Eesti keele kui teise keele kirjutamisprotsessi sujuvuse võrdlus keeleoskustasemeti
Comparison of fluency across proficiency levels in the writing process of native Russian-speaking learners of Estonian as a second language

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the current article is to describe fluency across proficiency levels in the writing process of native Russian-speaking learners of Estonian as a second language. The data of the study consist of texts written by 34 participants, all of whom were students at Tallinn University. The data were collected with the computer keystroke logging program ScriptLog. The written argumentative and narrative texts were rated by two experts according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The data were representative of four CEFR language proficiency levels: A2 (4 texts), B1 (13), B2 (13), and C1 (4). Fluency was analysed and described according to process, product, revision, pausing behavior,and keyboard skills. Furthermore, the fluency of the writing process was measured on the basis of online and offline measures. The results of the study were compared across the proficiency levels. The fluency of the writing process increases with growth in proficiency, the greatest development being observed between levels B2 and C1.

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