Calidoscopio
Volume 16, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 340-354

Quantitative and qualitative approaches to the assessment of oral accuracy of migrant learners of Spanish [Aproximaciones cuantitativas y cualitativas a la evaluación de la corrección oral de aprendientes inmigrantes de Español] (Article) (Open Access)

Mavrou I. , Santos-Sopena Ò.O.
  • a Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Departamento de Lenguas Aplicadas, Facultad de Lenguas y Educación, Santa Cruz de Marcenado, 27, Madrid, 28015, Spain
  • b Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Departamento de Lenguas Aplicadas, Facultad de Lenguas y Educación, Santa Cruz de Marcenado, 27, Madrid, 28015, Spain, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ETSI y Diseño Industrial, Departamento de Lingü stica Aplicada a la Ciencia y a la Tecnolog a, Ronda de Valencia, 3, Madrid, 28012, Spain

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the degree of linguistic accuracy in oral production of Romanian and Moroccan learners of Spanish as a language for migrants using different assessment procedures, namely, descriptors of an analytical assessment scale, measures based on the quantification of errors, and qualitative analysis of these errors. According to the results obtained, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups with respect to their linguistic accuracy as it was assessed through the use of the analytical scale and most of the quantitative measures. However, differences were observed in the nature and type of errors made by the participants. Specifically, Romanians made more errors in pronouns and nouns, while Moroccans in the use of articles and verbs. Moreover, a complementary analysis showed that age may be a determining factor of the degree of linguistic accuracy, and more precisely of grammatical accuracy in oral discourse. © 2018 Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Oral discourse Spanish as a language for migrants Errors Linguistic accuracy Assessment

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85055820629&doi=10.4013%2fcld.2018.162.15&partnerID=40&md5=bad6c4d8265c7840be5adf90ce757003
DOI: 10.4013/cld.2018.162.15
ISSN: 21776202
Original Language: Portuguese