The Dynamic Trajectory of L2 Development in the Speech of Early Iranian Learners of English Based on Processability Theory
Adopting processability theory (Pienemann, 1989), the present study sought to trace the dynamic trajectory of the morphosyntactic development in the English speech of 24 Iranian learners. The participants recruited were interviewed in the initial experiment and the final experiment sessions. The dat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Research in English Language Pedagogy |
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| Online Access: | https://relp.isfahan.iau.ir/article_699058_4c362aa52c8a8cda12e17de7108bfaf6.pdf |
| Summary: | Adopting processability theory (Pienemann, 1989), the present study sought to trace the dynamic trajectory of the morphosyntactic development in the English speech of 24 Iranian learners. The participants recruited were interviewed in the initial experiment and the final experiment sessions. The data were obtained through some simple communicative tasks which mediated the interviews the participating learners gave. English speech fragments elicited were submitted to a distributional analysis and emergence criteria. They appeared to be collectively explained by the processability theory hierarchy, notwithstanding their idiosyncratic structures. While regularities speak to universal stages, individual variations are an indication of constraints imposed by the developing L2 system. The findings of the present study have pedagogical implications for syllabus designers and teachers alike, which are discussed in due space. |
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| ISSN: | 2588-3259 2538-4244 |