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Majid Alharthi – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2025
The aim of this study was to examine the gender differences among EFL diploma students in grammar based on an English achievement test. This study was motivated by the observed challenges Saudi students face with mastering grammar, a crucial element of English proficiency that forms the basis of all four aspects of language: listening, speaking,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Gender Differences
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Silva, Susana; Inácio, Filomena; Rocha e Sousa, Daniel; Gaspar, Nuno; Folia, Vasiliki; Petersson, Karl Magnus – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2023
Formal language hierarchy describes levels of increasing syntactic complexity (adjacent dependencies, nonadjacent nested, nonadjacent crossed) of which the transcription into a hierarchy of cognitive complexity remains under debate. The cognitive foundations of formal language hierarchy have been contradicted by two types of evidence: First,…
Descriptors: Vertical Organization, Language Aptitude, Difficulty Level, Cognitive Ability
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Agnes Strandberg – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2025
As teachers' experiences are a prerequisite for developing an understanding of the challenges of teaching, their reflections on the potential of using authentic text in L1 grammar teaching deserves closer attention. This paper presents a focus-group study with six Swedish L1 teachers at upper secondary level during an intervention, in which they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grammar, Swedish, Teaching Experience
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Cui Wan; Song Hou – Discover Education, 2025
This paper examines the rapid evolution of net slang and its consequential impact on Standard Mandarin, highlighting the interplay between net slang and traditional linguistic norms. The study begins by delineating three principal characteristics of net slang: multiformity, simplicity, and flexibility. Through a survey assessing Chinese attitudes…
Descriptors: Internet, Standard Spoken Usage, Mandarin Chinese, Linguistics
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Robert Jean LeBlanc – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2024
Critical approaches to literature in secondary English require greater attention to narrative discourse. In this conceptual article, I provide interpretative tools from contemporary narratology and demonstrate their critical potential for high school English. In particular, I outline critical literacy's vital but overattentive focus on the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Language Arts, Critical Literacy, Novels
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Ji-young Shin; Yujeong Choi – Language Learning & Technology, 2025
The use of AI-powered chatbots has recently been extensively examined for second language (L2) learning. While their positive effects have been widely reported regarding L2 English learning, studies involving less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) are scant. The current study incorporated an AI chatbot called Iruda in L2 Korean teaching, to…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Synchronous Communication, Korean
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Janne Bondi Johannessen; Björn Lundquist; Yulia Rodina; Eirik Tengesdal; Nina Hagen Kaldhol; Emel Türker; Valantis Fyndanis – Second Language Research, 2025
The present study examines grammatical gender knowledge in offline production (gender marking on indefinite articles) and online gender processing (visual world paradigm) in adult second language (L2) learners of Norwegian with three different first languages (L1s): Greek, Russian, and Turkish. In particular, it investigates the role of the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Adult Learning, Second Language Learning, Norwegian
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Pajaree Buasomboon; Nattama Pongpairoj – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2024
The present continuous tense can be problematic among L1 Thai learners due to the variation in contexts in which the tense can be used (Boonjoon, 2017; Khattiya, 2018; Kongthai, 2015). The present study aimed to examine the functional use of the English present continuous tense by L1 Thai learners under the theoretical framework of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Thai, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Pham, Anh Tuan – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2023
This study aims to examine the impact of gamified learning using Quizizz on English as a second language (ESL) learners' grammar achievement. The pre-/post-test control group design was applied to research 63 English-majored freshmen. 20 multiple-choice quizzes were designed based on grammar points included in the basic grammar course over a…
Descriptors: Gamification, Educational Technology, Tests, English (Second Language)
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Ye, Wei; Ren, Wei – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
Integrated writing has gained importance in both tertiary and secondary learning contexts. However, assessment tasks at secondary schools have received little attention. To obtain evidence of skill integration, a task-defining feature for integrated writing, we developed a comprehensive questionnaire study of an understudied task used in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Writing Evaluation, Writing Skills
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Abebe Tewachew; Kassie Shiferie; Ebabu Tefera – Cogent Education, 2024
This study aimed to examine the practices of EFL teachers in test construction. It was conducted in six purposively selected secondary schools. The study addressed the following question: What are the practices of EFL teachers in test construction? The theoretical basis of the study was Bloom's taxonomy. The design of the study was a convergent…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Test Construction
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Ayse Dilek Yekeler Gökmen – International Online Journal of Primary Education, 2025
It is possible for students to listen to the texts selected in a way that can attract their interest in accordance with their level and to share the main points in the text with their friends and teachers through narration. It is important to determine which elements primary school students utilize in the process of understanding the stories they…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Story Telling, Puppetry, Listening
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Lieselotte Sippel – Language Teaching Research, 2024
This classroom study investigated the effectiveness of form-focused instruction and peer feedback training to improve grammatical accuracy and thereby maximize learning opportunities during peer interaction. Eighty-seven third-semester learners of German were assigned to a PI group (peer interaction only), an FFI group (peer interaction and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Peer Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Grammar
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Hang Li; Shuting Zhang; Ximeng Tang – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
While the effect of reading strategies on L2 test performance has been extensively researched, the effect of test-taking strategies remains underexplored, with mixed results due to varying contextual factors. This study, therefore, investigated the latent structure of test-taking strategies and the relationships among test-taking strategies,…
Descriptors: Test Wiseness, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Second Language Learning
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Odehova, Nataliia; Nevska, Yuliia; Perlova, Viktoriia – Advanced Education, 2022
The article presents the results of the experimental enquiry aimed at studying the impact of cooperative learning on improving grammar skills. The research focused on two interaction modes -- pair work and group work, which were compared in terms of their potential to address accuracy. The experiment was carried out in the first term of the…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Cooperative Learning, Grammar, Foreign Countries
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