Lexical LREs dominate grammar-related LREs in young learners' L2 writing noticing¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of the LREs identified in think-aloud protocols during an L2 writing task, the majority were lexical and only a minority were grammar-related. → Monika Geist 2017

Evidence¶

Monika Geist 2017¶

Monika Geist. (2017). Noticing grammar in L2 writing and problem-solving strategies. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 7(3), 471-487. https://doi.org/10.14746/ssllt.2017.7.3.6

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Qualitative think-aloud study of ten German teenage learners composing an English paragraph; coding of language related episodes found "the majority (119) were related to lexis whereas only 36 were related to grammar."

"Of the 188 LREs produced by the ten participants, the majority (119) were related to lexis whereas only 36 were related to grammar."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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