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Helena S. Belío-Apaolaza; Natividad Hernández Muñoz – Language Teaching Research, 2024
The acquisition of communicative competence in second and foreign languages requires the incorporation of verbal and non-verbal elements. Notwithstanding, few studies have performed empirical research into the acquisition of non-verbal signs. This research studies the learning of emblematic gestures for students of Spanish in the USA using an…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Nonverbal Communication
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Chi Duc Nguyen – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
Research shows that meaning-focused reading offers opportunities for incidental grammar acquisition. However, the number of such studies remains limited and none have examined the role of both in-text encounters with grammar structures and reading comprehension in this learning. The present study filled these gaps. Employing a between-group,…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Grammar, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
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Brahim Outamgharte; Mohamed Yeou; Hicham Zyad – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
With the growing interest in integrating information and communication technology in the EFL classroom, the present study investigated the impact of electronic first language (L1) translations and second language (L2) definition glosses on incidental vocabulary learning and retention among Moroccan EFL learners. In total, 172 first-year university…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Xi Yu; Frank Boers; Paul Tremblay – Language Teaching Research, 2025
This article reports a quasi-experimental study which compared the effectiveness for multiword item learning of three listening-based activities: dictation, dictogloss, and answering text comprehension questions. In a dictation, students write down segments of text immediately after listening to them, whereas in dictogloss students try to…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Listening Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Dogru, Erdogan; Özen, Rasit – Participatory Educational Research, 2023
This research aimed to investigate the effects of giving learners self directed learning (SDL) instruction based on the Staged Self-Directed Learning Model (SSDLM) during distance English learning on their SDL readiness, achievement, attitudes toward English course and distance education. The study sample consisted of one hundred forty-six…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Independent Study, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Zamborova, Katarina; Klimova, Blanka – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2023
The article presents the research of empirical mixed methods on the use of a modern mobile reading app compared to traditional forms of teaching in English business classes in higher education in Slovakia. The research belongs to the theoretical frame of the mobile assisted language learning field that has generated an interest since the early…
Descriptors: Business English, English for Special Purposes, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Vasfiye Geçkin; Ebru Kiziltas; Çagatay Çinar – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2023
The quality of writing in a second language (L2) is one of the indicators of the level of proficiency for many college students to be eligible for departmental studies. Although certain software programs, such as Intelligent Essay Assessor or IntelliMetric, have been introduced to evaluate second-language writing quality, an overall assessment of…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Bahrami, Samaneh; Rahimy, Ramin – HOW, 2022
This study aimed to probe whether using the backward summary technique led to reading comprehension enhancement among non-English major university students at the Islamic Azad University of Babol, located in Babol city, in the North of Iran. 120 B.S. level nursing and microbiology students were randomly selected from a population of non-English…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Chen, Ai-hua – English Language Teaching, 2022
This study examined the effects of integrating writing strategy training into EFL writing instruction on learners' strategy use and writing performance. Two classes of EFL adult learners participated in this study. The experimental group were instructed with the writing strategy training in their EFL writing class for 14 weeks, whereas the control…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Writing Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Grant Eckstein; Lisa Bell – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
First-year composition courses must balance a range of writing instruction priorities including genre and audience awareness with language instruction, particularly for second-language writers. Despite the attested efficacy of "dynamic" written corrective feedback for language gains in intensive English programs, little research has…
Descriptors: Syntax, Writing Instruction, Intervention, Error Correction
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Nguyen, Thi Quyen – English Teaching, 2023
This study investigated the effects of processing three types of texts, namely expository texts, narrative texts, and a combination of both known as twin texts, on incidental vocabulary acquisition and retention in L2 learners. College freshmen (N = 109), who were lower to upper intermediate learners of English, were assigned into a control group…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Incidental Learning, Vocabulary Development, Retention (Psychology)
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Towns, Stuart G. – THAITESOL Journal, 2020
Choosing which vocabulary to teach in an English classroom can be difficult, as many variables such as textbook content and student needs factor into the decision. To aid English instructors in this task, various word lists such as frequency bands from large corpora, research-based word lists, and proficiency levels can be consulted. However, it…
Descriptors: Word Lists, Vocabulary, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Instruction
Grace Hui Chin Lin – Online Submission, 2024
The primary goal of this project is to assess the students' better communication attainment after applying a series of five interactive strategies to an experiment group of subjects. This class will be compared with a control group of other participants, and in their class, the interactive approaches are not emphasized and practiced openly. The…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Doqaruni, Vahid Rahmani; Heydarnejad, Tahereh – MEXTESOL Journal, 2023
Despite the important role emotions play in affecting second/foreign language (L2) learners' cognition, such as their learning processes, few empirical studies have tried to find out how emotions affect the four main skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading, and writing). In order to fill this gap, the present study aims to investigate the…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Xue, Liya – Cogent Education, 2021
A large number of empirical studies have demonstrated the impact of lexical chunks on foreign language learning. However, reliable and efficient use of the lexical approach remains a problem. In this paper, a revised chunk teaching approach, based on Data-Driven Learning (DDL) activities and language awareness theory, is proposed and tested.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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