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Identifying two interactional functions of en fait (‘in fact, actually’) in L2 French: a mixed-methods approach

Juillet, M., Forsberg Lundell, F., Skogmyr Marian, K. & Pekarek Doehler, S.

Publiceringsår

2026

Publicerat i

Intercultural Pragmatics

Sammanfattning

Recent conversation-analytic research on second language acquisition has begun to explore the ways in which L2 speakers develop specific linguistic resources for discourse-organizational purposes. A key challenge in this area is to account for both the developmental trajectory of such resources through quantitative frequency analyses and their interactional complexity when mobilized in context. Addressing these two facets of acquisition requires an integrated methodological approach that combines quantitative and qualitative analyses. This paper examines the developmental trajectory of en fait (‘in fact, actually’) in L2 French, based on longitudinal data from adult speakers interacting in a conversation circle. The study employs quantitative corpus analysis to track the emergence and increasing use of en fait over time, identifying patterns of frequency change and recurrent lexical environments. This is complemented by conversation analysis, which provides a fine-grained, sequential and multimodal investigation of how en fait is deployed in interaction. The findings show that learners not only increase their use of en fait over time, but also diversify its interactional functions, progressively integrating it into their repertoire of resources for managing the interaction. The findings underscore the importance of integrating sequential and multimodal analysis to fully understand how learners appropriate discourse markers in interaction.

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The role of social and social-psychological factors in L2 writing and speaking: the case of immigrants in the Netherlands

Bril, M., Pauw, J., & Forsberg Lundell, F.

Publiceringsår

2025

Publicerat i

International Journal of Applied Linguistics

Sammanfattning

It is well-known that adults vary to an important extent with regard to L2 learning outcomes. One apparent reason is the degree of exposure to the target language. Furthermore, it has been suggested that adult learning is more affected by social and psychological variables than in younger learners. This could be expected to be more salient in a context of migration, where individuals are highly affected by individual driving forces, opportunities, and social circumstances. Some recent studies have indeed shown that such factors can explain the variation in certain linguistic subcomponents of adult L2 learning, but studies on general measures of specific L2 competences are still quite scarce. The present study investigated the impact of social and social-psychological variables on a general measure of L2 writing in the Netherlands. Participants (n = 44) were intermediate, educated learners of Dutch with mainly a non-European background. They completed a writing task designed for the Dutch national civic integration exam, as well as a questionnaire targeting social and social-psychological factors. A multiple regression analysis of the writing task showed that social and social-psychological background is not associated with overall writing proficiency in L2 Dutch. Instead, the results seem to suggest that these factors are indirectly associated with L2 exposure. The degree of L2 use was found to be affected by cultural identification and social networks. We highlighted a need for measures related to subcomponents of L2 writing, rather than using a general proficiency measure, to further investigate the impact of social and social-psychological factors.

Bokkapitel

När språket brister

Fanny Forsberg Lundell

Publiceringsår

2025

Publicerat i

Tankesmedjan Synaps

Sammanfattning

Kapitlet När språket brister diskuterar de språkliga utmaningar som uppstår när en växande och demografiskt pressad äldreomsorg i hög grad rekryterar personal som saknar tillräckliga kunskaper i svenska. Forsberg Lundell visar att god kommunikation är grundläggande för trygg och säker omsorg, eftersom missförstånd kan få allvarliga konsekvenser och påverka både omsorgens kvalitet och äldres upplevelse av värdighet. Samtidigt är det många utrikes födda som har svårt att snabbt nå de språknivåer som politiken förespråkar, särskilt när deras modersmål ligger långt från svenskan eller när skolbakgrunden är begränsad. Språkutvecklande insatser och språkombud används redan, men forskningen visar att de ofta har begränsad effekt på faktisk språkfärdighet, även om de kan förbättra arbetsmiljön. Forsberg Lundell framhåller därför att hårda språkkrav riskerar att förvärra bemanningsproblemen och föreslår istället en mer realistisk modell där arbetsuppgifter differentieras efter språkliga krav. Genom att låta nyanställda med svagare svenska börja med enklare uppgifter och successivt bygga språkkompetens kan verksamheterna både hantera rekryteringsbehoven och säkerställa en trygg omsorg. Kapitlet lyfter därmed behovet av att balansera kvalitetskrav, språkliga förutsättningar och arbetsmarknadens realiteter.

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