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Pegah Torang; Hiwa Weisi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
This study attempted to investigate the effects of two forms of text-based glosses, namely dynamic and non-dynamic glosses, on vocabulary learning of EFL learners. To this end, two experimental groups and one control group, each comprising 25 participants, took part in the study. The DIALANG test was employed as a homogenizing tool to ensure the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Novices, Synchronous Communication, Second Language Learning
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Yi-chen Chen – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Augmented Reality (AR) is believed a suitable teaching method for beginning-level Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) learners in learning Chinese characters, as the effects of AR on visualization may enhance recognition of pictographic characters and the integration of multimedia may facilitate comprehension of this logographic language. Yet the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Chinese, Written Language, Second Language Learning
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Wenying Zhou; Xiaoshi Li – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2025
Extensive reading (ER) has been found to have an assortment of positive effects on various aspects of second/foreign language learning. However, few studies have investigated its impacts on learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL), especially early beginning learners. To address this gap, this study reports an intervention of extensive…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Literary Genres
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Shazia Hasnain; Santoshi Halder – Journal of Education, 2024
Complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) as measures of language proficiency have been used extensively in assessing second language production in English language studies related to task-based language teaching. The present review adds the following critical elements to the existing body of literature: (i) Provides synthesis and critical analysis…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Dilay Z. Karadöller; David Peeters; Francie Manhardt; Asli Özyürek; Gerardo Ortega – Language Learning, 2024
When learning spoken second language (L2), words overlapping in form and meaning with one's native language (L1) help break into the new language. When nonsigning speakers learn a sign language as L2, such overlaps are absent because of the modality differences (L1: speech, L2: sign). In such cases, nonsigning speakers might use iconic…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Sign Language, Hearing (Physiology), Nonverbal Communication
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Ingela Holmström; Krister Schönström; Magnus Ryttervik – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2024
There is a lack of tests available for assessing sign language proficiency among L2 learners. We have therefore developed a sign repetition test, SignRepL2, with a specific focus on the phonological features of signs. This paper describes the two phases of developing this test. In the first phase, content was developed in the form of 50 items with…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Novices, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning
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Jean-Marc Dewaele; Delphine Guedat-Bittighoffer; Elouise Botes; Marie-Ange Dat – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2024
This cross-sectional mixed methods study investigates how intense and authentic communication shapes learners' enjoyment (FLE), anxiety (FLCA), and boredom (FLCB) in class. Participants were 181 beginning English foreign language learners aged 11 in three secondary schools in France. Statistical analyses revealed that pupils in classes with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Sara Ahnell – Dimensions, 2025
Implementing high-leverage teaching practices (HLTPs) for language learning can help ensure teachers create and deliver a high-quality curriculum, especially when working with Novice learners who require more scaffolded instruction. This study aimed to fill a gap by identifying print resources and approaches available to support world language…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Content Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Aletha Stahl; Tatjana Babic Williams; Lan Jin; Jane Koch – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
Intercultural competence (IC) has been identified as a crucial outcome of world language education. The purpose of the study is to compare possible differences in IC development between face-to-face and asynchronous virtual modes of delivery that were taken as emergency measures early in the COVID-19 pandemic for a beginning Italian course with…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, In Person Learning, Comparative Analysis, Multicultural Education
Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah – Online Submission, 2025
A well-crafted research proposal is a cornerstone of successful academic inquiry, particularly for Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidates in fields such as education and TESOL/TEFL (Locke et al., 2010; Punch, 2016). This comprehensive guide provides practical, detailed, and rigorous guidelines for novice researchers at…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Research Proposals
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Qian Du; Ying Liu – Language Teaching Research, 2024
We examined how a group of Chinese undergraduate students understood paraphrasing and source use conventions for research paper writing in English. Prior scholarship has generated valuable insights about novice second language (L2) writers' unconventional source use practices, but little is known about how these writers interpret and understand…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Writing Instruction, English for Academic Purposes
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Dawn Atkinson; Stacey Corbitt – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
Despite coverage of materials development principles in the applied linguistics literature, principled production of open textbooks has not received attention. To address this gap and demonstrate the interdisciplinary potential of materials development research, the authors drew upon concurrent verbalization and interview data they collected while…
Descriptors: Textbook Preparation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction
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Lo-An Liu; Gwo-Jen Hwang – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2024
Learning with digital games has gained considerable popularity. While digital game-based learning has the potential to improve learners' language learning achievement, engagement and motivation, there still exists a gap when it comes to providing effective feedback to learners within these games. Conventional digital games generally provide…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Error Correction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah – Online Submission, 2024
This research study explores the potential of a pedagogical model of self-regulated learning supported with Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots to enhance self-expression and reflective writing skills for novice EFL student teachers at Faculty of Education, Assiut University. The study adopted a pre-post quasi-experimental design, that starts…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Man Machine Systems, Natural Language Processing, Student Teachers
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Supeno; Hanna Sundari; Larisa Yohanna – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2024
There is limited understanding regarding the willingness to write (WtW) and experiences of EFL university student-writers, particularly in the context of a developing academic genre. To fill this gap, this current research undertook a comprehensive exploration of university student-writers' WtW across various proficiency levels and explored their…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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