Fitzpatrick, Tess and Wray, Alison  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2144-4458
2006.
Breaking up is not so hard to do: individual differences in L2 memorisation.
Canadian Modern Language Review
63
(1)
, pp. 35-57.
10.3138/cmlr.63.1.35
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Abstract
Six intermediate/advanced learners of English, studying in the United Kingdom, identified messages that they wanted to convey in specific future conversations and memorized native-like versions of them. Their ability to use them in practice and in the real conversation was analyzed. Propensity to attempt using memorized material correlated with aural-repetition aptitude, but neither propensity nor accuracy of reproduction correlated with proficiency. It is hypothesized that increased proficiency invites increased risk-taking during memorization. Individual differences in motivation and attitude, and the relationship with the interlocutor, are all discussed as salient variables.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > English, Communication and Philosophy |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| ISSN: | 0008-4506 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2022 09:15 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/80361 |
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