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Improving American Learners' Pronunciation of Arabic Pharyngeals: Traditional vs. TBI Method
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Yasmine Sedeek – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Mastering the phonological aspects of a second language (L2) poses significant challenges for adult learners, often affecting their intelligibility in acquiring that language (Derwing, Munro, & Wiebe, 1998). McAllister (1997) has highlighted L2 learners' struggles in perceiving and producing novel segmental features, which is corroborated by…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Second Language Learning, Adult Learning, Arabic
ESL Learners' Perceptions of Using High-Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) through YouGlish to Improve Pronunciation Skills
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Rizgar Qasim Mahmood – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
This study explores ESL learners' perceptions of using high-variability phonetic training (HVPT) through YouGlish to improve pronunciation skills. Data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 70 upper-intermediate level ESL learners and semistructured interviews with 20 learners. The collected data were analyzed statistically…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Phonetics
Oral Corrective Feedback and Learner Uptake in L2 Classrooms: Non-Formulaic vs. Formulaic Errors
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Leila Gholami – Language Teaching Research, 2024
An extensive number of corrective feedback (CF) studies have examined learners' errors with grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling (non-formulaic forms) and established an association between learners' uptake of CF and their second language development. However, learners' errors with formulaic sequences (FSs) comprising idioms,…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Feedback (Response), Error Correction, Second Language Instruction
Dynamic Visuospatial Support for Mandarin Tone Learning in a Language-Driven Game
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Luke West – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Dynamic visuospatial support (DVS) is an effective tool for helping people learn linguistic tones (Hannah et al., 2017, Morett et al., 2022, Zhen et al., 2019), and learn words with these tonal categories (Baills et al., 2019, Morett et al., 2015). Progress in the field of embodied cognition and learning has led to recent emphasis on the pitch…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Tone Languages, Intonation, Phonology
Emotional Engagement and ICT-Driven Transformations in Older Adults' Language Learning
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Silvia Corral-Robles; José Luis Ortega-Martín; Nazaret Martínez-Heredia; Gracia González-Gijón – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2024
In today's interconnected world, increasing longevity has elevated the societal role of older adults, fostering their active participation. Education, particularly language learning supported by technology, empowers this demographic to thrive in a globalized society. Integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into language…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Factors Contributing to Speaking Anxiety and Anxiety Reduction Techniques in Thai Adult EFL Learners
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Natthakit Suratin; Virasuda Sribayak – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
The aim of the study was to identify the factors that contribute to speaking anxiety in Thai adult EFL learners working in an online media company and enrolled in an English course provided by the company, as well as to discover the anxiety reduction techniques used by these learners. The results showed that significant contributors to speaking…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Speech Communication