Prelim pages

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Chapter 1. The problematic pursuit of defining advancedness 1
5. Part I. Advancedness and standardized assessments of proficiency
6. Chapter 2. The (limited) contributions of proficiency assessments in defining advancedness 17
7. Chapter 3. ACTFL OPIc question prompt and advanced Spanish fluency 41
8. Chapter 4. Advanced users of Spanish 65
9. Part II. Advancedness and late-acquired structures
10. Chapter 5. The role of late-acquired structures in advanced oral proficiency 95
11. Chapter 6. Allowable temporal distances for future-time forms 115
12. Chapter 7. What does advanced L2 pronunciation look like? 143
13. Chapter 8. An exploration of advanced-level learners’ verb choices in variable mood-distinction contexts 171
14. Chapter 9. L2 proficiency and L2 dialect processing during study abroad 193
15. Part III. Advancedness and Sophisticated language use in context
16. Chapter 10. Sophisticated language use in context 219
17. Chapter 11. Linguistic markers of stance in advanced second language Spanish academic writing 245
18. Chapter 12. Using the L2 to express intercultural competence 273
19. Chapter 13. Spanish-language advancedness 299
20. Chapter 14. Developing advanced pragmatic competence in Spanish 323
21. Part IV. Advancedness and individual learner characteristics and advanced-level performance
22. Chapter 15. Advancing notions of advancedness 351
23. Chapter 16. Individual characteristics in advanced Spanish proficiency 367
24. Chapter 17. The effects of study abroad on interlanguage development 397
25. Chapter 18. The role of individual characteristics in the acquisition of Spanish copula choice 417
26. Chapter 19. The role of language anxiety and enjoyment in advanced proficiency 441
27. Chapter 20. Language aptitude and foreign accent in advanced L2 speakers of Spanish 469
28. Chapter 21. Looking ahead 489
29. Index 503