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Download date: 13 Jul 2020

FOSTERING ORAL INTERACTIONIN THE EFL CLASSROOM

ASSESSMENT AND EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTAL INTERVENTIONS

Eline van Batenburg

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Fostering oral interaction

in the EFL classroom

Assessment and effects of

experimental interventions

Eline van Batenburg

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ISBN

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© 2018 Eline van Batenburg

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Fostering oral interaction in the EFL classroom

Assessment and effects of experimental interventions

ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT

ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor

aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam

op gezag van de Rector Magnificus

prof. dr. ir. K.I.J. Maex

ten overstaan van een door het College voor Promoties ingestelde

commissie, in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Aula der Universiteit

op vrijdag 9 november 2018 te 13.00 uur

door

Eline Sivane Louise van Batenburg

geboren te Voorburg

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Promotiecommissie

Promotores: Prof. dr. R. J. Oostdam

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Prof. dr. R. G. Fukkink

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Co-promotores: Dr. A. J. S. van Gelderen

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Dr. N. H. de Jong

Universiteit Leiden

Overige leden: Prof. dr. T. T. D. Peetsma

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Prof. dr. G. C. W. Rijlaarsdam

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Prof. dr. F. Kuiken

Universiteit van Amsterdam

Prof. dr. W. M. Lowie

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Prof. dr. H. J. C. de Graaff

Universiteit Utrecht

Faculteit: Faculteit der Maatschappij-

en Gedragswetenschappen

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Voor Job

Blijf nieuwsgierig, blijf leren

en blijf liefdevol

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And indeed there will be time

To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?”

Time to turn back and descend the stair,

…

Do I dare

Disturb the universe?

In a minute there is time

For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.

From T. S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

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Table of contents

CHAPTER 1 11

General Introduction

CHAPTER 2 19

Evaluating opportunities in Dutch EFL coursebooks for

developing pre-vocational learners’ oral interactional ability

CHAPTER 3 39

Measuring L2 speakers’ interactional ability

using interactive speech tasks

CHAPTER 4 63

The effects of instructional focus and task type on

pre-vocational learners’ ability in EFL oral interaction

CHAPTER 5 89

Oral interaction in the EFL classroom: the effect of

instructional focus and task type on learner affect

CHAPTER 6

Summary and general discussion 113

Samenvatting 133

Appendices 145

References 169

Author contributions 187

Curriculum Vitae 191

Dankwoord 195