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Aliyar, Mahnaz; Peters, Elke – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2022
Despite empirical evidence from research showing that the use of text-picture combination is beneficial for second language (L2) learning, little is known about the effectiveness of reading comic books for incidental vocabulary acquisition. This study investigated the effects of engaging with comic books on incidental learning of L2 Italian…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Italian, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
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Marefat, Fahimeh; Mostafaii, Mahnaz; Sajedifard, Mohammad – MEXTESOL Journal, 2020
Delving into the linguistic performance of EFL learners with varying linguistic backgrounds and potentials appears to be of huge significance, particularly in EFL classrooms. The knowledge of the potential variations between monolingual and bilingual EFL learners might help teachers better meet the needs of these learners, for instance through…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Monolingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Shirazi, Masoumeh Ahmadi; Shekarabi, Zeinab – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2014
This study is an attempt to investigate the effect of direct and indirect feedback on the writing performance of Iranian learners of Japanese as a foreign language. During one academic semester, three indirect feedback types including underlining, coding and translation were used as well as direct type of feedback in order to see which one makes a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Japanese
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Kormi-Nouri, Reza; Moradi, Ali-Reza; Moradi, Shahram; Akbari-Zardkhaneh, Saeed; Zahedian, Haedeh – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2012
The aim of the current study was to examine the effects of bilingualism on letter and category fluency tasks. Participants were 1,600 monolingual and bilingual children from three cities in Iran: Tehran (Persian monolinguals), Tabriz (Turkish-Persian bilinguals), and Sanandaj (Kurdish-Persian bilinguals). We separately presented nine Persian…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Language Proficiency
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Harji, Madhubala Bava; Woods, Peter Charles; Alavi, Zhinoos Kamal – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2010
Second language development could be achieved through various teaching or learning processes; however, employing multimedia has recently intruded the process in easing or complicating manners. This study has focused on the effectiveness of English subtitles on the EFL learner's vocabulary learning. The participants were 92 Iranian degree…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
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Jodaie, Mina; Farrokhi, Farahman; Zoghi, Masoud – English Language Teaching, 2011
This study was an attempt to compare EFL teachers' and intermediate high school students' perceptions of written corrective feedback on grammatical errors and also to specify their reasons for choosing comprehensive or selective feedback and some feedback strategies over some others. To collect the required data, the student version of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers
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Maleki, Ataollah – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2007
The possibility of teaching communication strategies and the feasibility of incorporating them into school syllabi have been a controversial issue. In the current study, 60 Iranian students were divided into two thirty-member classes; then two different textbooks, one with specific CS and the other without them, were chosen to be taught in the…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Textbooks, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning