Target Variation as a Contributing Factor in TAML2 Production

  • Paz González Leiden University
  • Carmen Kleinherenbrink Leiden University
Keywords: language variation, ; second language acquisition, aspect, Spanish Present Perfect

Abstract

This study aims to clarify whether variation in the target language can influence its acquisition. More specifically, this study describes the acquisition of Spanish as a second language (L2) by examining the learning process based on (a) the first language (L1) of the learner and (b) which Spanish dialect is being learnt (the target). The phenomenon under scrutiny is the use of past tenses in the L2, as it has been proven to adequately measure the competence of the learner. Data from two L2 at-home-classroom student groups in the Netherlands, divided by either a European or Latin American oriented study program, has been collected. The task that they have made is a written narrative that elicits past verb forms in hodiernal and prehodiernal contexts. Our data shows a clear distinction in the preference of the past tense forms that each of the groups has, that can only be explained by looking at the Spanish variety which both program offers

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Published
2021-06-23
How to Cite
González P. y Kleinherenbrink C. (2021). Target Variation as a Contributing Factor in TAML2 Production. Círculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación, 87, 39-51. https://doi.org/10.5209/clac.76711