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Direct linkTianxu Chen; Dongbo Zhang – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
Lexical ability, an umbrella term to cover various knowledge and skills pertaining to words in print, is a key component in reading comprehension. Little is known how different facets of lexical ability jointly contribute to L2 reading comprehension and how the contributions may differ between higher- and lower-proficiency L2 learners. This study,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar
Innovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment. New Language Learning and Teaching Environments
Chong, Sin Wang, Ed.; Reinders, Hayo, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2023
This edited book documents practices of learning-oriented language assessment through practitioner research and research syntheses. Learning-oriented language assessment refers to language assessment strategies that capitalise on learner differences and their relationships with the learning environments. In other words, learners are placed at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Evaluation Methods, Student Centered Learning
Qian, Kan; Tang, Jinlan – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
Guided by the conceptual framework for next generation designs for mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) in informal setting, our study investigates how mobile devices impact the learning practices and habits amongst adult distant learners of English at a higher education institution in China. Data sources include quantitative data of 148…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Download full textMason, Amanda; Wenxin, Zhang – Research-publishing.net, 2017
At present, there are few studies which explore the learning strategies employed by students of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) and even fewer that focus specifically on mobile application use. This study provides insights into how adult learners at varying levels of proficiency employ mobile apps to support their Chinese character learning.…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Li, Xiangming; Brand, Manny – Contributions to Music Education, 2009
Using an experimental approach, this study examined the relative effectiveness of varying the use of songs (lyrics and music) on vocabulary acquisition, language usage, and meaning for adult ESL students in the People's Republic of China. While the use of songs is generally enthusiastically endorsed by ESL teachers, few empirical studies have…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Music, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Smith, Ann F. V., Ed.; Strong, Gregory, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2009
"Adult Language Learners: Context and Innovation" presents instructional practices that are particularly successful with adults. Adult language learners are goal oriented and direct their learning to fulfill particular needs or demands: to advance their studies, to progress up the career ladder, to follow business opportunities, to pass…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory
