Pragmatics, fluency and interculturalism in foreign language learning

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University
University of Split
Faculty/school/department
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split
Size of the team
number of researchers number of supporting staff number of PhD students
2
0
2
Composition of Joint Unit of Research, if relevant

Gloria Vickov, PhD

Mirjana Matea Kovač, PhD

Ana Sarić, MA, PhD student

Eva Jakupčević, PhD student

All the researchers are associated with Second Language Acquisition.

PI
PI name
Gloria Vickov
PI email
gvickov@ffst.hr
PI bio

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gloria_Vickov

Contact person and e-mail
Contact person
Eva Jakupčević
Contact person e-mail
ejakupcevic@ffst.hr
Short description of research profile

Our research deals with topics linked to the acquisition and use of pragmatic features of language (primarily English) by foreign language learners, as well as breakdown, speed and repair fluency . We have dealt with young language learners, university students and adults, as well as foreign language teachers, focusing on issues such as discourse marker use, fillers, task planning, classroom talk and similar. Another aspect of our research interest is related to interculturalism in SLA, the role of L1 culture in particular.

Research area
HUMANITIES » Languages and literature
Scientific Themes (keywords)
pragmatics
fluency
discourse markers
fillers
classroom talk
young language learners
intercultural learning
Publications

Representative publications

Vickov, G., & Jakupčević, E. (2020). Discourse Marker Clusters in the Classroom Discourse of Native and Non-Native EFL Teachers. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 19(3), 310-328 https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.19.3.17
Kovač, M. M., & Vickov, G. (2019). The influence of pre-task planning on speed and breakdown fluency. Journal for Foreign Languages, 11(1), 87-102 https://doi.org/10.4312/vestnik.11.87-102
Kovač, M. M., & Sarić, A. (2019). The Frequency of Non-Lexicalized Fillers in the Repeated Task. Društvene i humanističke studije, 4(2 (8)), 123-132
Jakupčević, E. (2019). Young Language Learners’ Use of Discourse Markers in L2 Narratives. English Teaching & Learning, 43(4), 411-428
Vickov, G., & Jakupčević, E. (2017). Discourse Markers in Non-Native EFL Teacher Talk. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 7(4), 649-671 https://doi.org/10.14746/ssllt.2017.7.4.5