Authentic learner language

[frankliang]

Ellis, R., & Barkhuizen, G. (2005). Analyzing learner language. Oxford University
Press.

In this book, Ellis & Barkhuizen state that samples written by learners under testing conditions are "natural" and authentic learner language.
What is your point of view?

[xiaoz]

Some related publications -

http://www.corpus4u.com/forum_view.asp?view_id=351&forum_id=34
http://www.corpus4u.com/forum_view.asp?view_id=352&forum_id=34

[majorlv511]

language can be natural.
but is there really authentic language? If so, linguistic inequality will appear, right?

in R.A.Hudson's Sociolinguistics, he described that "one of the most solid achievements of linguistics in the 20th century has been to eliminate the idea (at least among professional linguists) that some languages or dialects are inherently better than others".

[tiger]

Personally, authenticity should be judged upon according to the actual interlanguage use. For example, in China the English learners in college very rarely use English except under test conditions and in the classroom, therefore, their English used under the test condition, whether written or spoken, should be counted on as one of the two primary types of authentic interlanguage they produce. Of course their classroom oral English should also sampled to complement the former type.
Then another problem arises--how to decide upon the corresponding proportions......

[xujiajin]

Agree with tiger.

See also:
Areas of Speaking English for L2 learners

Interlanguage speaking map
http://forum.corpus4u.org/showthread.php?t=891&highlight=interlanguage