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T1 Expletive constructions in L2 English: A study of bilingual and non-bilingual programs
A1 Madrigal Acero, Clara
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Expletive subjects
K1 L1 Spanish L2 English
K1 Level of proficiency
K1 CLIL
K1 EFL
K1 Sujetos expletivos
K1 L1 español L2 inglés
K1 Nivel de competencia
K1 CLIL
K1 ILE
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB The present dissertation aims at giving an account of acceptability and production of expletive subjects it and there by L1 Spanish L2 English learners attending the 2nd year of Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (i.e., Spanish secondary education). Through the analysis of experimental data, elicited through an acceptability judgment task (AJT) and production task, the comprehension and production of different expletive constructions has been analyzed. The main focus is set on the typological differences between Spanish and English and the possibility of transfer. The study compares students with low (A1/A2) and lower-intermediate (B1) levels of proficiency in L2 English, and from CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and non-CLIL programs. A didactic proposal is provided to introduce these constructions in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching. The results show that existential there is the most accepted construction, while presentational there is the least accepted one; that L1 (Spanish) null expletive is often transferred; and that CLIL participants normally outperform non-CLIL participants in both experiments conducted.
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59202
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59202
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 09-may-2024