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Milexy Y. Cortes Lopez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
There is a lack of research about the effective methods English language learners' (ELLs) teachers can use to motivate students to learn English as a second language by transmitting the importance and how they ensure successful student outcomes in all four language domains. Data that leads to effective motivational methods for English language…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
KuanYi Chao – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Previous studies on second language (L2) phonetic acquisition in early bilingual learners have mainly examined immigrants to the L2 country; however, with recent growing dual-language immersion programs, the immersed bilingual group emerged and required more attention in the research. This study aims to investigate vowel patterns of young…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning, Vowels, Mandarin Chinese
Lori Le Duc Slaybaugh – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The Null Subject Parameter (NSP) has long been considered pertinent to Second Language Acquisition (SLA) studies, especially when the native language (NL) and target language (TL) have different NSP settings. The study aimed to investigate whether seventy English L2 learners in Puerto Rico who were native Spanish speakers transferred their L1…
Descriptors: Native Language, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Second Language Learning
Basma A. Moreb – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study was a mixed method research. The quantitative part investigated Saudi English learners' English vivid phrasal (VP) idiom detection differences by lexical level, semi- lexical level, and post-lexical level, as well as comprehension and interpretation by zero-context and full-context conditions. It also researched the extent to which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Patterns
Lillian C. Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Text messaging is the most popular form of communication (Lionbridge, 2019; Ceci, 2022), and mobile phone ownership is high, especially among university students (Chen & Denoyelles, 2013). Research on mobile language learning is increasingly found on the forefront of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) (Loewen et al., 2019; Stockwell,…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Written Language, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning
Younglong Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The English proficiency gap is one of the most significant problems for young students in South Korea as it widens inequality by limiting opportunities for their future. One unique learning center, located in the under resourced area in South Korea, has been available at cost-free to enhance language development. This qualitative case study aims…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Skills
Brenda Garcia Castro – ProQuest LLC, 2024
International immigration creates economic, demographic, and cultural shifts worldwide. The process of migration entails steps beginning from the decision to migrate, the migration journey and experiences upon arrival to the host country. Factors such as age at time of migration, traditions, and beliefs of those who migrate inform various aspects…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Barriers, Stress Variables, Mothers
Chen Chen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study examined the perceptions of 31 L2 German students regarding their learning trajectories in speaking, writing, listening, and reading. Specifically, it explored their learning goals, self-rated proficiency, and definitions of accuracy. Combining qualitative and quantitative data analysis, the study found that students considered…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Accuracy
Takehiro Iizuka – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the significance of the mode of delivery--aural versus written--in second language (L2) vocabulary knowledge and L2 comprehension skills. One of the unique aspects of listening comprehension that sets it apart from reading comprehension is the mode of delivery--language input is delivered not visually but aurally. Somewhat…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Language Skills, Error of Measurement
Volodymyr Lazar – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Like many other areas of human knowledge, the field of language learning has undergone changes as a consequence of the application of digital technologies. Extensive exposure and anytime and anywhere access availability to data in a second or foreign language (L2) bring almost unlimited learning opportunities for digital age students, which…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Language Skills, Student Characteristics
Varela, Jasmin – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The future success of today's students and our nation depends on how well prepared our students are to contribute to the globalized world of the 21st century. The population of English Language Learners (ELLs) is exploding in the United States. If students are not given the appropriate language scaffolds to learn English, ELLs will struggle…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners
Lawson, Margaret B. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
According to Diane August (2002), at the Center for Applied Linguistics, Multilingual Learners (MLs) spend less than two percent of their school day in oral language development. Echevarria and Goldenberg (2017) support that creating numerous opportunities for ML students to speak will accelerate their vocabulary and oral language development to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Suahuil Carolina Valerio – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This quantitative study evaluated how teaching models for language acquisition--the Integrated, the Stand-Alone and the Mixed Model--and student characteristics--gender and disability status--relate to growth in language skills among ELL students. In this study, the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test scores of the…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, English Language Learners, Teaching Models, Student Characteristics
Chikako Takahashi – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The current study investigated the nature of second language (L2) learning influence on first language (L1) production and perception by systematically examining several L1 and L2 related factors (L1:L2 relative dominance, L2 production and perception acuity, and learning context) and their effect on L1 change. It is the first of its kind in…
Descriptors: Interference (Language), Native Language, Second Language Learning, Japanese
Offerman, Heather M. – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Having historically received less attention than other linguistic structures (Derwing & Munro, 2005), second language (L2) pronunciation instruction represents an emergent area of research in the field (Thomson & Derwing, 2015). While several methods have been shown to be effective for improving L2 segmental production, including explicit…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation, Direct Instruction, Visual Stimuli
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