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Article published In: Language, Interaction and Acquisition
Vol. 10:2 (2019) ► pp.255–288

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Réseaux sociaux et développement linguistique

Une étude de cas en français L2

 | Stockholm University
 | Stockholm University
 | Stockholm University

Article language: French

Published online: 4 November 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lia.19004.arv
Résumé
Cette étude longitudinale contribue aux recherches sur l’acquisition d’une langue seconde (L2) dans le contexte de séjour linguistique à l'étranger (Study Abroad), où l’on s’intéresse de plus en plus à comprendre comment les facteurs non-linguistiques interagissent avec le développement linguistique. Elle étudie le rôle de la nature du réseau social (au sens sociologique) de l’apprenant dans le développement de la production orale en français L2 chez deux étudiants suédois qui passent un semestre en France et dont les niveaux d’intégration dans la communauté de la langue cible (LC) s’opposent. L’analyse suggère qu’un réseau social plus riche en relations en LC confère un avantage supplémentaire en ce qui concerne le développement du répertoire des expressions polylexicales (EPL) de l’apprenant, mais non pas le développement de l’exactitude grammaticale, de la diversité lexicale et de l’usage des marqueurs discursifs. Ainsi, l’étude vient partiellement à l’appui de la supposition que le réseau social de l’apprenant explique la variation individuelle dans le développement linguistique.
Abstract
Currently, Study Abroad researchers seek to understand how non-linguistic factors relate to second language (L2) development during a stay in the target language country. This longitudinal case study contributes to this research by exploring the role of social networking for the development of spoken French L2. It includes two Swedish learners with contrasting experiences with the target language (TL) through social networks during a semester in France. The analysis is based on interviews in L2 French from the beginning and the end of the semester, and focuses on the development of grammatical accuracy, lexical diversity, use of discourse markers, and multiword expressions (MWEs). The results suggest that social networking with members of the target language community particularly promotes the development of the learner’s MWE repertoire, and partly lend support to the assumption that the nature of the learner’s social network explains the individual variation in L2 development in the Study Abroad context.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Recherches antérieures
  • 3.L’étude
    • 3.1Données et analyses linguistiques
      • 3.1.1Traits linguistiques et méthode d’analyse
        • 3.1.1.1L’exactitude grammaticale
        • 3.1.1.2La diversité lexicale
        • 3.1.1.3Les marqueurs discursifs
        • 3.1.1.4Les expressions polylexicales (EPL)
      • 3.1.2Analyse du développement linguistique et hypothèses préliminaires
  • 4.Les profils d’apprenantes : Vera et June
    • 4.1Présentation générale des participantes
    • 4.2Le cas de Vera
    • 4.3Le cas de June
  • 5.Le développement linguistique chez Vera et June
  • 6.Discussion et conclusion
  • Remarques
  • Références
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