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Hedayat Sarandi; Hossein Nassaji – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
This study examines the role of recast frequency and its effectiveness in the acquisition of English articles in a computer-mediated context. Sixty-one preintermediate university language learners in Turkey were randomly divided into four main groups: high frequency recast (HF), low frequency recast (LF), test control, and task control groups. The…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Error Correction
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Lange, Kriss; Matthews, Joshua – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
The capacity to perceive and meaningfully process foreign or second language (L2) words from the aural modality is a fundamentally important aspect of successful L2 listening. Despite this, the relationships between L2 listening and learners' capacity to process aural input at the lexical level has received relatively little research focus. This…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Nguyen, An – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
One key objective of English medium instruction (EMI) programs in non-Anglophone countries is to improve students' English skills in both academic and professional environments. Despite the high cost and the popularity of the program policy, there remains a lack of empirical studies on the link between attending an EMI program and students'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Socioeconomic Influences
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Moradi, Sholeh; Ghahari, Shima; Abbas Nejad, Mohammad – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Cognitive organizers (COs) are text aids which represent objects, concepts, and their relations by the use of symbols and spatial arrangements without adding to semantic content. The present study examines language learners' text comprehension through outlines, a popular CO, compared with text-only condition, and further investigates the effect of…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Mokhtari, Kouider; Dimitrov, Dimiter M.; Reichard, Carla A. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
In this study, we revised the "Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory" (MARSI), a self-report instrument designed to assess students' awareness of reading strategies when reading school-related materials. We collected evidence of structural, generalizability, and external aspects of validity for the revised inventory…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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Piechurska-Kuciel, Ewa – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
This paper analyzes the relationship between communication apprehension and language anxiety from the perspective of gender. As virtually no empirical studies have addressed the explicit influence of gender on language anxiety in communication apprehensives, this paper proposes that females are generally more sensitive to anxiety, as reflected in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
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Dewaele, Jean-Marc; MacIntyre, Peter D. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
The present study investigates Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) in the classroom. Participants were 1746 current FL learners from around the world. We used a measure of FLE, based on Likert scale ratings of 21 items (Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2014), and a measure of FLCA based on 8 items extracted from…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Anxiety, Learner Engagement, Individual Differences
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Baran-Lucarz, Malgorzata – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
The paper reports on a study designed to examine the relationship between the thickness of ego boundaries and attainments in FL pronunciation after a clearly structured form-focused practical course of phonetics. The research involved 45 first-year students of the Institute of English Studies in Wroclaw, Poland, who had attended around thirty…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phonetics
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Dracopoulos, Effie; Pichette, François – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
This study examined the impact of writing anxiety and computer anxiety on language learning for 45 ESL adult learners enrolled in an English grammar and writing course. Two sections of the course were offered in a traditional classroom setting whereas two others were given in a hybrid form that involved distance learning. Contrary to previous…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Writing Apprehension, Second Language Instruction, Distance Education