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Park, Jinkyoung; Chon, Yuah V. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2019
Single word items have usually been the unit of analysis for measuring L2 learners' vocabulary size, for designing word lists and for estimating word coverage of reading texts. However, what is lost in these estimates is the consideration of multiword expressions, such as idioms. To empirically test the assertion that the knowledge of single word…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Middle School Students
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Syunina, Anastasia S.; Yarmakeev, Iskander E.; Pimenova, Tatiana S.; Abdrafikova, Albina R. – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
The aim of this study is to monitor, analyse and assess the effectiveness of using idioms in mastering students' vocabulary knowledge and improving speech in EFL class. The leading research method was a three-stage experiment. To successfully conduct the experiment, there were compiled a list of an active vocabulary and a list of English idioms…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language Patterns, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Costa-Guerra, Leslie; Costa-Guerra, Boris – Cogent Education, 2016
The Pueblo People of the Southwest face numerous challenges with reference to language issues. A substantial number of Native American students are placed into special education possibly due to different linguistic abilities. The over-identification of Native American students for special education programs may be due to the lack of knowledge as a…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Special Education, Vocabulary Development, Language Usage