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Papers by Fanny Forsberg Lundell
Journal of French Language Studies
Den här delen är indelad i fyra avsnitt som behandlar uttal, ordförråd, formelstrukturer och gram... more Den här delen är indelad i fyra avsnitt som behandlar uttal, ordförråd, formelstrukturer och grammatik och vad kompetens inom dessa språkliga områden spelar för roll när det gäller muntlig språkfärdighet. Varje avsnitt introduceras med ett stycke om hur området kan definieras och vad det fyller för funktion i muntlig produktion och interaktion. Därefter kommer ett stycke om vad forskningen visar om lärande och utveckling av respektive område. Detta följs av ett stycke med fokus på undervisning.
IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 2010
Abstract By means of a phraseological identification method, this study provides a general descri... more Abstract By means of a phraseological identification method, this study provides a general description of the use of conventional sequences (CSs) in interviews at four different levels of spoken L2 French as well as in interviews with native speakers. Use of conventional sequences is studied with regard to overall quantity, category distribution and type frequencies. The most predictive measure is overall quantity, which yields significant differences between several learner levels. It is also found that Lexical CSs are the most difficult to acquire for second language speakers: only the most advanced group use them to the same extent as native speakers. No significant differences are found between the most advanced group of L2 speakers (LOR in France >5 yrs) and native speakers, probably due to the measures and the task investigated. The results are then related to Ellis et al. (TESOL Quarterly 42: 375–396, 2008), suggesting that the sequences' frequencies of occurrence vs. their MI score in a larger corpus might influence their acquisition and use.
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2014
Nativelike expression in L2 speech is investigated by comparing quantity and distribution of diff... more Nativelike expression in L2 speech is investigated by comparing quantity and distribution of different types of multiword structures (MWSs) in the speech of very advanced L2 speakers with native speakers. Swedish speakers of L2 English, L2 French and L2 Spanish (average LOR in the UK, France and Chile 7-10 years) performing two oral tasks, a role play, and an online retelling task, are compared with matching native speakers, totalling 140,000 words. The L2 groups were nativelike in their use of MWSs as social routines in the role play. Collocations, the dominant category in the retelling task, were underrepresented in all three L2 groups compared to the native groups. Furthermore, the English NNSs were nativelike on more measurements of MWSs than the French and Spanish NNSs.
Second Language Research
This study investigated what psychological and social factors predict ‘perceived nativelikeness’ ... more This study investigated what psychological and social factors predict ‘perceived nativelikeness’ in late second language (L2) learners of French (L1 Swedish) ( N = 62) with a minimum length of residence (LOR) of 5 years in France. The included factors were: language aptitude (LLAMA), acculturation (VIA), personality (MPQ), target language engagement and social networks (number of relations in L2). LOR and Length of French studies were also included as extraneous variables. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that positive effects were found for LLAMA D (sound recognition), acculturation (VIA France and VIA Sweden), number of relations in L2 and LOR. A negative effect was found for the personality variable Social initiative. The strongest effects were found for LLAMA D, Social initiative and LOR. All variables together explained 25% (adjusted R²) of the variance in the sample, which represents medium-sized effects in relation to other studies on individual factors. In sum, the...
Synergies Pays Scandinaves, 2019
L'étude explore la motivation pour apprendre le français à l'université dans un contexte ... more L'étude explore la motivation pour apprendre le français à l'université dans un contexte suédois, où la position de langues autres que l'anglais (Languages Other than English) s'est affaiblit. L'étude se base sur des méthodes mixtes et comprend 28 étudiants universitaires de français. Les données quantitatives, relevant du questionnaire Language Learning Orientations Scale–Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, and Amotivation Subscales (Noels et al., 2000), montrent que la motivation des étudiants est notamment intrinsèque. Les données qualitatives suggèrent que le choix d'étudier le français se motive principalement par des raisons professionnelles et par le désir de développer les compétences linguistiques en français (surtout à l'oral). Enfin, elles suggèrent que la grande majorité des étudiants se voit poursuivre l'apprentissage du français, que ce soit dans le cadre universitaire, d'un séjour linguistique ou autrement.
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2014
Nativelike selection in long-residency L2 users. : A study of multiword structures in the speehc ... more Nativelike selection in long-residency L2 users. : A study of multiword structures in the speehc of L2 English, French and Spanish.
