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Agnello, Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Pseudowords (words that are not real but resemble real words in a language) have been used increasingly as a technique to reduce contamination due to construct-irrelevant variance in assessments of verbal fluid reasoning (Gf). However, despite pseudowords being researched heavily in other psychology sub-disciplines, they have received little…
Descriptors: Scores, Intelligence Tests, Difficulty Level, Item Analysis
Alenizi, Aied – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In an attempt to better understand the role of relationship between the use of English indefinite article and L1 transfer in L2 countability judgments by speakers of non-classifier languages, the current study investigates how Saudi EFL learners judge noun countability in English. The current study aims to find; (1) if countability judgments…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Nouns, Semitic Languages, Form Classes (Languages)
Bolton, Richard Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Students take standardized tests and in most cases, the results have implications not only to the students, but also teachers and administrators. The students' motivation to perform may be a factor, especially in the infrequent situations when there aren't consequences to the students, only the administration. The tests in the middle school years…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Standardized Tests, Language Usage, Statistical Analysis
Ponti Medeiros, Cezar Augusto – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation explores why grammatical structures are better learned implicitly or explicitly by investigating differential object marking (DOM) in Spanish. To address the effectiveness of implicit versus explicit instruction in the classroom, the researcher focused on two of the main features that constrain DOM in Spanish: animacy and…
Descriptors: Spanish, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Teaching Methods
Fragoso, N. Cecilia – ProQuest LLC, 2016
There is a great need for research on the topic of bilingualism of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), especially in the Hispanic/Latino community, which numerically comprises the largest growing minority group in the United States. Little is known about how young culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) children with ASD use their…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Young Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Campbell, Tasha M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation explores Spanish nominal plural formation from a morphophonological perspective. The primary objective is to better understand heritage bilinguals' (HBs') phonological categorization of the morphological element of number in their heritage language. This is done by way of picture-naming elicitation tasks of consonant-final nouns…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Morphemes, Spanish, Nouns
Beloucif, Oihida – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This is a longitudinal case study of two groups of students (24 students in total) from the Foreign Languages Department of the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. This research deals with the acquisition of the French adverbial pronouns "en" and "y" through two different teaching approaches, the implicit-inductive teaching…
Descriptors: Interference (Language), French, Portuguese, Pretests Posttests
Perez, Marisol Santiago – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to validate the following hypothesis: First, spoken accents have a major influence and can affect listeners' personal attitudes and second, native Puerto Rican speakers will speak English as a second language without wanting to sound like a North American English speaker. This study will contribute to research on the…
Descriptors: Puerto Ricans, Spanish, Language Variation, Pronunciation
Ward, Shelley – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Language must be taught with academic vocabulary that is meaningful and that can be transferred between content and context. This comparative-descriptive research study examines how academic specific instruction increases students' learning of a second language acquisition (i.e., English). The conceptual framework of the study drew research…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Academic Discourse, Vocabulary Development
Harris, Kenya – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As the socio-linguistic make-up of the United States shifts from an English monolingual country to a multilingual society, it becomes imperative that a pool of linguistically, knowledgeable, competent nurses are in the pipeline to the nursing workforce to meet the needs of a diverse lingual patient population. The continued lack of…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Comparative Analysis, Community Colleges, Teacher Attitudes
Wagner, Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study is to provide a theoretical explanation for the effectiveness of Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) in increasing second-language (L2) students' grammatical accuracy. WCF is examined via Skill Acquisition Theory (SAT) in order to account for uneven patterns of its effectiveness. As the study demonstrates, WCF is effective…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Grammar, Accuracy
Harris, Richard – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Understanding the way humans communicate linguistically helps to define what proficiency in a particular language is. The general problem is scholars' assumption that the implementation of technology in the language learning environment acts a substitute for the human dynamic in achieving language proficiency. The purpose of this quantitative…
Descriptors: Spanish, Community Colleges, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Girard, Guadalupe – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose. The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify the external and internal political strategies used by principals that allow them to successfully navigate the political environment surrounding dual language programs. Methodology. This quantitative study used descriptive research to collect, analyze, and report data that identified…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Bilingual Education Programs, Trust (Psychology), Politics of Education
Szalay, Keith – ProQuest LLC, 2017
There is a movement in secondary education praxis across U.S. public schools and policy makers that recognizes the value of developing the capacity for academic self-regulation in learners. While there are many interpretations of self-regulation, in this context self-regulation refers to a learner's capacity to understand their own learning as a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Metacognition
Butler Stewart, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Understanding mathematics is an essential part of everyday life and can range from simple tasks such as using basic math skills to more complex tasks. Success in mathematics is a requirement for success in today's modern world. A gap in developing mathematical skills can create complications and interfere with job opportunities. Another basic…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Correlation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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