Abstract
This paper describes a cross-sectional method, which is employed when conducting research on acquisition of Lithuanian as a second language. This is one of the most optimal methods to study the process of language acquisition in adults, since it does not demand a long-term commitment on the part of the studied subjects. On the basis of the method, a specific research protocol has been designed in the framework of various second language acquisition research projects conducted in Europe. One of its advantages is that language data can be collected in a fairly small group (10-30 people) of learners of different acquisition levels. The data collected in this way is later analysed and compared between learners in order to determine the acquisitional sequence and other aspects of interest. The main corpus for this study is constituted by language data collected during a semi- structured (socio)linguistic interview, which is a free talk with a participant, who is encouraged to talk. The talk includes some specific questions. During the interview, not only the language data but also some important information about other relevant sociolinguistic factors is collected, such as age, period of stay in the country, language attitudes and motivation. To be able to better compare the participants and to study specific linguistic aspects that might fail to appear in spontaneous speech, all the participants are given the same additional tasks. The tasks described in this paper are of different types: film retelling, storytelling according to a sequence of pictures, describing two similar pictures and indicating differences between them, giving a recipe and repeating sentences. Different competences are required in these tasks but most attention is given to language production. The paper also offers some practical advice and observations based on the study. The specific study where the method was applied for Lithuanian aims at researching the development of acquisition of Lithuanian with the focus on the development of the verb system. The data collected in this manner could be used to study other aspects of language acquisition as well.
Highlights
Raktažodžiai: antrosios kalbos įsisavinimas, lietuvių K2, spontaninė kalba, natūralus antrosios kalbos įsisavinimas, kalbos tyrimų metodika, psicholingvistika, sociolingvistika
Iš pirmo žvilgsnio šis procesas vaikų atveju atrodo visiškai nesudėtingas ir paprastas, tačiau atidžiau stebint ar moksliškai tiriant
Iš pirmo žvilgsnio papasakoti receptą yra labai paprasta, nes maisto gaminimu daugelis užsiima kasdien, taigi tą daro ir gyvendami Lietuvoje
Summary
Kaip tiriamas antrosios kalbos įsisavinimas? Metodų gali būti įvairių. Dažnai naudojamas pirmosios kalbos įsisavinimui tirti yra ilgalaikis stebėjimas. Kad nereikalauja daug laiko ir tik nedaug pastangų iš stebimo asmens, nes paprastai susitinkama su tyrėju vieną ar porą kartų (žinoma, galima įtraukti ir tam tikrą ilgalaikiškumo elementą pakartojant susitikimus praėjus tam tikram laikui, tarkim, pusei metų). Turint omenyje tai, kad šiuo metodu stebima daugiau žmonių, o žmonių istorijos ir mėgstamos temos gali skirtis, yra tikslinga į tyrimo protokolą šalia spontaniško pokalbio įtraukti ir tam tikrų užduočių, kurios ne tik būtų konkrečiau susijusios su tiriamuoju kalbos reiškiniu, bet ir leistų lengviau palyginti dalyvius tarpusavyje. Toliau straipsnyje detaliau aprašomi visi skirtingi duomenų rinkimo skerspjūvio metodu būdai, atlikti autorės renkant lietuvių kaip antrosios kalbos įsisavinimo duomenis (taip pat apie šiuos ir kitus būdus žr., pvz., Perdue 1993, Chaudron 2003, Wei and Moyer 2008)
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