This study constitutes a conceptual replication of Forsberg Lundell et al. (2018), who investigat... more This study constitutes a conceptual replication of Forsberg Lundell et al. (2018), who investigated whether productive collocation knowledge – a linguistic feature known to be indicative of high-level L2 proficiency – developed between the B2 and C1 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale in second-language (L2) French. The results showed significant development. The present study set out to replicate these findings in L2 Swedish, in order to investigate whether the reported development would stand cross-linguistic validation. To this end, a test of productive collocation knowledge in L2 Swedish was developed based on 22 separate computerized newspaper corpora of Swedish, searchable via the corpus tool Korp at SprakbankenText (Swedish Language Bank). The method of the item selection was identical to that of the Forsberg Lundell et al., but the replication could only be conceptual since the reference corpora are different, from different languages. Th...
In recent times, study-abroad experiences have found their way into the curriculum of many studen... more In recent times, study-abroad experiences have found their way into the curriculum of many students, foremost in that of language students. The European Union in particular has gone to great lengths to promote these residences abroad. Not only are study-abroad experiences expected to boost students’ language competences, they are also considered beneficial to students’ personal development and future employability (European Commission, 2014). More specifically, exchange students are expected to gain emotional independence and maturity alongside enhanced social skills (European Commission, 2014). However, few studies have tried to capture the changes prolonged exposure to a L2 community is supposed to have on learners’ multicultural effectiveness, i.e. the ability to effectively deal with intercultural differences (van der Zee, van Oudenhoven, Ponterotto, & Fietzer, 2013). In this contribution, we aim to explore how students perceive their linguistic progress after spending a term ab...
Moderna Sprak, 2019
This article investigates how the disciplinary discourse on the contemporary state of foreign lan... more This article investigates how the disciplinary discourse on the contemporary state of foreign languages in universities hastily refers to these disciplines as being in ‘crisis’. This practice is nearly as old as the Humanities itself, and has been employed periodically since at least the 1940s. Despite a period of increasing foreign language enrolment in the first decade of the twenty-first century in Australia, calls of ‘crisis’ came from across the languages sector. In tracing the use of the term ‘crisis’, we show how the sector has long been characterised by such alarmist terminology, even when reality suggests otherwise. The article traces this usage in the recent disciplinary discourse in foreign languages. A topical report of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, which shows increased language enrolment over the period 2002-11, leads one to believe that things at universities may not be as bad as first thought. This finding has implications for language enrolments not just...
By means of a phraseological identification method, this study provides a general description of ... more By means of a phraseological identification method, this study provides a general description of the use of conventional sequences (CSs) in interviews at four different levels of spoken L2 French as well as in interviews with native speakers. Use of conventional sequences is studied with regard to overall quantity, category distribution and type frequencies. The most predictive measure is overall quantity, which yields significant differences between several learner levels. It is also found that Lexical CSs are the most difficult to acquire for second language speakers: only the most advanced group use them to the same extent as native speakers. No significant differences are found between the most advanced group of L2 speakers (LOR in France >5 yrs) and native speakers, probably due to the measures and the task investigated. The results are then related to Ellis et al. (2008), suggesting that the sequences’ frequencies of occurrence vs. their MI score in a larger corpus might in...
Synergies Pays Scandinaves, 2014
Cet article examine la competence pragmatique des locuteurs quasi-natifs de francais L2, compare ... more Cet article examine la competence pragmatique des locuteurs quasi-natifs de francais L2, compare a celle des locuteurs natifs francais. Plus precisement, l’etude s’interesse a l’acte de langage de ...
The aim of the present exploratory study was twofold. The first was to investigate how indicators... more The aim of the present exploratory study was twofold. The first was to investigate how indicators of high-level proficiency (collocations and grammaticality judgment) related to aptitude in late French L2 learners. Results showed a significant positive correlation between collocations and performance on the LLAMA D (Meara 2005). The second question concerned how personality relates to indicators of high-level L2 proficiency (collocations and grammaticality judgment). Two personality dimensions in the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (Van der Zee & van Oudenhoven 2000) were significantly and positively correlated with scores for collocations and the LLAMA D. The preliminary findings suggest that collocations are a valid measure for high-level L2 proficiency and that it is necessary to consider both personality and social-psychological factors when predicting successful L2 learning.
