Lexical errors and accuracy in foreign language writing

Lexical errors and accuracy in foreign language writing

by Agustín Llach, María Pilar

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Lexical errors are a determinant in gaining insight into vocabulary acquisition, vocabulary use and writing quality assessment. Lexical errors are very frequent in the written production of young EFL learners, but they decrease as learners gain proficiency. Misspellings are the most common category, but formal errors give way to semantic-based lexical errors as proficiency increases, likewise, the direct influence of the L1 also reduces in favour of more elaborated transfer mechanisms and L2 in…

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  • Full title :Lexical errors and accuracy in foreign language writing / María Pilar Agustín Llach.

Summary

Lexical errors are a determinant in gaining insight into vocabulary acquisition, vocabulary use and writing quality assessment. Lexical errors are very frequent in the written production of young EFL learners, but they decrease as learners gain proficiency. Misspellings are the most common category, but formal errors give way to semantic-based lexical errors as proficiency increases, likewise, the direct influence of the L1 also reduces in favour of more elaborated transfer mechanisms and L2 influence. The different categories of lexical errors indicate the stage of learning. This book uses a study of young EFL learners to suggest that lexical accuracy is a crucial component of writing assessment, and that lexical errors are useful in predicting writing quality.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Multilingual Matters
  • Place of Publication:Bristol
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2011.

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Electronic copy available.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xiii, 247 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781847694188, 1847694187, 1283224755, 9781283224758, 1847694160, 9781847694164, 1847694764, 9781847694768
  • oclc:ocn966208376
  • LC Classification:P53
  • Dewey Decimal:418

Table of Contents

pt. 1. Lexical competence and lexical errors -- pt. 2. Lexical error production in young Spanish learners' written compositions.

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Subjects

Langage et langues -- Étude et enseigne… Language acquisition Language and languages -- Study and tea… LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguist… LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & T… Language teaching & learning (other tha… Langue seconde -- Acquisition Rhetoric -- Study and teaching Rhétorique -- Étude et enseignement Second language acquisition Vocabulary -- Study and teaching

Writers

Agustín Llach, María Pilar

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