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Download full textLampai, Chowarat; Sukying, Apisak – Journal of Education and Learning, 2023
This research aims to improve the vocabulary knowledge of Thai EFL students by using audio-visual aids as instructional tools. Hopefully, this study serves as an initial foundation to develop students' vocabulary knowledge and benefit the pedagogical development in Thailand. Consequently, this research aimed to explore the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Linguistic Input
Direct linkDing, Wenjun; Yu, Guoxing – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
This paper examined to what extent causal explanation speaking tasks (CESTs) are cognitively appropriate for assessing young language learners' (YLLs) L2 speaking. Ninety-six YLLs (48 from Grade 4 and 6 each) in China performed two CESTs in both L1 (Chinese) and L2 (English). They also completed receptive and productive L2 vocabulary size tests.…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Tests, Vocabulary Development, Native Language
Vincy, Infanta R. – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
This research study emphasized the importance of explicit instruction and repeated exposure to the target vocabulary for effective reception and production of new words among the second language learners of English. The purpose of the study was to examine the efficacy of the researcher-created supplementary for the prescribed set of vocabulary in…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Direct Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Sanchez, Victoria M.; Jones, Brian T.; Suchlit, Luisana; Youkhanna, Valencia; Beach, Kristen D.; Widaman, Keith – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
In this multi-year study, we taught English/Language Arts teachers of students with learning disabilities in middle school to incorporate 15 min of daily vocabulary activities with students in their intact special education English/Language Arts classes. During Year 1, teachers taught 48 words to their sixth grade students, who learned and…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Middle School Students, English, Language Arts
O'Connor, Rollanda E.; Sanchez, Victoria M.; Jones, Brian T.; Suchlit, Luisana; Youkhana, Valencia; Beach, Kristen D.; Widaman, Keith – Grantee Submission, 2020
In this multi-year study, we taught English/Language Arts teachers of students with Learning Disabilities in middle school to incorporate 15 minutes of daily vocabulary activities with students in their intact special education English/Language Arts classes. During Year 1, teachers taught 48 words to their sixth grade students, who learned and…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Middle School Students, English, Language Arts
Lowman, J. Joneen; Dressler, Emily V. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2016
Poor word learning is a hallmark characteristic of students with specific language impairment (SLI). Explicit vocabulary instruction has shown to positively improve word learning in this population. Mobile technology has many advantages making it conducive for addressing the word learning needs of students with SLI. The current study utilized a…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Video Technology, Teaching Methods, Grade 5
Lowman, Joneen – Computers in the Schools, 2014
The study investigated the impact of podcasts and vodcasts accessed through an iPod on fourth-and sixth-grade students' vocabulary acquisition. Students were randomly assigned to either a podcast group or a vodcast group. Regardless of group assignment, each student completed three six-minute podcasts or vodcasts a day for three days. On average,…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Technology Uses in Education, Grade 4, Grade 6
Gallego, Melania Terrazas; Llach, Maria del Pilar Agustin – International Journal of English Studies, 2009
This paper tracks the increase in the overall word reception knowledge of 224 young pupils in their 4th, 5th and 6th grades of primary education and in their 1st year of secondary education (7th grade), who learn EFL in a formal context. The 2,000 word frequency band of The Vocabulary Levels Test (Schmitt, Schmitt and Clapham, 2001, version 2) is…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Knowledge Level, Vocabulary Development, Word Frequency
