Atividade didatica de fonetica e fonologia da disciplina Estudos Linguisticos I, acompanhado do g... more Atividade didatica de fonetica e fonologia da disciplina Estudos Linguisticos I, acompanhado do gabarito.
Videoconferencia da disciplina Introducao a Linguistica Aplicada, realizada no dia 11 de novembro... more Videoconferencia da disciplina Introducao a Linguistica Aplicada, realizada no dia 11 de novembro de 2008.
Research on planning in the task-based approach has become a niche of research in its own. The pr... more Research on planning in the task-based approach has become a niche of research in its own. The present study attempted to shed some light on the effects of peerplanning by comparing the oral performance of 16 learners of English as a foreign language attending the 7th semester of a Letras Program, who performed a monological task in either an individual or a peer planning condition. Learners‟ performance was quantitatively analyzed in terms of fluency, complexity, and accuracy, revealing no statistically significant differences between the groups. Besides that, post-task questionnaires were administered so as to unveil learners‟ impressions regarding the processes they embarked on while planning and their opinions about the conditions in which they planned. Overall, participants reported to embark on the processes of message organization and formulation, and perceived the planning condition, be it individual or collaborative, as beneficial.
In this case study I investigate how two variables - reading purpose (study or entertainment) and... more In this case study I investigate how two variables - reading purpose (study or entertainment) and language of the text (first or second) - affect the reading comprehension of a Brazilian reader who has English as her second language. The participant read one text in each language and for each purpose and reading comprehension was assessed through pause protocols and free recall. Results showed that reading purpose did not affect much comprehension since the reading for study condition did not yield better results in the free recall. As regards the language of the text, apparently the reader had a little more difficulty in dealing with both texts in the second language. The results are discussed in relation to the linguistic interdependence and the linguistic threshold hypotheses and also taking into consideration potential methodological influences.
Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma revisao sistematica deestudos sobre letramento publica... more Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma revisao sistematica deestudos sobre letramento publicados em periodicos academicos brasileiros nosultimos cinco anos (2003-2008). Obedecendo a um conjunto de criterio para aselecao dos trabalhos, revisamos 43 estudos da area de linguistica e educacao.A sintese sistematica mostra que os estudos tratam de nove temas relacionadosao letramento, nenhum deles voltado para questoes de aquisicao e uso desegunda lingua/lingua estrangeira. A revisao sistematica tambem mostra que os estudos sao, em grande maioria, empiricos e conduzidos com criancas. This paper reports the results of a systematic review of studies2008). Following a set of criteria for the selection of material, we reviewed 43research papers in the area of language and education. The systematic reviewshows that these studies address nine main themes related to literacy, none ofthem discussing literacy as it relates to the acquisition and use of a second/foreign language. The review als...
Com o objetivo de refletir sobre os processos de mudança pelos quais um projeto de pesquisa e um ... more Com o objetivo de refletir sobre os processos de mudança pelos quais um projeto de pesquisa e um pesquisador iniciante passam ao conduzir estudo piloto, espera-se que o presente trabalho possa somar-se ao corpo de pesquisa em Linguística Aplicada, no caso, o ensino de Inglês como segunda língua no Brasil. Dessa forma, o enfoque dessa análise volta-se para o método, com seus instrumentos e procedimentos, e os dados advindos de um estudo piloto de uma pesquisa de mestrado desenvolvida em um contexto escolar. Por fim, a reflexão sobre esse movimento aponta para benefícios no que toca o refinamento de instrumentos e procedimentos, bem como o amadurecimento do pesquisador que coloca o plano de pesquisa em prática nesse momento. Assim, todos esses processos, do planejamento à análise dos dados do piloto, somam-se a fim de contribuir para que a coleta de dados definitiva ocorra de maneira adequada.
Atividade didatica de fonetica e fonologia da disciplina Estudos Linguisticos I, acompanhado do g... more Atividade didatica de fonetica e fonologia da disciplina Estudos Linguisticos I, acompanhado do gabarito.
Videoconferencia da disciplina Introducao a Linguistica Aplicada, realizada no dia 11 de novembro... more Videoconferencia da disciplina Introducao a Linguistica Aplicada, realizada no dia 11 de novembro de 2008.
