readers, had more disfluencies, and were not able to supply all the correct words in both in L1 and L2. This shows that there are variables that affect L2 performance. This further proves that performances on L2 tasks may be more than just language concerns Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2046/1/4.3L_Vol17%281%292011Jose_Parina.pdf Jose Cristina M. Parina, (2011) Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 17 (1). pp. 32-39. ISSN 0128-5157 http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/3L/3LHome.html
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description	Research suggests that cognitive characteristics, aside from L2-specific knowledge, contribute to variation in language performance. Reading, for instance includes attitude as a very important factor and not L2-specific knowledge when determining reading ability. Research has shown that how readers extract information from the text is also proven to involve features that are not based on L2 knowledge. This paper explores how poor performance on a L2 task may be due to general language skills and other non-language specific variables. The present study employed a cross-linguistic, within-subject design that dealt with individual differences in L2 speaking via reading aloud. Results show that the highest-ranking student/s on the ITEO exam and diagnostic essay and the highest performing student based on the previous GPA were not the fastest readers, had more disfluencies, and were not able to supply all the correct words in both in L1 and L2. This shows that there are variables that affect L2 performance. This further proves that performances on L2 tasks may be more than just language concerns
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author	Jose Cristina M. Parina,
spellingShingle	Jose Cristina M. Parina, Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions
author_facet	Jose Cristina M. Parina,
author_sort	Jose Cristina M. Parina,
title	Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions
title_short	Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions
title_full	Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions
title_fullStr	Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions
title_full_unstemmed	Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions
title_sort	individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of l2 and non l2 specific dimensions
publisher	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM
publishDate	2011
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2046/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2046/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2046/1/4.3L_Vol17%281%292011Jose_Parina.pdf
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Individual differences in a proficiency task as a function of L2 and non L2 specific dimensions

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