Journal of French Language Studies
Den här delen är indelad i fyra avsnitt som behandlar uttal, ordförråd, formelstrukturer och gram... more Den här delen är indelad i fyra avsnitt som behandlar uttal, ordförråd, formelstrukturer och grammatik och vad kompetens inom dessa språkliga områden spelar för roll när det gäller muntlig språkfärdighet. Varje avsnitt introduceras med ett stycke om hur området kan definieras och vad det fyller för funktion i muntlig produktion och interaktion. Därefter kommer ett stycke om vad forskningen visar om lärande och utveckling av respektive område. Detta följs av ett stycke med fokus på undervisning.
IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 2010
Abstract By means of a phraseological identification method, this study provides a general descri... more Abstract By means of a phraseological identification method, this study provides a general description of the use of conventional sequences (CSs) in interviews at four different levels of spoken L2 French as well as in interviews with native speakers. Use of conventional sequences is studied with regard to overall quantity, category distribution and type frequencies. The most predictive measure is overall quantity, which yields significant differences between several learner levels. It is also found that Lexical CSs are the most difficult to acquire for second language speakers: only the most advanced group use them to the same extent as native speakers. No significant differences are found between the most advanced group of L2 speakers (LOR in France >5 yrs) and native speakers, probably due to the measures and the task investigated. The results are then related to Ellis et al. (TESOL Quarterly 42: 375–396, 2008), suggesting that the sequences' frequencies of occurrence vs. their MI score in a larger corpus might influence their acquisition and use.
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2014
Nativelike expression in L2 speech is investigated by comparing quantity and distribution of diff... more Nativelike expression in L2 speech is investigated by comparing quantity and distribution of different types of multiword structures (MWSs) in the speech of very advanced L2 speakers with native speakers. Swedish speakers of L2 English, L2 French and L2 Spanish (average LOR in the UK, France and Chile 7-10 years) performing two oral tasks, a role play, and an online retelling task, are compared with matching native speakers, totalling 140,000 words. The L2 groups were nativelike in their use of MWSs as social routines in the role play. Collocations, the dominant category in the retelling task, were underrepresented in all three L2 groups compared to the native groups. Furthermore, the English NNSs were nativelike on more measurements of MWSs than the French and Spanish NNSs.
Second Language Research
This study investigated what psychological and social factors predict ‘perceived nativelikeness’ ... more This study investigated what psychological and social factors predict ‘perceived nativelikeness’ in late second language (L2) learners of French (L1 Swedish) ( N = 62) with a minimum length of residence (LOR) of 5 years in France. The included factors were: language aptitude (LLAMA), acculturation (VIA), personality (MPQ), target language engagement and social networks (number of relations in L2). LOR and Length of French studies were also included as extraneous variables. Multiple linear regression analyses showed that positive effects were found for LLAMA D (sound recognition), acculturation (VIA France and VIA Sweden), number of relations in L2 and LOR. A negative effect was found for the personality variable Social initiative. The strongest effects were found for LLAMA D, Social initiative and LOR. All variables together explained 25% (adjusted R²) of the variance in the sample, which represents medium-sized effects in relation to other studies on individual factors. In sum, the...
Synergies Pays Scandinaves, 2019
L'étude explore la motivation pour apprendre le français à l'université dans un contexte ... more L'étude explore la motivation pour apprendre le français à l'université dans un contexte suédois, où la position de langues autres que l'anglais (Languages Other than English) s'est affaiblit. L'étude se base sur des méthodes mixtes et comprend 28 étudiants universitaires de français. Les données quantitatives, relevant du questionnaire Language Learning Orientations Scale–Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, and Amotivation Subscales (Noels et al., 2000), montrent que la motivation des étudiants est notamment intrinsèque. Les données qualitatives suggèrent que le choix d'étudier le français se motive principalement par des raisons professionnelles et par le désir de développer les compétences linguistiques en français (surtout à l'oral). Enfin, elles suggèrent que la grande majorité des étudiants se voit poursuivre l'apprentissage du français, que ce soit dans le cadre universitaire, d'un séjour linguistique ou autrement.
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2014
Nativelike selection in long-residency L2 users. : A study of multiword structures in the speehc ... more Nativelike selection in long-residency L2 users. : A study of multiword structures in the speehc of L2 English, French and Spanish.
