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Lexical Cross-Linguistic Influence: A Study of Three Multilingual Learners of L3 English
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Efeoglu, Gulumser; Yüksel, H. Gülru; Baran, Suat – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2020
In a world where multilinguals outnumbered monolinguals, the study of the third language (L3) acquisition has been an area of interest for many researchers. This case study investigates the lexical cross-linguistic influence of previously acquired languages on the subsequent acquisition of English as L3 by Pomak multilingual speakers residing in…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training, Language Proficiency
The Effects of Implementing Vocabulary Journals into Main Course Classes on Student Success at a Private University
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Turnuk, Tulin – Journal of English Teaching, 2018
Vocabulary learning is one of the most difficult components of foreign language education. Therefore, students are in need of some strategies to cope with it and keeping vocabulary journals is one of these particular strategies. This study examined the vocabulary journals kept by the preparatory school students of a private university to determine…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Diaries, Private Colleges, Undergraduate Students
Data-Driven Learning of Academic Lexical Bundles below the C1 Level
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Lay, Keith J.; Yavuz, Mehmet A. – Language Learning & Technology, 2020
This study investigates the possibility and efficacy of paper-based, in-class, data-driven learning (DDL) of academic lexical bundles below the C1 level of proficiency described by the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR; advanced high ACTFL). A two-stage experimental design involving three groups (n = 41) and 24 two-to-four word academic…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Rating Scales, Guidelines, Second Language Learning
The Effect of Input Enhancement on Vocabulary Learning: Is There an Impact upon Receptive and Productive Knowledge?
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Jones, Christian; Waller, Daniel – TESOL International Journal, 2017
This article reports on a quasi-experimental study investigating the effectiveness of two different teaching approaches, explicit teaching and explicit teaching combined with textual and aural input enhancement used to teach lexical items to elementary level learners of Turkish in a higher education context. Forty participants were divided into…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Tests
The Effectiveness of Using Corpus-Based Materials in Vocabulary Teaching
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Paker, Turan; Özcan, Yeliz Ergül – Online Submission, 2017
Our study aimed at finding out the effectiveness of corpus-based vocabulary teaching activities as well as students' attitudes towards concordance-based materials when corpus-based tasks in English vocabulary learning are used. The study was conducted in a preparatory school in a private university. The participants were 28 intermediate level…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
The Role of Proverbs in Forming Intercultural Awareness (On the Basis of Teaching English, Georgian and Turkish Languages)
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Gözpinar, Halis – Online Submission, 2014
The research is expected to contribute to the study of proverbs in foreign language acquisition to develop intercultural competence and fill in the gap in foreign language teacher education. The research investigates what attitudes English teachers in Turkey and Georgia have towards the teaching of proverbs in foreign language classrooms and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Languages