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Colovic-Markovic, Jelena – TESOL International Journal, 2019
This study attempts to determine whether the students who receive explicit instruction make more gains in their abilities to use topic-induced phrases in their writing than those who do not. Additionally, through interviews with a selected group of students from the treatment group, the study attempts to glean insights into the approaches learners…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
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Serrano, Raquel; Stengers, Helene; Housen, Alex – Language Teaching Research, 2015
This paper aims to analyse the role of time concentration of instructional hours on the acquisition of formulaic sequences in English as a foreign language (EFL). Two programme types that offer the same amount of hours of instruction are considered: intensive (110 hours/1 month) and regular (110 hours/7 months). The EFL learners under study are…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phrase Structure