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Ya Zhang – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2025
The literature has revealed the impact of personal factors on feedback-seeking behavior (FSB) in second language (L2) writing. However, little is known about how teacher academic support influences FSB in L2 writing and whether this relationship is mediated by L2 writing self (ideal and ought-to L2 writing selves). To address the lacunae, this…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction, Second Language Instruction
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Lisa Klasen; Sonja Ugen; Carole Dording; Michel Fayol; Constanze Weth – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
Inaudible syntactic markers are especially difficult to spell. This paper examines how 455 fourth graders spell silent French plural markers in a dictation with real and pseudowords after one year of formal French instruction (L2). The Generalized Linear Mixed Model analysis shows first that noun plural spelling (real and pseudo) is a strong…
Descriptors: Spelling, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, French
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Ye, Yanyan; Pan, Dora Jue; McBride, Catherine – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2023
Cross-language transfer happens in bilingual reading development. However, little is known about whether L1 affects L2 spelling development. In addition, longitudinal studies are needed to examine the L1-L2 relations developmentally from the beginning of literacy learning. We tested whether and which Chinese (L1) literacy-related skill(s) in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spelling, Bilingual Students, Chinese
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Junko Yamashita; Toshihiko Shiotsu; Kunihiro Kusanagi – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
This longitudinal study investigated development of second language (L2) reading comprehension ability and predictive contributions of five L2 reading components (word recognition speed, listening comprehension, vocabulary breadth, grammar knowledge and first language [L1] reading comprehension) using latent growth curve modelling. The…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Camping, April; Graham, Steve; Ng, Clarence; Aitken, Angelique; Wilson, John M.; Wdowin, Jeanne – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
The purpose of this study was to compare the motivational incentives for writing of middle school emergent bilingual students with their peers whose first language was English. The study included 285 emergent bilingual students (146 girls, 139 boys) who were matched with 285 native English speakers (NE) on race, gender, and grade. The emergent…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Incentives, Writing Attitudes, Middle School Students
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Bae, Han Suk; Joshi, R. Malatesha – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2018
The purpose of the present study was to explore the role of morphological awareness in reading comprehension in different language learning contexts (ESL and EFL). Korean ESL and Korean EFL learners (50 and 257 respectively) in grades five and six were administered measures of L2 (English) morphological, phonological, and orthographic awareness…
Descriptors: Korean, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Lee, Juhee – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2020
This study examines the relative contributions of linguistic and affective variables to writing performance among students learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in South Korea. In total, 270 middle school students completed four language tests assessing their reading comprehension, grammar knowledge, and descriptive and argumentative…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Structural Equation Models, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning