Lexical Errors and Accuracy in Foreign Language Writing / / María del Pilar Agustín Llach.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Agustín Llach, María del Pilar,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; List of Abbreviations --; Introduction: An Outline --; Part 1: Lexical Competence and Lexical Errors --; Chapter 1. Vocabulary Acquisition in the Second Language --; Chapter 2. Variables Affecting Lexical Production --; Chapter 3. Vocabulary and Writing --; Chapter 4. Lexical Errors in SLA --; Part 2: Lexical Error Production in Young Spanish Learners’ Written Compositions --; Chapter 5. Designing a Study to Explore Lexical Errors in Writing --; Chapter 6. Lexical Error Production: Changes Over Time --; Chapter 7. Lexical Errors in Writing Quality --; Chapter 8. Lexical Errors and Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge --; Chapter 9. Some Concluding Remarks --; Appendices --; Appendix 1: The ESL Composition Profile --; Appendix 2: The Composition Task --; Appendix 3: The 2000 Vocabulary Levels Test --; Appendix 4: The 1000 Word Test --; Appendix 5: The Cloze Test --; Appendix 6: The Reading Comprehension Test --; Appendix 7: The Questionnaire --; References
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781847694188; 9783111024738; 9783110663136; 9783110606713
• DOI: 10.21832/9781847694188
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: María del Pilar Agustín Llach.

Lexical errors are a determinant in gaining insight into vocabulary acquisition, vocabulary use and writing quality assessment. Lexical errors are very frequent in the written production of young EFL learners, but they decrease as learners gain proficiency. Misspellings are the most common category, but formal errors give way to semantic-based lexical errors as proficiency increases, likewise, the direct influence of the L1 also reduces in favour of more elaborated transfer mechanisms and L2 influence. The different categories of lexical errors indicate the stage of learning. This book uses a study of young EFL learners to suggest that lexical accuracy is a crucial component of writing assessment, and that lexical errors are useful in predicting writing quality.