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Teimouri, Yasser; Goetze, Julia; Plonsky, Luke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Second language (L2) anxiety has been the object of constant empirical and theoretical attention for several decades. As a matter of both theoretical and practical interest, much of the research in this domain has examined the relationship between anxiety and L2 achievement. The present study meta-analyzes this body of research. Following a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Anxiety, Correlation
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Belal, Yamina; Ouahmiche, Ghania – Arab World English Journal, 2021
Given the acknowledged and undeniable advantages of literature in language education, it has been integrated into EFL curricula for undergraduate students as an essential subject. In the Algerian English departments before the reform introduced in the last two decades (the Licence, Master, doctorate system), literature used to have a privileged…
Descriptors: English Literature, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Saricaoglu, Aysel; Arikan, Arda – Online Submission, 2009
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between students' gender and intelligence types, the relationship between particular intelligence types and students' success in grammar, listening and writing in English as a foreign language and the relationship between parental education and students' types of intelligences. Preparatory…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Second Language Learning, Correlation, Gender Differences
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Widdowson, H. G. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1998
Several problematic issues in second-language teaching and testing are discussed, including artificial distinctions made between the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) and appropriate usage in each, the relationship of language skills and language ability, and the distinction between language usage and language use. (MSE)
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Language Skills, Language Tests, Language Usage
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Sparks, Richard; Ganschow, Leonore – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 2001
Review research on foreign language aptitude and its measurement prior to 1990. Describes research areas in the 1990s, including affective variables, language learning strategies, learning styles as contributors to aptitude and aptitude as a cognitive construct affected by language variables. Reviews research on individual differences and the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cognitive Style, Individual Differences, Language Aptitude
Cazden, Courtney B. – 1996
The evolution of the concept of communicative competence (CC) in language learning and teaching is traced since 1966, when D. H. Hymes first discussed it publicly. His concept of CC had its theoretical origins in the convergence of transformational generative grammar and the ethnography of communication, and was first discussed at a conference on…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Definitions, Educational History, Language Aptitude
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Lerner, Janet W.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
In this interview, two collaborators in research on teaching foreign languages to learning-disabled students are questioned regarding specific foreign language learning disabilities, possible subtypes, diagnosis, policies of colleges regarding students unable to meet foreign language requirements, and recent research in the field. (PB)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Higher Education
Citron, James L. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1993
The term "ethno-lingual relativity" is defined as a perspective that is not limited by one's own cultural and linguistic experiences, but rather is open to the contrasting cultural and linguistic patterns of other peoples. It is hypothesized that having an ethno-lingually relative perspective can facilitate one's ability to learn a new language.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Meek, Margaret, Ed. – 1996
A selection of papers by Josie Levine addresses aspects of the teaching and learning of English as a second/additional language among linguistic minorities. An introductory section provides background information about Levine and the context in which she worked and wrote. The first two chapters tell the stories of limited-English-proficient (LEP)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Strategies
Myer, Bettye J.; Ganschow, Leonore – 1988
Two years of language study is a requirement in most colleges and universities for many degree programs and, at the high school level, an expectation for college-bound students. However, some very capable students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) have difficulty learning a second language. Recent research has identified characteristics of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes