Components of Language Proficiency
Adolescent Modern Language Learners in England
Emma Marsden author Amber Dudley author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Multilingual Matters
Publishing:15th Dec '26
£29.95
This title is due to be published on 15th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Filling a significant gap in SLA research in highly instructed settings, this book explores language proficiency in learners of French and Spanish in English schools. This detailed study investigates aspects of linguistic knowledge and proficiency, and the relationships between them, to offer insights into language learning, teaching and testing.
Presents substantial evidence for the foundational role of second language linguistic knowledge over and above that of motivation and self-efficacy
This book presents a comprehensive study into the components of language proficiency among 302 adolescent learners of French and Spanish in state-funded schools in England.
It fills a significant gap in research on language learning in highly instructed settings and offers critical insights into current debates in modern language learning, teaching and assessment, both in England and internationally.
It presents data on three components of proficiency – linguistic knowledge, skills and affect – and explores how these components relate to each other. Alongside their findings, the authors provide online summaries of each chapter and freely available materials for use in research, teaching and testing.
This book will be of interest to students, trainee and practising teachers, teacher educators, and researchers of instructed second language learning, teaching and testing.
This book is open access under a CC BY NC ND licence.
This book reports a major indepth study of the foreign language knowledge and skills of today’s teenage learners of French and Spanish in England. In an Anglophone setting where commitment to language learning is under threat, the book contributes unique linguistic insights to debates on curriculum direction and reform. * Rosamond Frances Mitchell, University of Southampton, UK *
This book offers a fascinating exploration of the relationship between language knowledge (vocabulary, grammar and phonics) and linguistic proficiency amongst secondary school students in England. Combining academic rigour and ambitious scope with an accessible, engaging style, it will be an invaluable resource for researchers, teachers and policymakers in debates about curriculum design and pedagogy in low-input ‘foreign language’ classrooms. * Robert Woore, University of Oxford, UK *
ISBN: 9781800419759
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
310 pages