A Study on the Effects of Alignment of Continuation Tasks from the Perspective of Third Language Acquisition

doi:10.12002/j.bisu.258

Abstract

Abstract:

Taking English and Spanish as input languages, this study analyses the similarities and differences of the effects of alignment of the continuation tasks of reading and writing from the perspectives of Third Language Acquisition and Second Language Acquisition. The study reveals: (1) the alignment effect exists in both continuation tasks of reading and writing; (2) statistically significant differences are evidenced in the frequency of both language form errors and semantic errors in the two continuation tasks of reading and writing. The study demonstrates that the use of continuation tasks from the perspective of Third Language Acquisition also helps to improve the language acquisition level of the students. It further reveals the particular mechanisms and factors that are relevant to the effect of alignment from the perspective of Third Language Acquisition. The important findings of this study are as follows: (1) self-alignment which is caused by interlingual migration also produces the effect of alignment at the linguistic representation level; (2) metalanguage awareness may be another new factor that affects the intensity of the effect of alignment; (3) the effect of alignment at the semantic level is also influenced by the “negative migration” factor that is unique to Third Language Acquisition.

Keywords: Second Language Acquisition (SLA); Third Language Acquisition (TLA); continuation task; effect of alignment; error; priming mechanism; metalanguage awareness; negative migration

摘要：

本研究分析了以英语（二语习得视角）和西班牙语（三语习得视角）分别作为输入语言读后续写的协同效应的异同。研究发现：两种读后续写任务中,均存在协同效应;两种视角下读后续写产出在语言形式和语义偏误频率上均存在显著差异。研究结果验证了读后续写对三语习得的促学作用,进一步揭示了三语习得视角下影响协同效应的独特机制和因素,具体表现在：借助语际迁移引发的自我协同也产生了语言表征上的协同效应;元语言意识可能是影响协同效应强度的又一新因素;语义层面的协同效应还受到三语习得所特有的“负迁移”因素影响。

关键词: 二语习得, 三语习得, 读后续写, 协同效应, 偏误, 启动机制, 元语言意识, 负迁移

CLC Number:

Peng Liu. A Study on the Effects of Alignment of Continuation Tasks from the Perspective of Third Language Acquisition[J]. Journal of Beijing International Studies University, 2019, 41(5): 53-67.

刘鹏. 三语习得视角下的读后续写协同效应研究[J]. 北京第二外国语学院学报, 2019, 41(5): 53-67.

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排序	关键词	对比库频率（读英续西）	目标库频率（读西续西）	原文库频率（西语原文）
1	SINTIO	1	2	2
2	HAMBRE	1	2	2
3	ESE	3	7	4
4	ASI	3	7	4
5	FARDEL	1	6	4
6	YO	20	31	11
7	MADRE	1	3	3
8	GRAN	3	2	3
9	SER	6	5	5
10	CUANDO	8	9	7
11	CONTRA	1	1	3

排序	关键词	对比库频率（读英续西）	目标库频率（读西续西）	原文库频率（西语原文）
1	SINTIO	1	2	2
2	HAMBRE	1	2	2
3	ESE	3	7	4
4	ASI	3	7	4
5	FARDEL	1	6	4
6	YO	20	31	11
7	MADRE	1	3	3
8	GRAN	3	2	3
9	SER	6	5	5
10	CUANDO	8	9	7
11	CONTRA	1	1	3

读写方式	排序	关键词	关键值	频率	参照库频率
读英续西	1	DOLOR	—5.6	3	12
	2	MAS	—5.56	13	32
	3	CASA	—5.53	1	7
	4	ES	—4.31	8	25
	5	SINO	—3.83	1	9
	6	ASTUTO	—3.55	3	15
	7	NO	1.29	48	113
读西续西	1	SABIA	—6.13	6	10
	2	HACER	—6.13	6	10
	3	VOY	—5.83	1	4
	4	SANGRE	—5.83	1	4
	5	PENSAR	—5.83	1	4
	6	PAJA	—5.83	1	4
	7	AÑOS	—5.83	1	4
	8	SENTI	—5.66	3	7
	9	SOLO	—5.3	6	11
	10	DI	—5.26	2	6
	11	NUNCA	—3.89	4	10
	12	HOMBRE	—3.09	1	6
	13	NO	1.29	113	48
	14	MUY	—1.24	9	19

读写方式	排序	关键词	关键值	频率	参照库频率
读英续西	1	DOLOR	—5.6	3	12
	2	MAS	—5.56	13	32
	3	CASA	—5.53	1	7
	4	ES	—4.31	8	25
	5	SINO	—3.83	1	9
	6	ASTUTO	—3.55	3	15
	7	NO	1.29	48	113
读西续西	1	SABIA	—6.13	6	10
	2	HACER	—6.13	6	10
	3	VOY	—5.83	1	4
	4	SANGRE	—5.83	1	4
	5	PENSAR	—5.83	1	4
	6	PAJA	—5.83	1	4
	7	AÑOS	—5.83	1	4
	8	SENTI	—5.66	3	7
	9	SOLO	—5.3	6	11
	10	DI	—5.26	2	6
	11	NUNCA	—3.89	4	10
	12	HOMBRE	—3.09	1	6
	13	NO	1.29	113	48
	14	MUY	—1.24	9	19

语言读写任务	组别	N	均值	标准差	p值（双尾）
单词拼写	1组	20	1.743 9	1.659 74	0.186
单词拼写	2组	26	1.197 6	1.090 67	0.186
性一致	1组	20	0.118 5	0.403 50	0.876
性一致	2组	26	0.136 1	0.356 42	0.876
语言读写任务	组别	N	均值	标准差	p值（双尾）
冠词	1组	20	0.610 6	0.736 92	0.024
冠词	2组	26	0.187 9	0.306 28	0.024
介词	1组	20	0.930 7	0.905 52	0.079
介词	2组	26	0.513 6	0.544 74	0.079
se+动词	1组	20	0.490 8	0.473 24	0.424
se+动词	2组	26	0.386 8	0.39973	0.424
时态	1组	20	1.740 8	2.161 59	0.026
时态	2组	26	0.543 1	0.645 91	0.026
句型误用	1组	20	0.925 3	0.790 88	0.534
句型误用	2组	26	0.767 2	0.889 66	0.534
用词不当	1组	20	2.426 6	1.708 38	0.003
用词不当	2组	26	1.029 6	0.871 73	0.003
形式偏误	1组	20	6.560 7	4.211 02	0.011
形式偏误	2组	26	3.732 5	2.153 99	0.011
意义偏误	1组	20	2.426 6	1.708 38	0.003
意义偏误	2组	26	1.029 6	0.871 73	0.003