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Spoken language samples can be
gathered in various ways. The elicitation
strategies and materials influences the sample collected.
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As
part of our standard procedure, we use picture series
to elicit language samples. We use some commerically available
series. We have also developed our own series with the
following goals
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 To
depict familiar situations—to enable usage of everyday
concepts and vocabulary To
depict situations tapping thoughts, feelings and motivations—to
elicit more complex language
To
have enough ambiguity that students can convey the information
in variable ways—to reduce the influence of listener familiarity
on comprehensibility. |
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 Elicitation
Procedures for Picture Series |
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The
elicitation task is an important variable. We have found
a big difference in cohesiveness and linguistic complexity
when students tell a story as they look at pictures versus
when they look at the whole story first, put it away,
and then tell the story. The latter task encourages students
to integrate the information into a cohesive text prior
to the story telling. |
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Instructions
for Language Sampling |
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"I’m
going to show you a series of pictures. The pictures tell
a story. I want you to look at the pictures and see the
story. You can look at the pictures as long as you want
and you can go back and look at the pictures more than
once. When you know the story, I want you to close the
booklet and then tell the story to someone who has not
seen the pictures and does not know the story." |
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