Lexical diversity in Spanish as a second language students’ speech (level C1)

In this article lexical diversity in Spanish as a foreign language spoken discourse of C1 level students is analyzed. By applying the formula Pd50, the index of lexical diversity is calculated on the basis of five oral presentations within a university setting. According to the results, and consider...

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Autor: Guillén Solano, Patricia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/45155
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/45155
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lexical diversity
expository discourse
Spanish as a foreign language
lexical competence
educational setting
Diversidad léxica
discurso expositivo
español como lengua extranjera
competencia léxica
ámbito educativo
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Sumario:In this article lexical diversity in Spanish as a foreign language spoken discourse of C1 level students is analyzed. By applying the formula Pd50, the index of lexical diversity is calculated on the basis of five oral presentations within a university setting. According to the results, and considering some complementary qualitative factors, lexical diversity is analyzed taking into account the descriptors for lexical competence established by the Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las lenguas (2002) and the Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (2006). From this analysis it is concluded that the lexical diversity of the oral presentations does not meet those descriptors, while possible reasons for this inconsistency are proposed. Finally, the relationship between lexical diversity and lack of competence in discourse genres in educational settings is discussed.