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Direct linkMeguro, Yoichi – Language Teaching Research, 2019
The present study investigates whether textual enhancement had any effects on grammar learning (tag questions) and reading comprehension, and whether the types of tag question contributed to the benefits of textual enhancement. The study employed a pretest--posttest design with three treatment sessions. The target forms were English tag questions,…
Descriptors: Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
Download full textMihara, Kei – TESL-EJ, 2015
The purpose of the present study is twofold. The first goal is to examine the effects of phonological input on students' vocabulary learning. The second is to discuss how different pre-listening activities affect students' second language listening comprehension. The participants were first-year students at a Japanese university. There were two…
Descriptors: Phonology, Linguistic Input, Vocabulary Development, Language Tests
Takimoto, Masahiro – IAFOR Journal of Language Learning, 2014
The present study examined the effects of two types of input-based approaches--combination of pragmalinguistics- and sociopragmatics-focused instruction (CI) and sociopragmatics-focused instruction (SI) on learners' recognizing and producing English request hedges. 45 Japanese learners of English participated in the study. Treatment group…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Oberg, Andrew; Daniels, Paul – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2013
In this study a self-paced instructional method based on the use of Apple's iPod Touch personal mobile devices to deliver content was compared with a group-oriented instructional method of content delivery in terms of learner acquisition of course material. One hundred and twenty-two first-year Japanese university students in four classes were…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Standardized Tests, Classroom Environment
Tanaka, Hiroya; Stapleton, Paul – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2007
A lack of reading quantity in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classrooms has remained one of the most serious problems faced by teachers of English in Japan. Although the extensive reading (ER) approach is regarded as having significant potential in addressing this problem, it is not used in many EFL classrooms. This study investigates the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Pretests Posttests, Foreign Countries
Takimoto, Masahiro – Language Teaching Research, 2006
The present study evaluates the relative effectiveness of two types of input-based instruction, structured input instruction (a structured input task only) and structured input instruction with feedback (the structured input task + reactive explicit feedback) for teaching English polite requestive forms, involving 45 Japanese learners of English.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Control Groups, Data Analysis, Linguistic Input