Research on planning in the task-based approach has become a niche of research in its own. The pr... more Research on planning in the task-based approach has become a niche of research in its own. The present study attempted to shed some light on the effects of peerplanning by comparing the oral performance of 16 learners of English as a foreign language attending the 7th semester of a Letras Program, who performed a monological task in either an individual or a peer planning condition. Learners‟ performance was quantitatively analyzed in terms of fluency, complexity, and accuracy, revealing no statistically significant differences between the groups. Besides that, post-task questionnaires were administered so as to unveil learners‟ impressions regarding the processes they embarked on while planning and their opinions about the conditions in which they planned. Overall, participants reported to embark on the processes of message organization and formulation, and perceived the planning condition, be it individual or collaborative, as beneficial.
In this case study I investigate how two variables - reading purpose (study or entertainment) and... more In this case study I investigate how two variables - reading purpose (study or entertainment) and language of the text (first or second) - affect the reading comprehension of a Brazilian reader who has English as her second language. The participant read one text in each language and for each purpose and reading comprehension was assessed through pause protocols and free recall. Results showed that reading purpose did not affect much comprehension since the reading for study condition did not yield better results in the free recall. As regards the language of the text, apparently the reader had a little more difficulty in dealing with both texts in the second language. The results are discussed in relation to the linguistic interdependence and the linguistic threshold hypotheses and also taking into consideration potential methodological influences.
Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma revisao sistematica deestudos sobre letramento publica... more Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma revisao sistematica deestudos sobre letramento publicados em periodicos academicos brasileiros nosultimos cinco anos (2003-2008). Obedecendo a um conjunto de criterio para aselecao dos trabalhos, revisamos 43 estudos da area de linguistica e educacao.A sintese sistematica mostra que os estudos tratam de nove temas relacionadosao letramento, nenhum deles voltado para questoes de aquisicao e uso desegunda lingua/lingua estrangeira. A revisao sistematica tambem mostra que os estudos sao, em grande maioria, empiricos e conduzidos com criancas. This paper reports the results of a systematic review of studies2008). Following a set of criteria for the selection of material, we reviewed 43research papers in the area of language and education. The systematic reviewshows that these studies address nine main themes related to literacy, none ofthem discussing literacy as it relates to the acquisition and use of a second/foreign language. The review als...
Com o objetivo de refletir sobre os processos de mudança pelos quais um projeto de pesquisa e um ... more Com o objetivo de refletir sobre os processos de mudança pelos quais um projeto de pesquisa e um pesquisador iniciante passam ao conduzir estudo piloto, espera-se que o presente trabalho possa somar-se ao corpo de pesquisa em Linguística Aplicada, no caso, o ensino de Inglês como segunda língua no Brasil. Dessa forma, o enfoque dessa análise volta-se para o método, com seus instrumentos e procedimentos, e os dados advindos de um estudo piloto de uma pesquisa de mestrado desenvolvida em um contexto escolar. Por fim, a reflexão sobre esse movimento aponta para benefícios no que toca o refinamento de instrumentos e procedimentos, bem como o amadurecimento do pesquisador que coloca o plano de pesquisa em prática nesse momento. Assim, todos esses processos, do planejamento à análise dos dados do piloto, somam-se a fim de contribuir para que a coleta de dados definitiva ocorra de maneira adequada.
Departing from a cognitive account of oral speech production, the present study aimed at (1) iden... more Departing from a cognitive account of oral speech production, the present study aimed at (1) identifying the role silent pause distribution has in defining fluency, and (2) disentangling the relationship between working memory capacity (WMC) and second language (L2) fluency. Data was gathered at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, from 12 Brazilians (native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese – BP – and L2 speakers of English) and 9 Americans (native speakers of American English – AE). All participants carried out picture description and narrative tasks, orally and spontaneously, in their first languages (L1s). The Brazilian participants also performed these oral tasks in their L2 (English) and a WMC test – the L2 Speaking Span Test (L2 SST). Participants’ fluency was assessed through frequency of pauses at and within clause boundaries and mean length of run (MLR). The α level was set at .05. The statistical analyses employed indicated that while the two first languages under scrutinity (AE and BP) did not differ regarding pause distribution or MLR, the L2 (English) speech of the Brazilians presented more pauses (especially within boundaries) and shorter MLRs than both their own L1 (BP) speech and the L1 (AE) speech of the Americans. Moreover, significant correlations were found between individuals’ L2 SST scores and frequency of within boundary pauses and MLR. Concerning fluency, the results support the role MLR has in defining fluency and demonstrate the importance of frequency of pauses within rather than at boundaries in distinguishing less and more fluent speakers. As regards the relation between L2 fluency and L2 WMC, it seems that due to being more controlled than L1, L2 oral speech is at least in part constrained by individuals’ limited attentional resources, with larger-capacity speakers being better able to sustain L2 fluency (with fewer pauses within boundaries and longer speech runs) than those speakers with fewer resources.
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