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Aiping Zhao; Xuening Zhang; Ying Guo; Megan Schneider Dinnesen; Shuyan Sun; Yunqing Xu – Journal of Research in Reading, 2025
Background: Second language (L2) reading is a complex process in which two languages constantly interact. L1 reading and L2 proficiency are two well-acknowledged factors contributing to L2 reading comprehension. Other factors, such as strategy use and anxiety, might also predict L2 reading comprehension, but their roles have not been examined in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Reading Skills
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Kaya, Jean – English in Education, 2023
Awareness of vocabulary learning strategies has been identified as crucial in supporting learners' vocabulary development. Using interview data from 21 adolescent first language speakers of English identified as gifted students in the U.S. education context, I analysed the vocabulary learning strategies that they used to learn, remember, and make…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, English Instruction, Native Language
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Mohammad R. Alnufaie; Ibrahim H. Alzahrani – TESL-EJ, 2024
This study attempts to replicate Pawlak's (2018) Grammar Learning Strategy Inventory (GLSI). It explores the use of GLSI by Saudi students of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in their college preparation year. The re-emergence of GLSI after a long period of neglect is a significant development in Language Learning Strategies. Consequently, due…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Judit Kormos; Kathrin Eberharter; Elisa Guggenbichler; Simone Baumgartinger; Viktoria Ebner; Benjamin Kremmel – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2024
Authentic listening increasingly involves being able to pause or replay recordings as needed. In this study, we investigated differences in the reported use of listening strategies and listening anxiety between single-play and self-paced test administration. We also analyzed the interrelationships among first language (L1) literacy skills, second…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests, Literacy
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Giovanna Arenare; Encarnación Carrasco Perea; Carmen López Ferrero – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
This article focuses on the effects of a 21-hour Romance Intercomprehension (RIC) module on the plurilingual competence in Romance languages of no prior knowledge and EFL reading comprehension skills of a group of Italian schoolchildren aged 10-11. Data were collected pre- and post-training through a simple language identification and…
Descriptors: Romance Languages, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Surya S. Vellanki; Zahid K. Khan; Saadat Mond – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
This research paper explores the effectiveness of Metacognitive Strategy Instruction [MSI] in enhancing the listening skills and autonomy of adult EFL learners in the advanced level of university preparatory studies in Oman. Utilizing a quasi-experimental design, the study involved an Experimental Group [EG] and a Control Group [CG], each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Rogiers, Amélie; Merchie, Emmelien; Van Keer, Hilde – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The authors explore the occurrence of different learner profiles in secondary education, as well as their relationship with test performance and student characteristics. Based on a cluster analysis of 1,931 secondary school students' self-reported text-learning strategy use and study traces, the authors identified and validated four distinct…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Characteristics, Learning Strategies, Profiles
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Yasemin Kirkgöz – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Rebecca L. Oxford's contributions to academia extend well beyond language learning strategy research, for which she is well known, to embrace peace education in language classrooms. Inspired by her peace education philosophy, this study first describes the influence of Oxford's scholarly research in peace approach. Then, it presents a case study…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Peace, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction
Shelita Watkis – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how beginner English Language Learners (ELLs) at the high school level were able to develop literacy skills in English by working collaboratively, accessing content presented which employed multimedia and multimodal resources, and expressing their learning through similar modes. The…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, High School Students, Novices, English Language Learners
Brown Coote, Tracey A. K. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This case study explored students' perception about their performance in CSEC English A at three evening schools in Savanna La Mar. While conducting the research I used ethnographic methods, including interviews, observations and document analysis to better understand students' perceptions of their performance in CSEC English A. The central…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Evening Programs, Foreign Countries, Performance Factors
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Moleko, Mirriam Matshidiso; Mosimege, Mogege D. – Issues in Educational Research, 2020
Understanding the challenges pertaining to the teaching and learning of mathematics word problems is important in order to formulate effective strategies that will address the challenges. The qualitative case study reported in this article describes the teachers' and the learners' experiences regarding mathematics word problems. Data were…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving
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Macaro, Ernesto – Language Learning Journal, 2017
This study of vocabulary comprehension strategies (VCS) is framed by the debate on L2-only instruction in the second or foreign language (L2) classroom where the teacher shares the first language (L1) of the students. Research has shown that some teachers switch to the L1 to explain lexical items while others try to explain them through L2…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies
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Ashton, Karen – Language Learning Journal, 2019
This paper explores the approaches and strategies used by secondary school learners of different languages in England completing Asset Languages reading tasks at levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Assessments across languages at the same level of proficiency were designed to a common specification and at…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Secondary School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Karlen, Yves – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Metacognitive strategy knowledge, motivation, and learning strategies play an important role in self-regulated learning (SRL). However, little is known about different profiles of self-regulated learners in schools that prepare students for the university entrance certificate. The aim of this study was to examine intraindividual differences in the…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Individual Differences, Learning Strategies, Longitudinal Studies
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Alamri, Khaled; Rogers, Vivienne – Language Learning Journal, 2018
The effectiveness of explicit instruction, within the context of strategy development in learners, has been widely accepted for several years. However, the methods used within explicit vocabulary instruction are varied and comparatively few studies have directly compared methods. This study investigates the type of instruction (in a visual or…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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