@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/resla.30.1.02ros, author = "Rosas Maldonado, Maritza", title = "The effects of proficiency on Spanish L2 learners’ strategic communication", journal= "Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics", year = "2017", volume = "30", number = "1", pages = "23-51", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/resla.30.1.02ros", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/resla.30.1.02ros", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "0213-2028", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "problemas del tipo léxico", keywords = "grammar-related problems", keywords = "problemas del tipo gramatical", keywords = "comunicación en L2", keywords = "L2 communication", keywords = "proficiency", keywords = "competencia", keywords = "communication strategies", keywords = "estrategias de comunicación", keywords = "lexis-related problems", abstract = "This study investigates the effects of Spanish L2 learners’ proficiency levels on their use of communication strategies in face-to-face interactions. Spoken data was elicited by means of a task-based methodology from different level learners in interaction with other learners and Spanish NSs. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted to investigate a possible association between the learners’ proficiency levels and their communication strategy use. The analysis drew on Dӧrnyei & Kӧrmos’ (1998) taxonomy. Findings indicate a higher strategy use in beginner levels, and their tendency to tackle lexis-related problems, as well as less complex grammatical features of the language. Higher level learners, however, focused more on grammar-related problems, as well as on more complex aspects of the target language.", }