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Tavakoli, Mansoor; Zarrinabadi, Nourollah – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This sequential explanatory mixed methods study aimed at investigating the effect of explicit and implicit corrective feedback on Iranian English language learners' (EFL) L2 willingness to communicate (WTC) in English. Explicit and implicit corrective feedback were given to groups of low-intermediate Iranian EFL learners to see their effectiveness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
King, Jim; Aono, Atsuko – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2017
This paper discusses the issue of tolerance of silence within university tutorials from a cross-cultural, comparative perspective. A mixed methods, quasi-experimental approach was employed to measure the length of silence which individual students from samples in Japan and the UK tolerated during a one-to-one staged encounter with their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutorial Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Education
Saraç, Hatice Sezgi – College Quarterly, 2018
In this study, it was aimed to compare two distinct methodologies of grammar instruction: task-based and form-focused teaching. Within the application procedure, which lasted for one academic term, two groups of tertiary level learners (N = 53) were exposed to the same sequence of target structures, extensive writing activities and evaluation…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grammar, Task Analysis, College Students
Sehic, Sandro – English Language Teaching, 2017
The purpose of this sequential explanatory mixed-methods case study was to investigate the effects of English language learning on creative thinking skills in the domains of fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration as measured with the Alternate Uses Test. Unlike the previous research studies that investigated the links between English…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Creative Thinking
Kuen, Gan Lai; Rafik-Galea, Shameem; Heng, Chan Swee – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2017
This study investigates the use of oral communication strategy instruction on English as a Second Language (ESL) learners' oral communicative performance and their strategic competence. The treatment involved 12 weeks of training using oral communication strategies such as circumlocution, appeal for help, clarification request, fillers,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Language, Communication Skills, English (Second Language)
Shabani, Karim – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2018
The present study was designed to test a group-based format of dynamic assessment (G-DA) in the context of writing over a time span of twelve weeks of instruction. A cohort of 60 students took a homogeneity test and based on the results, 44 students were selected to participate forming the two groups of experimental (N = 22) and control (N = 22).…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Cohort Analysis, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Mousavi, Khorshid; Alavinia, Parviz; Gholami, Javad – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The present study investigated the comparison between short and long-term effectiveness of input-providing and output-prompting negotiation strategies on mastering the target structures. To this end, the participants were divided into three groups, namely two experimental groups who had a special kind of treatment, and one control group without…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Vélez-Agosto, Nicole M.; Alfredo Rivas-Vélez – International Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Educational research on videogames has demonstrated benefits of using videogames as instructional tools in classrooms because learning becomes meaningful and interesting for students because it incorporates student's needs. The aim of this study was to explore the benefits and meanings of implementing videogames in a Puerto Rican public school…
Descriptors: Video Games, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Campfield, Dorota E.; Murphy, Victoria A. – Language Learning Journal, 2017
This paper reports on an intervention study with young Polish beginners (mean age: 8 years, 3 months) learning English at school. It seeks to identify whether exposure to rhythmic input improves knowledge of word order and function words. The "prosodic bootstrapping hypothesis", relevant in developmental psycholinguistics, provided the…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Suprasegmentals, Teaching Methods
Faryadi, Qais – Online Submission, 2017
The prime objective of this research was to investigate whether Facebook helped undergraduate students of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) improve their English language proficiency, critical thinking, comprehension skills, and motivation. A triangulation method (quantitative, qualitative, and descriptive) was employed in the investigation.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Case Studies, Undergraduate Students, Pretests Posttests
Sarhandi, Pir Suhail Ahmed; Bajnaid, Ayman; Elyas, Tariq – English Language Teaching, 2017
Teachers all over the world strive to keep their students engaged, and research has shown that task engagement can be elevated by utilising technology to complete classroom activities. Reasons suggested for this is that technology's alignment with students' interests, as well as the stimulatingly transformative effect that technology can have on…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language)
Alsowat, Hamad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study aimed at investigating the effect of a suggested EFL Flipped Classroom Teaching Model (EFL-FCTM) on graduate students' English higher-order thinking skills (HOTS), engagement and satisfaction. Also, it investigated the relationship between higher-order thinking skills, engagement and satisfaction. The sample comprised (67) graduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Santana, Isaias – Online Submission, 2016
The higher educational institution where this study took place is located in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of this study was to provide insights to the effectiveness and impact of the instructional process applied in a Basic English class under overcrowding conditions, implementing an in depth interview to the faculty members and an…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Size
Noonkong, Uraiwan Rattanapan; Damnet, Anamai; Charttrakul, Kanjana – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
Successful communication requires "Pragmatic Competence" or abilities to use appropriate language in transferring one's needs while maintaining a positive relationship with the interactant (Thomas, 1995; Leech, 1983). This study was an attempt to investigate the pragmatic competence of Thai Engineering students when making complaints and…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Consciousness Raising, Engineering Education, Scores
Hadley, Gregory; Charles, Maggie – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
This paper investigates using data-driven learning (DDL) as a means of stimulating greater lexicogrammatical knowledge and reading speed among lower proficiency learners in an extensive reading program. For 16 weekly 90-minute sessions, an experimental group (12 students) used DDL materials created from a corpus developed from the Oxford Bookworms…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Vocabulary Skills