Different ways of looking at events: Foreign language learning and the acquisition of L2 action construal patterns

Autores/as

  • Meisam Rahimi University of Isfahan
  • Mansoor Tavakoli University of Isfahan
  • Saeed Ketabi University of Isfahan

Resumen

Given the growing body of evidence on the interaction between language and thought, the overall aim of the current study is to verify whether there is a developmental pattern in the cognitive behavior of Persian L2 learners of English as a foreign language with regard to action construal level. Specifically, this study investigates whether acquiring English as a foreign language would affect the construal level of Persian EFL learners with different levels of bilingualism. A group of 40 Persian monolinguals, a group of 40 low-level Persian EFL bilinguals (bilinguals with low L2 proficiency), and a group of 40 high-level Persian EFL bilinguals (bilinguals with high L2 proficiency) were recruited. Participants were divided into the above groups based on their performance on Oxford Quick Placement Test (QPT). The participants’ action construal level was measured using Behavior Identification Form (BIF) (Vallacher and Wegner, 1989). The results of a one way ANOVA and a post-hoc Tukey test indicated that while low-level participants behaved relatively similar to Persian monolinguals, the construal of high-level learners was significantly different from monolinguals and low-level bilinguals. These findings provide evidence of a developmental pattern regarding the acquisition of construal level, supporting the claim of previous research that learning an additional language can affect the construal of language learners.

Keywords: language acquisition, foreign language, construal, action construal, construal level.

Biografía del autor/a

Meisam Rahimi, University of Isfahan

He is a PhD candidate in applied linguistics at the University of Isfahan. His research focuses on second language acquisition and computer-assisted language learning.

Mansoor Tavakoli, University of Isfahan

He is an associate professor of applied linguistics at the University of Isfahan. His research interests include second language acquisition, second language teaching and assessment.

Saeed Ketabi, University of Isfahan

He is an associate professor of applied linguisitcs at the University of Isfahan. His research interests are English teaching methodology and materials development.

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2016-12-13

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Rahimi, M., Tavakoli, M., & Ketabi, S. (2016). Different ways of looking at events: Foreign language learning and the acquisition of L2 action construal patterns. Calidoscópio, 14(3), 402–412. Recuperado a partir de https://www.revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/cld.2016.143.04

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Vol. 14 Núm. 3 (2016): Setembro/Dezembro

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