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Mu-Hsuan Chou – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
Vocabulary learning strategies have been frequently viewed as a practical tool to facilitate the acquisition of words and enhance comprehension and production in communication. Previous research suggests that vocabulary learning strategies are a multidimensional construct. This study attempts to validate a vocabulary learning strategies…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Fang-Ying Yang – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This study proposed and implemented a blended self-directed learning program for English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) college students beyond the classroom. Adopting a case study-mixed methods design, the study aimed to investigate (1) learners' engagement in the program, (2) the effects of the program, and (3) learners' perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Independent Study, Metacognition, Diaries
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Webb, Stuart; Chang, Anna C.-S. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
There has been little research investigating how mode of input affects incidental vocabulary learning, and no study examining how it affects the learning of multiword items. The aim of this study was to investigate incidental learning of L2 collocations in three different modes: reading, listening, and reading while listening. One hundred…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Phrase Structure, Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis
Chi, Yao-Kai – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study discusses the relationship between Taiwanese adult learners' identity development and language curriculum, exploring how students (re)constructed their identities within the Taiwanese social context. Influenced by exam culture and educational credentialism, Taiwanese language education is mainly exam-oriented and teacher-centered.…
Descriptors: Turkish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Sherry Y. Chen; Chia-Yi Tseng; Chao-Yang Cheng – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
This study proposed a three-tier test to help students learn English grammar. To reduce students' anxiety, game-based learning was incorporated into the three-tier test, where personalization was also implemented to accommodate students' different needs. More specifically, we developed a Personalized Entertaining Three-Tier Test (PET3), which…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Grammar, Game Based Learning
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Yi-Ching Pan – English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 2024
Many university students in Taiwan have complained that the general English class is not very exciting nor useful for the workplace due to its exam-oriented and teacher-centered instruction focus. Such negative impressions often lead to a low motivation toward learning English and affect students' learning outcomes. This study aimed to establish…
Descriptors: College English, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Ta Hong Thuong – Journal of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, 2024
This study aimed to develop a Vietnamese word recognition test for Taiwanese undergraduate students and to investigate students' performances at different learning stages. The formal test consists of 100 words as test items. With each word, test takers were asked to select the correct Vietnamese word form corresponding to the pronunciation they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Word Recognition, Vietnamese, Second Language Learning
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Yang, Yu-Fen; Kuo, Nai-Cheng – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
Few studies on higher education focus on how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) college students may enhance their global literacy through cross-cultural communication. This mixed methods research reports on a blended learning program with cross-cultural communication to foster EFL college students' global literacy. A sample of 97 EFL college…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, English (Second Language), College Students, Second Language Learning
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Kao, Yu-Ting; Kuo, Hung-Chih – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
This study implemented the principles of dynamic assessment (DA) with computer technology, iSpring Quiz Maker, to (1) identify the English listening difficulties of 172 L2 English learners; (2) diagnose their individual learning needs, and (3) promote their future potential abilities. Upon evaluating the participating junior high school students'…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Tai, Hsuan-Yu; Chen, Yuan-Shan – Education Sciences, 2021
The present study aimed to examine the effect of proficiency on the pragmatic comprehension of speech acts, implicatures, and routines, as well as the way learners of different proficiency levels employ strategies when comprehending a pragmatic task. Thirty-three high-proficiency and forty-one low-proficiency Chinese learners of English completed…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Cheng-Yueh Jao; Ching-Huei Chen; Hui-Chin Yeh – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
As intercultural learning has been increasingly regarded as essential in higher education, researchers have promoted it through integration of digital storytelling into cultural exchange activities. However, most studies have focused on the utilization of only one language whereas the effects of multilingual digital storytelling on students'…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Cross Cultural Training, Digital Literacy, Mass Media Use
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Chou, Mu-Hsuan – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Task value has a considerable effect on one's interest, motivation, and strategies in learning. Additionally, the social contexts in which a learner studies, such as subject specialization and gender, may potentially influence how successfully one learns. The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the relationship between task value and…
Descriptors: Vocational High Schools, High School Students, Learning Motivation, Student Interests
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Chou, Mu-Hsuan – Language Education & Assessment, 2021
Speaking a foreign language is a complicated process that involves linguistic competence, skills, and strategy use. Communicating through English in English for Academic Purposes courses is a basic requirement for EFL learners, but it can be a challenge. To improve the quality of speech, strengthen components of speaking competence, and raise…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Dos Santos, Luis Miguel – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2022
English language teaching is one of the requirements for many Bachelor of Education programmes in Taiwanese education colleges and universities. In Taiwan, English language is considered one of the general education requirements (usually eight credits) for all undergraduate students. Although additional English language courses are not required…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Hiu Che Foo; Chenwei Tang; Yuting Kao; Hsingmei Wu; Chelun Chang; Meiyao Wu; Yuchun Lo; Shihming Weng – American Annals of the Deaf, 2024
Our study investigated the differences in speech performance and neurophysiological response in groups of school-age children with unilateral hearing loss (UHL) who were otherwise typically developing (TD). We recruited a total of 16 primary school-age children for our study (UHL = 9/TD = 7), who were screened by doctors at Shin Kong Wu-Ho-Su…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Speech Skills, Intelligence Tests, Verbal Ability
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