L1 influence in
the development of question
intonation (John Hellermann,
Christie Crosby)
Intonation
is an often overlooked aspect
of the acquisition of spoken
language. In this project,
researchers are
isolating question types in
different genres of classroom
discourse (teacher-supported
task interaction and
conversational interaction) in
a series of longitudinal case
studies (L1 Russian, L1
Mandarin, and L1 Spanish) to
understand L1 influence in
intonation patterns for
questions.
The use of
video-based observation for
pre-service teacher training
(Kathryn Harris)
Real-time observation of
classrooms is often difficult
for pre-service teachers
because they find themselves
looking analytically at a
classroom for, perhaps, the
first time. Video-based
observation has an advantage
of allowing pre-service
teachers to view parts of
class sessions multiple times.
This project is being
developed to understand to
what degree video-based
observation helps pre-service
teachers become more keen
observers of different aspects
of classroom interaction
including student-student,
teacher-student, and
teacher-cohort
interactions.
The
development of forms of
expression of motion events
(Peiwen Li)
Using a usage-based theoretical
framework, this research is
describing what verb complexes
are used by beginning learners
of English to express motions
events. The research is
longitudinal in design and is
tracing developmental patterns
in the acquisition of motion
events by L1 Spanish and L1
Mandarin learners.
