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Salehuddin, Khazriyati; Winskel, Heather – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2015
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the use of diacritics in the Arabic script of Malay to facilitate Arab postgraduate students of UKM to read the Malay words accurately. It is hypothesised that the Arabic script could facilitate the reading of Malay words among the Arab students because of their earlier exposure to the Arabic script in…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Distinctive Features (Language), Native Speakers, Written Language
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Winke, Paula; Goertler, Senta; Amuzie, Grace L. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2010
In this study, we present the analyses stemming from a survey administered to 2149 foreign language learners at Michigan State University. We had three goals. First, we aimed to compile a profile of language learners' technological acumen, access to and ownership of technology, and the current uses of technology across a wide range of languages…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Ownership, Orthographic Symbols, Second Language Learning
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Iwashita, Noriko; Sekiguchi, Sachiyo – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2009
The paper presents preliminary findings of a project which investigated whether learner background, in terms of instruction mode (i.e., school or intensive first-year course at university) and first language (i.e., character based or non-character based), has an impact on the development of writing skills in Japanese as a second language (JSL).…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Romanization, Personality, Foreign Countries
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Kubota, Mariko – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2005
This article analyzes the self-correction of spelling by learners of intermediate Japanese. Participants in this study consisted of 20 students with "kanji" (Chinese characters) background and 43 without. This study investigates (1) types of spelling errors made; (2) the success rate of corrections made when codes for types of errors…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Spelling, Pronunciation, Protocol Analysis