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Isabelli-García, Christina; Lacorte, Manel – Foreign Language Annals, 2016
Second language acquisition research on the immersion context has focused primarily on study abroad, revealing the extent to which that context promotes learners' developing linguistic and intercultural competence. However, little research has examined linguistic development in intensive, domestic immersion contexts. This study investigated the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Surveys, Questionnaires, Accuracy
Drewelow, Isabelle – Foreign Language Annals, 2013
Learning a foreign language promotes new ways of seeing the world and the self in relation to it (Gee, 1996), making practices and perspectives underlined through the acquisition of vocabulary and grammatical structures available for appropriation (Bakhtin, 1981; Kramsch, 1993, 2009). Using a combination of interviews and self-reported…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Interviews, Questionnaires, Cultural Awareness
Lü, Chan; Lavadenz, Magaly – Foreign Language Annals, 2014
This study investigated the relationships between the beliefs and practices of K-12 native Chinese teachers on Chinese language and literacy instruction. Using a descriptive-exploratory design, this study employed a mixed-methods approach consisting of three steps: (1) a teacher beliefs questionnaire, (2) classroom observations and videotaping,…
Descriptors: Chinese, Native Speakers, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning
Viakinnou-Brinson, Lucie; Herron, Carol; Cole, Steven P.; Haight, Carrie – Foreign Language Annals, 2012
Grammar instruction is at the center of the target language (TL) and code-switching debate. Discussion revolves around whether grammar should be taught in the TL or using the TL and the native language (L1). This study investigated the effects of French-only grammar instruction and French/English grammar instruction on elementary-level students'…
Descriptors: College Students, Scores, French, Code Switching (Language)
Vogel, Severine; Herron, Carol; Cole, Steven P.; York, Holly – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This study investigated how to present grammatical structures to intermediate-level French college students. It compared the effects of a guided inductive and a deductive approach on short- and long-term learning of 10 structures. A mixed-methods design was adopted to assess learning of the structures and to investigate preference of approach.…
Descriptors: Grammar, Logical Thinking, French, Second Language Learning
Cubillos, Jorge H.; Ilvento, Thomas – Foreign Language Annals, 2012
This article reports the findings of an investigation into the impact of study abroad experiences on self-efficacy perceptions among foreign language (FL) learners. Thirty-nine American college students taking part in both short-term and semester-long academic programs in France and Spain completed self-efficacy surveys at the beginning and at the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries, Study Abroad
Ducate, Lara C.; Anderson, Lara Lomicka; Moreno, Nina – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
With the increasing popularity of Web 2.0 tools, it only follows that these technologies are adapted to our foreign language classroom practices. Research shows their numerous advantages as participatory tools that foster communication and collaboration. This study focuses on one such tool, the wiki, and describes the implementation of three…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation
Wang, Hung-Chun; Shih, Su-Chin – Foreign Language Annals, 2011
This study investigated how English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' types of language for thinking and types of oral elicitation tasks influence their lexical collocational errors in speech. Data were collected from 42 English majors in Taiwan using two instruments: (1) 3 oral elicitation tasks and (2) an inner speech questionnaire. The…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Error Patterns, Language Role, Foreign Countries
Russell, Victoria – Foreign Language Annals, 2012
This study investigated the effects of processing instruction (PI) and structured input (SI) on the acquisition of the subjunctive in adjectival clauses by 92 second-semester distance learners of Spanish. Computerized visual input enhancement (VIE) was combined with PI and SI in an attempt to increase the salience of the targeted grammatical form…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Virtual Classrooms, Linguistic Input, Conventional Instruction
Hernandez, Todd A. – Foreign Language Annals, 2010
This study investigates how motivation and interaction shape the speaking proficiency of study abroad (SA) and classroom or at home (AH) language learners. The author administered a motivation questionnaire, language contact profile, and pretest and posttest simulated oral proficiency interview. The data reveal that SA and AH students had similar…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Knight, Susan M.; Schmidt-Rinehart, Barbara C. – Foreign Language Annals, 2010
This study investigates the role of task-based learning in the study abroad experience in order to enhance interaction with the host family. Tasks were incorporated into a Family Interaction Journal and implemented under four evolving, though different, conditions over a 5-year period. The conditions were: (1) home campus administered/student…
Descriptors: Interaction, Study Abroad, Interpersonal Relationship, Journal Writing
Matches in Beliefs between Teachers and Students, and Success in L2 Attainment: The Georgian Example
Polat, Nihat – Foreign Language Annals, 2009
This study addresses matches in beliefs between Georgian English learners and teachers and relationships among beliefs and overall language and grammar achievement, exploring the underlying reasons behind beliefs. Utilizing a mixed-method design, the researcher collected data through student/teacher questionnaires, evaluation inventories,…
Descriptors: Prerequisites, Second Language Learning, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Altstaedter, Laura Levi; Jones, Brett – Foreign Language Annals, 2009
According to the National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, one of the ultimate goals of studying a foreign language is to better understand different cultures. To this end, we implemented a project in an undergraduate foreign language course that promoted a systematic inquiry-based approach to learning about the Hispanic culture.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Culture, Second Language Instruction, National Standards, Second Language Learning
Haight, Carrie; Herron, Carol; Cole, Steven P. – Foreign Language Annals, 2007
This study investigates the effectiveness of deductive and guided inductive approaches for teaching grammar in college French classrooms. Forty-seven second-semester French students were taught eight grammatical structures: four with a deductive instructional approach and four with a guided inductive instructional approach. A quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Tests, Teaching Methods, French

Lange, Dale L. – Foreign Language Annals, 1972
Reports on college and university foreign language teacher education programs. (DS)
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Instructional Innovation, Language Research, Modern Languages
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