Shu?Ling Wu|Lourdes Ortega
Measuring global oral proficiency in SLA research: A new elicited imitation test of L2 Chinese
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center|Georgetown University
abstract article describes new chinese elicited imitation test eit reports study investigated degree functions tool used second language acquisition research gauge global second language l2 oral proficiency eighty l2 chinese learners sampled two university curricular levels represent high low linguistic abilities including heritage foreign language learners participated study completing eit well oral narrative task background questionnaire results suggest new chinese eit help measure overall oral linguistic proficiency l2 chinese variety research purposes