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Abdullah Albalawi – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
This review paper explores the role of individual differences in second language vocabulary learning, focusing on three key factors: out-of-class exposure (e.g., viewing TV, playing video games and listening to songs), strategic vocabulary learning, and motivation. Individual differences significantly impact vocabulary learning, making it crucial…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Metacognition, Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input
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Marisa Bittar; Amarilio Ferreira Jr. – History of Education, 2024
The Portuguese policies of colonisation and Christianisation were closely linked. In 1549, the Portuguese monarchy adopted Catholicism as the official religion of the colonial administration and requested that the Society of Jesus establish the Catholic faith among the indigenous people in Brazil. The Jesuits established catechesis, founded the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Colonialism, Educational History, Christianity
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Murphy Odo, Dennis – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2022
Ongoing debate exists concerning pedagogical strategies including song to improve vocabulary learning in second or foreign language learners. A search of primary empirical studies published from 1990 to 2020 produced 27 articles with 28 studies and 1864 total participants. Effect sizes were analysed for the influence of English instructional…
Descriptors: Singing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ernits, Tiiu; Liimets, Airi – History of Education, 2021
The article seeks to answer four questions: (1) How different are the value worlds in the Estonian- and German-language songbooks used in Estonia 1860-1914? (2) To what extent do the value worlds of songbooks express the ideals of the Wandervogel movement? (3) What is the position of wandering among other values? (4) Is the representation of…
Descriptors: Singing, German, Educational History, Finno Ugric Languages
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Yousefi, Mohammad Hossein; Biria, Reza – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2018
The purpose of the present meta-analysis is to the investigate the overall effectiveness of L2 vocabulary instruction and to find the moderator variables affecting its effectiveness. By defining a rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total number of 16 primary studies (N = 1008), 7 published and 9 Ph.D. dissertations, were included. Under…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Davis, Glenn M. – ELT Journal, 2017
Songs have been a common feature of young learner classrooms for decades, and numerous publications describe how songs should be employed in order to improve motivation and facilitate the acquisition of various aspects of language, including vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and listening skills. However, empirical research examining the effects…
Descriptors: Singing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Engh, Dwayne – English Language Teaching, 2013
The use of music and song in the English language-learning classroom is not new. While many teachers intuitively feel that music is beneficial in teaching English language, there is sometimes a lack of the theoretical underpinnings that support such a choice. There are examples in the literature to argue the strong relationship between music and…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Music Activities, Literature Reviews, Classroom Techniques