This study constitutes a conceptual replication of Forsberg Lundell et al. (2018), who investigat... more This study constitutes a conceptual replication of Forsberg Lundell et al. (2018), who investigated whether productive collocation knowledge – a linguistic feature known to be indicative of high-level L2 proficiency – developed between the B2 and C1 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale in second-language (L2) French. The results showed significant development. The present study set out to replicate these findings in L2 Swedish, in order to investigate whether the reported development would stand cross-linguistic validation. To this end, a test of productive collocation knowledge in L2 Swedish was developed based on 22 separate computerized newspaper corpora of Swedish, searchable via the corpus tool Korp at SprakbankenText (Swedish Language Bank). The method of the item selection was identical to that of the Forsberg Lundell et al., but the replication could only be conceptual since the reference corpora are different, from different languages. Th...
In recent times, study-abroad experiences have found their way into the curriculum of many studen... more In recent times, study-abroad experiences have found their way into the curriculum of many students, foremost in that of language students. The European Union in particular has gone to great lengths to promote these residences abroad. Not only are study-abroad experiences expected to boost students’ language competences, they are also considered beneficial to students’ personal development and future employability (European Commission, 2014). More specifically, exchange students are expected to gain emotional independence and maturity alongside enhanced social skills (European Commission, 2014). However, few studies have tried to capture the changes prolonged exposure to a L2 community is supposed to have on learners’ multicultural effectiveness, i.e. the ability to effectively deal with intercultural differences (van der Zee, van Oudenhoven, Ponterotto, & Fietzer, 2013). In this contribution, we aim to explore how students perceive their linguistic progress after spending a term ab...
Moderna Sprak, 2019
This article investigates how the disciplinary discourse on the contemporary state of foreign lan... more This article investigates how the disciplinary discourse on the contemporary state of foreign languages in universities hastily refers to these disciplines as being in ‘crisis’. This practice is nearly as old as the Humanities itself, and has been employed periodically since at least the 1940s. Despite a period of increasing foreign language enrolment in the first decade of the twenty-first century in Australia, calls of ‘crisis’ came from across the languages sector. In tracing the use of the term ‘crisis’, we show how the sector has long been characterised by such alarmist terminology, even when reality suggests otherwise. The article traces this usage in the recent disciplinary discourse in foreign languages. A topical report of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, which shows increased language enrolment over the period 2002-11, leads one to believe that things at universities may not be as bad as first thought. This finding has implications for language enrolments not just...
By means of a phraseological identification method, this study provides a general description of ... more By means of a phraseological identification method, this study provides a general description of the use of conventional sequences (CSs) in interviews at four different levels of spoken L2 French as well as in interviews with native speakers. Use of conventional sequences is studied with regard to overall quantity, category distribution and type frequencies. The most predictive measure is overall quantity, which yields significant differences between several learner levels. It is also found that Lexical CSs are the most difficult to acquire for second language speakers: only the most advanced group use them to the same extent as native speakers. No significant differences are found between the most advanced group of L2 speakers (LOR in France >5 yrs) and native speakers, probably due to the measures and the task investigated. The results are then related to Ellis et al. (2008), suggesting that the sequences’ frequencies of occurrence vs. their MI score in a larger corpus might in...
Synergies Pays Scandinaves, 2014
Cet article examine la competence pragmatique des locuteurs quasi-natifs de francais L2, compare ... more Cet article examine la competence pragmatique des locuteurs quasi-natifs de francais L2, compare a celle des locuteurs natifs francais. Plus precisement, l’etude s’interesse a l’acte de langage de ...
The aim of the present exploratory study was twofold. The first was to investigate how indicators... more The aim of the present exploratory study was twofold. The first was to investigate how indicators of high-level proficiency (collocations and grammaticality judgment) related to aptitude in late French L2 learners. Results showed a significant positive correlation between collocations and performance on the LLAMA D (Meara 2005). The second question concerned how personality relates to indicators of high-level L2 proficiency (collocations and grammaticality judgment). Two personality dimensions in the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire (Van der Zee & van Oudenhoven 2000) were significantly and positively correlated with scores for collocations and the LLAMA D. The preliminary findings suggest that collocations are a valid measure for high-level L2 proficiency and that it is necessary to consider both personality and social-psychological factors when predicting successful L2 learning.