Understanding L2 Proficiency : Theoretical and meta-alytic investigations

This edited volume is a collection of theoretical and empirical overviews of second language (L2) proficiency based on four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Each skill is reviewed in terms of how it has been conceptualized, measured, and studied over the years in relation to relevant (sub-) constructs of the language skill under discussion. This is followed by meta-alyses of correlation coefficients that examine the relationship between the L2 skill in question and its component variables. Unlike most meta-alyses that have a limited range of variables under investigation, our meta-alyses are much larger in scope to better clarify such relationships. By combining theoretical and empirical approaches, the book is helpful in deepening the understanding of how subcomponents or various variables are related to a particular L2 skill. [Publisher's text]