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Sung, Min-Chang; Kim, Kitaek – English Teaching, 2020
Spontaneous motion is one of the most basic event types, but different languages use varying patterns to express it. For example, English usually encodes path information in prepositional phrases or adverbial particles, while Korean maps path information onto verbs (Talmy, 1985). This study predicts that this typological difference would affect…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Korean
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Bailey, Francis; Fahad, Ahmed Kadhum – Arab World English Journal, 2021
Stephen Krashen has a long and enduring legacy in the field of second language acquisition. His "Input Hypothesis" was among the very first attempts to create a coherent theoretical account of second language learning. Krashen argued that learners can acquire language through the process of comprehending it. While elements of his model…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Linguistic Input, Case Studies, Second Language Learning
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Nel, Norma; Müller, Heléne – South African Journal of Education, 2010
The importance of the role of language in teacher education programmes and in children's learning is crucial. This study focuses on the use of English as the language of learning and teaching and its impact on the language development of English second language (ESL) student teachers and ESL learners. Against the background of major theories in…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Inclusion, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning