THE LANGUAGE CONTACT PROFILE

Efforts to gather data of various sorts—demographics, language-learning history, contact with native speakers, use of the language in the field—as they relate to participants in SLA research studies are inherent to understanding more about language acquisition and use. Scholars frequently develop qu...

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Published in:Studies in second language acquisition 2004-06, Vol.26 (2), p.349-356
Main Authors: Freed, Barbara F., Dewey, Dan P., Segalowitz, Norman, Halter, Randall
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult Basic Education
Adult Students
College English
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Demography
International students
Language Acquisition
Language contact
Language history
Language Proficiency
Language Skills
Linguistic Borrowing
Native languages
Questionnaires
Reading
Second language acquisition
Second Language Learning
Spanish language
Study abroad
Writing
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Summary:Efforts to gather data of various sorts—demographics, language-learning history, contact with native speakers, use of the language in the field—as they relate to participants in SLA research studies are inherent to understanding more about language acquisition and use. Scholars frequently develop questionnaires of their own, which are rarely shared widely in the profession. Consequently, much time and effort is invested in reinventing the process of gathering the types of data that are commonly needed.This research was funded in part by a grant to Barbara F. Freed from the Council for International Educational Exchange (New York), in part by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to Norman Segalowitz, and in part by a grant from the Dean's Office, Faculty of Arts and Science, at Concordia University to Segalowitz.
ISSN:0272-2631
1470-1545
DOI:10.1017/S027226310426209X