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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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Abu Rabiah, Eihab – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
Since Ure (1971) and Halliday (1985), different measures have been proposed in the research literature as a proxy for investigating lexicon advances. They are called lexical richness measures and are an important tool in assessing advance of the lexicon (Johansson, 2009). This article evaluates three lexical richness measures of progress in the…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Arabs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Edele, Aileen; Stanat, Petra – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Although the simple view of reading and other theories suggest that listening comprehension is an important determinant of reading comprehension, previous research on linguistic transfer has mainly focused on the role of first language (L1) decoding skills in second language (L2) reading. The present study tested the assumption that listening…
Descriptors: Native Language, Listening Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Turkish
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Kahn-Horwitz, Janina; Sparks, Richard L.; Goldstein, Zahava – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2012
English as a foreign language (EFL) spelling was examined longitudinally three times (4th, 9th, 12th grades) during 9 years of EFL study among Hebrew first language (L1) students. The study examined the impact of L1 literacy variables including phonemic awareness, word attack, and spelling on EFL spelling and the relationship between EFL literacy…
Descriptors: Spelling, Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition, Grade 12
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Chuang, Hui-Kai; Joshi, R. Malatesha; Dixon, L. Quentin – Journal of Literacy Research, 2012
How proficiency in reading the first language (L1) influences proficiency in reading in the second language (L2) was explored in this study. Reading scores in Mandarin Chinese (L1) and in English (L2) for 30,000 Taiwanese ninth-grade students were randomly selected from all who took the national Basic Competency Test during a 6-year period in…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Statistical Significance, Foreign Countries, Reading Ability