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Aarnes Gudmestad; Thomas A. Metzger – Language Learning, 2025
In this Methods Showcase Article, we illustrate mixed-effects modeling with a multinomial dependent variable as a means of explaining complexities in language. We model data on future-time reference in second language Spanish, which consists of a nominal dependent variable that has three levels, measured over 73 participants. We offer step-by-step…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Applied Linguistics, Predictor Variables
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Soyhan Egitim – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2025
The perception of the teacher as the authority in the classroom is deep-rooted in education yet this notion seems to contradict the fundamental values of democratic education. Schools grant teachers an abundance of authority and decision-making power. The pedagogical implications of how teachers use this power in the classroom are not…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Leadership, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jie Zhang – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Chinese vocabulary is characterized by compound words composed of monosyllabic morphemes. Compounds sharing a common lexeme often exhibit polysemous meanings, forming a cognitive semantic network. Systematic instruction on these high-frequency compounds can help learners access their meanings and underlying structure, making learning more…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Verbs, Vocabulary, Schemata (Cognition)
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Siti Rowiyah; Nabila Humaira; Latifah Nurfitriana – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2025
The use of social media in human life recently is such normal direct interaction including in English language teaching. Politeness strategies are essential in social communication to keep convenient connections. This study aims to examine how politeness strategies are used in increasingly complex situations, combining social media and the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Prosocial Behavior, Social Media, Handheld Devices
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Yuan Liang; Ting Ji; Shuying Zhou; Xiaolin Liu; Hao Yan – British Educational Research Journal, 2025
Constructing personalised and effective online language learning models based on individual personality differences is crucial in the field of education. However, there is little research on how to apply these models to students in science and engineering who have varying personality profiles. This study aimed to assess the validity of the Online…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, College Students
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Patcharakorn Seemanath; Sasa Watanapokakul – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
Active learning is recognized as an instructional approach that engages students in active participation and encourages them to reflect on the learning process. This research study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of implementing active learning in the "English at Work" course and to explore EFL undergraduate students' attitudes…
Descriptors: Active Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Holger Hopp; Jana Reifegerste; Michael T. Ullman – Language Learning, 2025
Second language (L2) grammar learning is difficult. Two frameworks--the psycholinguistic lexical bottleneck hypothesis and the neurocognitive declarative/procedural model--predict that faster L2 lexical processing should facilitate L2 incidental grammar learning. We tested these predictions in a pretest-posttest syntactic adaptation study of…
Descriptors: Lexicology, Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition, Grammar
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Zhou, Li; Xi, Yiheng; Lochtman, Katja – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
The present study aimed to explore the potential moderating effect of foreign language anxiety (FLA) on the relationship between second language (L2) competence and willingness to communicate (WTC) in 129 Chinese study-abroad English learners in Belgium. Descriptive analyses revealed fairly low levels of FLA and high levels of WTC of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Language Proficiency, Classroom Communication
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Shelly Xueting Ye; Jia Shi – Educational Studies, 2025
Copying words by writing and typing are two effective methods in traditional learning, but their merits for learning L2 words have seldom been compared. Because of technological advances and the growing popularity of utilising smart mobile products to acquire L2 vocabulary, this study investigated the effectiveness of writing and typing techniques…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning
Michelle Turonek – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' perceptions of preparedness for English learners in Mississippi content area classrooms. Specifically, the study examined the feelings and experiences teachers had on their preparedness for English learners. While researching teacher perceptions, the study also attempted to discover the reasoning…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English Language Learners, Preservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development
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Adnan Yilmaz; Deniz Ortaçtepe Hart; Necati Sönmez – TESOL Journal, 2024
Social justice language education (SJLE) explores the ways in which language classrooms can be transformed to disrupt the existing oppressive policies and practices in schools and the society at large (Ortaçtepe Hart & Martel, 2020; Ortaçtepe Hart, 2023; Ortega, 2021). As an approach within SJLE, dramatizing children's literature can raise the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Social Justice, Childrens Literature
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Amir Mahshanian; Mohammadtaghi Shahnazari; Ahmad Moinzadeh – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2025
This study investigated the relationship between working memory (WM), semantic-encoding (SE) ability, and reading comprehension (RC) within the domain of second language acquisition (L2). 120 L1-Persian EFL learners were placed in three proficiency groups (beginning, intermediate, and advanced) based on their scores on the IELTS test. The…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Semantics, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning
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Meihua Liu – SAGE Open, 2023
Guided by the complex dynamic systems theory, the present study explored university students' dynamic motivation to learn Chinese as a second language and its interaction with their learning experiences during a semester while studying in China. The study was conducted in a state-owned university in China and collected data at two time points of…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Chinese, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation
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Reiko Yoshida – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2024
There is growing recognition of the need to investigate second/foreign language learners' emotions related to their language learning, because both positive and negative emotions affect a learner's motivation and performance. However, research has not sufficiently explored the emotions of learners of languages other than English and other European…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Psychological Patterns, Second Language Learning, Japanese
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Masrul Masrul; Santi Erliana – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
Writing is hard for students who are learning English; they often find it challenging to transform what is on their mind in writing. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between the writing test and assessment writing through argumentative writing. Data was analyzed using the correlation test to determine the close relationship between…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Writing Evaluation, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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