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Zhang, Jun; Wu, Yan – Second Language Research, 2023
Scalar implicatures involve inferring the use of a less informative term (e.g. some) to mean the negation of a more informative term (e.g. not all). A growing body of recent research on the derivation of scalar implicatures by adult second language (L2) learners shows that while they are successful in acquiring the knowledge of scalar…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Inferences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Sanjaya, I Nyoman Suka; Sitawati, Anak Agung Raka; Suciani, Ni Ketut; Putra, I Made Ardana; Yudistira, Cokorda Gede Putra – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2022
No study has investigated the relationship between student engagement per se and student motivation within second language (L2) pragmatics, notwithstanding the significance of engagement for L2 learning. The present study aimed to explore the effects of two global motivational orientations (autonomous and controlled motivations) on behavioral…
Descriptors: Likert Scales, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Suzukida, Yui; Saito, Kazuya – Language Teaching Research, 2021
Building up on Munro and Derwing, the current study set out to re-examine and generalize the Functional Load (FL) principle (Brown, 1988) as a tool to identify a set of relatively crucial segmental features for successful understanding in L2 communication. In Experiment 1, 40 Japanese learners of English in English-as-Foreign-Language settings…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Listening Comprehension