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Hila Gendler-Shalev; Rama Novogrodsky – First Language, 2024
Toddlers with smaller vocabulary than expected for their age are considered late talkers (LT). This study explored the effects of characteristics of words on vocabulary acquisition of 12- to 24-month-old LT children compared with an age matched (AM) and a vocabulary matched (VM) group of typically developing peers. Using the…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Phonology, Hebrew, Language Skills
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Kuryeong Kim; Qingyun Yu; Susanne Maria Reiterer – Discover Education, 2025
Recent studies have suggested that language aptitude is a domain-general and flexible trait to acquire foreign languages, regarding various cognitive abilities such as memory systems as its crucial components. Despite a growing interest in working memory, however, much remains unknown about the impact of associative memory on language aptitude.…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Monolingualism, Language Aptitude
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Warnby, Marcus; Malmström, Hans; Hansen, Kajsa Yang – Language Testing, 2023
The academic section of the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT-Ac) and the Academic Vocabulary Test (AVT) both assess meaning-recognition knowledge of written receptive academic vocabulary, deemed central for engagement in academic activities. Depending on the purpose and context of the testing, either of the tests can be appropriate, but for research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scores, Written Language, Receptive Language
Adolfo, Jeanlyn A.; Villarin, Sydney Jay B. – Online Submission, 2023
This paper is a study on the grade 8 students' vocabulary achievement using word games. The study was conducted at Kiwalan National High School and aimed to determine the effectiveness of word games as a learning method in improving students' vocabulary achievement. The data was collected through questionnaires and was analyzed through percentage,…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Vocabulary Development, High School Students, Teaching Methods
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Napat Jitpaisarnwattana – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2024
This study investigated the effects of using a teacher-curated LMOOC on EFL students at a university in Thailand. It also investigated students' attitudes to the LMOOC. Data were collected from a group of nursing students (N = 179) taking a compulsory English course. After taking the midterm exam, the students engaged in a 5-week LMOOC…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, MOOCs
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Hsiu-Lien Tu – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: This research aimed to evaluate the impact of integrating the WSQ-based flipped learning method with cooperative learning on speaking performance among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Addressing the challenges EFL learners face in oral proficiency, the study sought to determine whether this innovative pedagogical…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Flipped Classroom, Speech Communication, Pronunciation
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Haya Shamir; Erik Yoder; David Pocklington – Online Submission, 2023
Identifying effective means of ameliorating achievement gaps and addressing literacy deficits is essential. Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is one avenue for providing this effective instruction to the students that can most benefit from it. In the current study, kindergarten students in a public school district in Illinois received…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Literacy Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Achievement Gap
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Lampai, Chowarat; Sukying, Apisak – Journal of Education and Learning, 2023
This research aims to improve the vocabulary knowledge of Thai EFL students by using audio-visual aids as instructional tools. Hopefully, this study serves as an initial foundation to develop students' vocabulary knowledge and benefit the pedagogical development in Thailand. Consequently, this research aimed to explore the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Linguistic Input
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Rinaldi, Pasquale; Pasqulaetti, Patrizio; Stefanini, Silvia; Bello, Arianna – Journal of Child Language, 2019
One of the most popular and widely used parent report instruments for assessing early language acquisition is the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (MB-CDI). This study compares normative data of the Italian Words and Sentences complete form (WS-CF) and short form (WS-SF). The samples included 752 children for the WS-CF and 816…
Descriptors: Italian, Grammar, Vocabulary Development, Language Acquisition
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Muna Abd El-Raziq; Natalia Meir; Elinor Saiegh-Haddad – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2024
Arabic is characterized by diglossia, which involves the use of two language varieties within a single speech community: Spoken Arabic (SpA) for everyday speech and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) for formal speech and reading/writing. Earlier research suggests that some Arabic-speaking children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) might favor MSA…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Dialects, Language Variation, Arabic
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Kamran Janfeshan; Asmaa Nader Sharhan; Mohamad Mahdi Janfeshan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The current study was planned to find out if the use of blended learning as a combination of face-to-face instruction and mobile-assisted language learning using WhatsApp contributed to the vocabulary learning and autonomy of Iranian EFL learners compared to the traditional method. To assess their English skills, PET was given to 80 homogenous…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Katie Reynolds – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The number of English Learners (EL) enrolled in general education classroom environments in Illinois is increasing. State assessment data demonstrates that EL students are academically behind in reading. Since general education teachers in Illinois are not required to have an ESL endorsement and teacher preparation programs do not consistently…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Reading Achievement
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Uchihara, Takumi; Clenton, Jon – Language Learning Journal, 2023
Research has suggested the important role of vocabulary knowledge in second language (L2) speaking proficiency. However, earlier studies tended to disregard the congruence in test format between assessing vocabulary knowledge and speaking skills with the former predominantly measured in written format. The current study measured vocabulary…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Röthlisberger, Martina; Zangger, Christoph; Juska-Bacher, Britta – Journal of Research in Reading, 2023
Background: In countries with German as an official language, children with German as a second language perform overall worse in school than their German native speaking peers. This particularly affects written language skills, which require advanced language knowledge. The reasons are manifold, but one is prominent, namely poor vocabulary…
Descriptors: German, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Durongbhandhu, Nunpaporn; Suwanasilp, Danuchawat – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
Language Instruction, especially teaching and learning English for specific purposes (ESP) with Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) has grown in popularity for over a decade. Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) is one of the appropriate teaching approaches used to make CALL more effective. This study attempts to develop, implement, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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