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Dynamic Interplay between Practice Type and Practice Schedule in a Second Language: The Potential and Limits of Skill Transfer and Practice Schedule
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Suzuki, Yuichi; Sunada, Midori – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
To investigate the skill transfer and the effects of practice schedules in the learning of second language syntax, 129 intermediate-level English learners were divided into six groups, based on practice format (input vs. output practice) and practice schedule (blocked vs. interleaved vs. hybrid [blocked + interleaved]). Analyses revealed that the…
Descriptors: Language Processing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Incidental Learning of Collocations from Meaningful Input: A Longitudinal Study into Three Reading Modes and Factors That Affect Learning
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Vu, Duy Van; Peters, Elke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
This longitudinal study investigates the effect of mode of reading on the incidental learning of collocations and factors that affect learning. One hundred Vietnamese pre-intermediate learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) were assigned to either an experimental group or a control group (no treatment). In 9 weeks, the experimental group…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Phrase Structure, Vocabulary Development, Predictor Variables
Examining Adolescent EFL Learners' TV Viewing Comprehension through Captions and Subtitles
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Pujadas, Geòrgia; Muñoz, Carmen – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
This study explores the differential effects of captions and subtitles on extensive TV viewing comprehension by adolescent beginner foreign language learners, and how their comprehension is affected by factors related to the learner, preteaching of target vocabulary, the lexical coverage of the episodes, and the testing instruments. Four classes…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Television Viewing, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
Learning Formulaic Sequences through Viewing L2 Television and Factors That Affect Learning
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Puimège, Eva; Peters, Elke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
The present study explores the incidental learning of formulaic sequences (FS) from audio-visual input and factors affecting the learning of FS. A pretest-posttest, within-participant design was adopted. English-as-a-foreign-language learners (L1 = Dutch; n = 42) watched a one-hour English-language documentary without subtitles. Learning gains…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Correlation
Learning Vocabulary through Reading, Listening, and Viewing: Which Mode of Input Is Most Effective?
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Feng, Yanxue; Webb, Stuart – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
This study used a pretest-posttest-delayed posttest design at one-week intervals to determine the extent to which written, audio, and audiovisual L2 input contributed to incidental vocabulary learning. Seventy-six university students learning EFL in China were randomly assigned to four groups. Each group was presented with the input from the same…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Prior Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
How Does Prior Word Knowledge Affect Vocabulary Learning Progress in an Extensive Reading Program?
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Webb, Stuart; Chang, Anna C.-S. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2015
Sixty English as a foreign language learners were divided into high-, intermediate-, and low-level groups based on their scores on pretests of target vocabulary and Vocabulary Levels Test scores. The participants read 10 Level 1 and 10 Level 2 graded readers over 37 weeks during two terms. Two sets of 100 target words were chosen from each set of…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
The Relationship between Prior Knowledge and Topic Interest in Second Language Reading.
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Carrell, Patricia L.; Wise, Teresa E. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1998
Separates the effects of prior knowledge and topic interest on second language reading comprehension. English-as-a-Second-Language students in an English for academic purposes program read passages and took multiple-choice comprehension tests on topics for which they had all four possible combinations of high and low topic interest and high and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Knowledge Level, Prior Learning