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Young Beginning Learners' Vocabulary Learning via Input and Output Tasks: The Role of Working Memory
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Download full textMark Feng Teng – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Working memory (WM) is essential to vocabulary learning. However, limited attention has been paid to young beginner learners' vocabulary development under various task conditions from the perspective of WM. This study investigates how two types of WM--complex WM and phonological short-term memory--may influence two instructional approaches (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
María Luquin; María del Pilar García Mayo – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2025
This study investigated how the inclusion of model texts as a feedback technique affected students' task motivation and engagement in writing tasks. Adopting a longitudinal design, 60 English as a foreign language (EFL) children (aged 11-12) were divided into three groups: a treatment group, a long-term treatment group, and a control group. The…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
A. Mehdi Riazi; Hessameddin Ghanbar; Fahimeh Marefat; Ismaeil Fazel – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
We report the results of a bibliometric study of 696 empirical articles (EAs) published in "TESOL Quarterly" (TQ) over its lifespan (1967-2019). We report overall and periodic reviews (1967-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019) concerning the following themes: (1) contexts and participants, (2) research foci and theoretical…
Descriptors: Periodicals, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ben Hammou, Salah; Kesbi, Abdelaziz – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
The present study explored a small-scale English medium instruction (EMI) initiative in Moroccan secondary schools, which is part of a top-down multilingual policy based on teaching science subjects through foreign languages, namely French, English, and Spanish. 18 secondary EMI teachers of math, physics and life and earth sciences were…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Science Instruction
Xu, Jinfen; Li, Changying – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
This study investigates how different form-focused instruction (FFI) timing impacts English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' grammar development. A total of 169 Chinese middle school learners were assigned to four conditions randomly: control, before-isolated FFI, integrated FFI, and after-isolated FFI. The three experimental groups received…
Descriptors: Intervention, Grammar, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Kopinska, Marta; Azkarai, Agurtzane – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Motivation has been widely considered one of the most influential variables in the field of second language learning. Motivation may vary throughout the years, even within the duration of a single language class, and this might occur due to different factors, such as the choice of tasks or the activity type (i.e., collaborative or individual).…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Ke, Sihui; Zhang, Dongbo – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This scoping review explores the causal relationship between morphological instruction and reading development in young L2 learners by synthesizing 12 primary studies published between 2004 and 2019 (N = 1,535). These studies focused on reading English as the target language and involved participants between kindergarten and Grade 12 from four…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Bui, Gavin; Luo, Xueya – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Prior research demonstrates that primary and secondary school teachers often find teaching young learners to write in a second language a slow and effortful process. Moreover, students in this age range lack the motivation to write. Therefore, it is important to explore the EFL writing pedagogy suitable for young learners. The present study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition), Teaching Methods
Basterrechea, María; Gallardo-del-Puerto, Francisco – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
A considerable body of research within the interaction framework (Long, 1996) has centred on the language-related episodes (LREs) which occur when learners topicalize a specific linguistic item while they are engaged in meaning-focused tasks. Several studies have shown that the production of LREs may be influenced by the proficiency level of the…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns
Botturi, Luca; Kappler, Daniela; Negrini, Lucio – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This article presents the design, implementation and outcomes of AlpConnectar, a Swiss project that exploits technologies for digitally-supported language exchange (LE) in primary schools. Launched in 2013, the project involves three Swiss cantons where different languages are spoken (namely German, French and Italian) and respectively taught as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Information Technology
De Smet, Audrey; Mettewie, Laurence; Galand, Benoit; Hiligsmann, Philippe; Van Mensel, Luk – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study investigates pupils' anxiety and enjoyment in the classroom when learning a second or foreign language. The particularity of this study lies in the comparison of two target languages (English and Dutch) in two educational contexts (CLIL and non-CLIL) at different instruction levels (primary and secondary education). While most research…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Emotional Experience, Anxiety
Pfenninger, Simone E.; Lendl, Johanna – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
In this paper, we discuss the problem of articulation between levels in the educational system, as the transition from a rather more communicative, content-based and holistic approach to English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching at primary level to more formal and explicit ways of foreign language (FL) teaching at secondary is often experienced…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)
Guz, Ewa; Tetiurka, Maugorzata – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2013
In order to initiate and maintain meaningful interaction in a young learner L2 classroom, an adult teacher needs to approach children in ways consistent with their developmental profile and adjust teaching methodology so as to accommodate young learners' current skills. This requires the ability to predict the child's possible responses to…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Imagination, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
