Term
2013
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAESL
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Bonnie Swierzbin
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Julia Reimer
Abstract
This study investigates how low L1 literacy and the level of context influence adult students' L2 oral processing skills, specifically their ability to recall recasts correctly by addressing the question: To what extent do low-literacy second language learners' noticing and uptake of recasts of oral questions depend on the level of meaningful context associated with the question? It discusses the Noticing Hypothesis (Schmidt, 1990) and Lyster and Mori's counterbalance hypothesis (2006) on recasts as a means of reflecting students' ability to notice and correct grammatical errors in their L2. Students were interviewed and recalls recorded in three NNS-NS tasks: Elicited imitation, Spot-the-Difference, and Story Completion. Results were analyzed between low and moderate literacy groups. The study concluded that low literacy affected oral recall ability in all three tasks, but that the level of context of the recast aided some low literacy participants in achieving higher rates of grammatically correct recall.
Recommended Citation
Mueller, Rachel, "How do context and low L1 literacy of non-native speakers of English affect their noticing of L2 learner recasts?" (2013). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 531.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/531