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Shorkaee, Hossein Zabihi; Talebi, Seyed Hassan – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2018
This study investigated the effects of Reading Strategy Instruction (RSI) on reading performance and attitude toward reading strategies while reading texts of different difficulty levels. Fifty-five university students studying Political and Basic Sciences took part in this study. After homogenizing the participants, 24 students were in the…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, Difficulty Level, Experimental Groups
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Noyan, Ebru; Kocoglu, Zeynep – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The present study attempts to explore the effects of WhatsApp and Pen/Paper dialogue journal writing techniques on university students' writing performance. 45 freshmen students from Sociology department of State University in Turkey, participated in the current study forming three homogenous groups of 15, namely WhatsApp dialogue journaling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Skill Development
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Wang, Shih-Ping; Chen, Yih-Lan – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
This study integrated the multimodal framework of learning analytics (IMFLA) with the concept mapping (Cmap) approach to improve students' vocabulary and reading abilities. A total of 70 participants were divided into 2 classes, Class 1 (experimental) and Class 2 (control), for a 1-year period. Vocabulary and reading tests were implemented 3…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Educational Research, Data Collection
Mugableh, Ahmad Ibrahim; Khreisat, Mohammad Nayef – Online Submission, 2019
Learning the writing skill is a challenging task for second or foreign language learners. This difficulty stems from the fact that students required multiple skills and knowledge while writing. They need, for example, enough vocabulary inventory, grammar knowledge, and other discourse strategies to organize the text. Students are also in need for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Eristi, Bahadir; Polat, Mustafa – Online Submission, 2017
This study, which is an experimental research with pre-test and post-test control groups, aims to determine the effectiveness of the Synectics Instructional Model on foreign language vocabulary teaching. The research was conducted with two experimental and two control groups and 82 students taking part in these groups. The experimental application…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Pretests Posttests, Program Effectiveness
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Ebrahimi, Mohammad Reza; Khoshsima, Hooshang; Zare-Behtash, Esmail – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The current study tried to empirically examine the influence of enhancing Emotional Intelligence on writing skill. The method of doing the study was giving an "Interchange Placement Test" to the university students who majored in English (EFL learners) in Iran. After selecting intermediate level students for participating in the study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Writing Skills
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Xiaomei, Mai; Quansheng, Mai – English Language Teaching, 2018
This paper intends to examine the efficacy of song education to develop English proficiency in China's EFL context. By conducting a comparative study between two parallel classes and analyzing the results of forty-eight questionnaires, the paper reveals the following: 1) song education can help improve pronunciation and intonation skills to a…
Descriptors: Singing, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Shi, Jing – English Language Teaching, 2017
The pedagogical values of corpora for ELT have been widely acknowledged and exploited, but their direct application in classroom teaching has entailed many difficulties. This project aims to investigate the impact of the pedagogical application of corpora on the vocabulary ability of intermediate-level ESL learners in mainland China. This…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Xu, Liju – English Language Teaching, 2018
The purpose of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of vocabulary enhancement activities on vocabulary learning in an ESP course. In designing the activities, technical terms on journal entries were chosen for the acquisition of language necessary for the successful implementation of accounting major's professional tasks. The desirable…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Mathison, Lake – Hispania, 2017
This pilot study looks at the effect of learning second language vocabulary with gesture. Specifically, this current study asks whether researcher-instructed or student-constructed gestures are more effective. Depth of processing theories (Craik and Lockhart 1972) as well as more recent educational frameworks like ICAP ("Interactive,"…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish, Vocabulary Development
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Sharifi, Maryam; Soleimani, Hassan; Jafarigohar, Manoochehr – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Current trends in the field of educational technology indicate a shift in pedagogical assumptions and theoretical frameworks that favor active involvement of self-directed learners in a constructivist environment. This study probes the influence of electronic portfolio evaluation on vocabulary learning of Iranian university students and the…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Electronic Publishing, Vocabulary Development, Andragogy
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Urun, Mehmet Faith; Aksoy, Hasan; Comez, Rasim – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2017
This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a Kinect-based game called Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to investigate possible contributions of game-based learning in a virtual language classroom at a state university in Ankara, Turkey. A quasi-experimental design where the treatment group (N= 26) was subjected to kinect-based…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Games, Foreign Countries
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Suk, Namhee – Reading Research Quarterly, 2017
Several empirical studies and syntheses of extensive reading have concluded that extensive reading has positive impacts on language learning in second- and foreign-language settings. However, many of the studies contained methodological or curricular limitations, raising questions about the asserted positive effects of extensive reading. The…
Descriptors: Reading Rate, Multivariate Analysis, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Dizon, Gilbert; Tang, Daniel – The EUROCALL Review, 2017
Several researchers have compared the efficacy of digital flashcards (DFs) versus paper flashcards (PFs) to improve L2 vocabulary and have concluded that using DFs is more effective (Azabdaftari & Mozaheb, 2012; Basoglu & Akdemir, 2010; Kiliçkaya & Krajka, 2010). However, these studies did not utilize vocabulary learning strategies…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, Visual Aids
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Murray, Lewis – TESL Canada Journal, 2017
Intervention exercises have tended to be limited to restricted controlled output in studies related to second language (L2) learners' acquisition of written academic formulaic sequences (FSs), while measurement of use has been drawn from freer output (AlHassan & Wood, 2015; Jones & Haywood, 2004; Peters & Pauwels, 2015). The current…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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