Is Full-Time Equivalent an Appropriate Measure to Assess L1 and L2 Perception of L2 Speakers with Limited L2 Experience?
Gorba, Celia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres)

Imprint:	MDPI AG, 2023
Abstract:	The revised version of the Speech Learning Model (SLM-r) regards full-time equivalent (FTE), which involves the amount of L2 use during the length of residence (LOR) in an L2 setting, as the main factor in L2 speech acquisition. Previous studiesshowed that LOR has a significant effect on L2 and L1 production and perception but does not explain differences between populations (i. e. , L1-Spanish L2-English vs. L1-English L2-Spanish). A reanalysis of the data has been conducted by calculating the FTE of the experienced participants. The aim was also to investigate whether the assumptions of the SLM-r are applicable to L1 and L2 perception. A series of correlation tests between FTE and category boundary-between voiced and voiceless stops-was conducted, yielding onsignificant results. The relatively short LOR of participants, the quality of the input and differences in terms of L2 instruction between participants could explain the lack of a clear effect of FTE in this study. Therefore, FTE on its own may not be sufficient to account for L2 accuracy in perception, at least for L2 speakers with limited L2 input, and other factors should be considered.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad FFI2017-88016-P Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2021-122396NB-I00
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Perception ; L2 acquisition ; L1 ; Crosslinguistic influence ; SLM ; FTE
Published in:	Languages, Vol 8 (2023), article number 56, ISSN 2226-471X

DOI: 10.3390/languages8010056

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