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Barenberg, Jonathan; Berse, Timo; Reimann, Laura; Dutke, Stephan – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
The application of knowledge to new contexts (i.e., transfer) is a central aim of learning processes and has become a new focus of testing effect research. In a quasi-experimental design, we investigated the transfer of retrieval practice effects on English vocabulary learning on eighth-grade students (N = 182) by applying a typical testing effect…
Descriptors: Testing, Test Format, Transfer of Training, Recall (Psychology)
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Li, Lexi Xiaoduo – Cogent Education, 2022
This study aims to examine how Chinese learners develop in their use and misuse of English modal verbs from Grade 7 to 9. Specifically, it examines form-function connections and explores the factors behind learners' development. The main focus is on the modal verbs "can," "could," "will," "would,"…
Descriptors: Verbs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
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Li, Miao; Kirby, John R.; Geva, Esther; Koh, Poh Wee; Zhang, Huan – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2022
This study examined (a) the identification of various reading groups across languages in Chinese (L1) adolescents learning English as a second language (ESL), in terms of their word-reading and reading comprehension skills, (b) overlap in reading group membership across languages, and (c) the performance of the various reading groups on…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Berthele, Raphael; Udry, Isabelle – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2022
Theories of multilingual language learning often assume that previous language learning experiences in at least two languages provide advantages for additional language learning. Other research emphasises the importance of general cognitive abilities as predictors of language learning. We test whether a set of predictions based on a multilingual…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Cognitive Ability, German, French
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Cisco, Brooke Kandel; Padron, Yolanda – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2012
Recent data indicate that many adolescent English language learners (ELLs) comprehend English texts at only a limited literal level. The purpose of this research synthesis was to systematically identify and describe the research related to the English reading comprehension of middle grades ELLs while also making practical connections to…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension
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Commissaire, Eva; Duncan, Lynne G.; Casalis, Severine – Journal of Research in Reading, 2011
This study explores the nature of orthographic processing skills among French-speaking children in Grades 6 and 8 who are learning English at school as a second language (L2). Two aspects of orthographic processing skills are thought to form a convergent construct in monolingual beginning readers: word-specific knowledge (e.g. "rain-rane") and…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Reading Difficulties, Monolingualism, Literacy
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Suda, Koji; Wakabayashi, Shigenori – Second Language Research, 2007
Eighty-one seventh- and eighth-grade students (age 12-14) learning English in Japanese classrooms were tested on their knowledge of English case-marked pronouns in sentences like "He likes her," *"He likes she" and *"Him likes her." The aim of the study was to evaluate the predictions of three theories of second…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Sentence Structure, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning