TY  - JOUR
T1  - The impact of English proficiency on the use of communication strategies: An interaction-based study in Turkish EFL context
AU  - Uztosun, Mehmet
AU  - Erten, İsmail
PY  - 2014
DA  - October
JF  - Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
PB  - Hacettepe University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1305-578X
SP  - 0
EP  - 182
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - The present study investigated communication strategies employed by Turkish EFL learners and aimed at revealing the relationship between language proficiency and the use of communication strategies. An interaction-based methodology was used in which 17 pairs at different proficiency levels were asked to negotiate on two short movies and stimulated-recall interviews were implemented. The results of Kruskal-Wallis test illustrated that participants use particular strategies such as ‘use of fillers’, ‘self-repair’, and ‘self-repetition’. Proficiency level was not found as a factor influencing learners’ strategy choice but significant differences were found in three strategies: ‘message reduction’, ‘topic avoidance’, and ‘mime’. These findings allow for generating implications for issues to consider in designing classes.
KW  - Communication strategies; language proficiency
KW  - interaction-based methodology
KW  - English as a foreign language
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