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Zuzana Suchánová – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
Vocabulary represents one of the fundamental components influencing the development of linguistic activities and strategies, communicative competence, and thereby the overall acquisition of the target foreign language. As Laufer and Sim (1985) state, insufficient vocabulary knowledge is the biggest obstacle in understanding a foreign language,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks
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Huseyin Gocmenler – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2023
When the course materials prepared in the field of teaching Turkish to foreigners are carefully examined, there is no holistic consistency regarding the instructional design. Dimensions such as theme and unit starters, to what extent and how grammar is handled, to what extent and with what kind of design skills are included, what kind of strategy…
Descriptors: Turkish, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks, Textbook Content
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Stuart Benson; Naheen Madarbakus-Ring – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2021
The popularity of using textbooks in second language programs in universities around the world continues to grow. Textbooks support teachers in their teaching by providing accessible materials and clear instruction. In addition, learners are guided by familiar lesson frameworks (e.g., beginning, middle, end) to guide their independent study…
Descriptors: North American English, English for Academic Purposes, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Content
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Wu-Yuin Hwang; Bo-Chen Guo; Anh Hoang; Ching-Chun Chang; Nien-Tsu Wu – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
This study introduced an app, called Smart UEnglish, for helping EFL conversation practices in authentic contexts. These conversation practices were categorized into 'designed talk' and 'free talk', based on the content of an English textbook and authentic ambient environment that includes such things as transportation, weather and scenic…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
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Yu, Min; Renandya, Willy A. – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2021
The study investigates the vocabulary profile of a set of English textbooks "New Senior English for China," which is widely used for senior secondary education in China. It examines how the words required by the 2017 National English Curriculum Standard for General Senior Secondary Education in China are covered, repeated and distributed…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbooks, Secondary School Curriculum, National Curriculum
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Akçelik, Derya; Eyüp, Bircan – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The purpose of the research is two-fold: firstly, to determine the effect of vocabulary teaching with intelligence games on the vocabulary knowledge of refugee students studying in primary school and learning Turkish as a second language, and secondly to investigate the opinions of the students about vocabulary teaching with intelligence games.…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Game Based Learning, Vocabulary Development, Knowledge Level