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Hsueh Chu Chen; Jing Xuan Tian – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
Most speakers' first language (L1) in Hong Kong and Guangdong China is Cantonese. Even though the L1 of both Guangdong Cantonese speakers and Hong Kong Cantonese speakers is the same, their second languages (L2) belong to different language families. Previous studies have pointed out that L2 status in third language (L3) acquisition is a salient…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sino Tibetan Languages, English (Second Language), Learning Processes
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Ares Llop Naya; Eloi Puig-Mayenco; Anna Paradís – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2025
This paper provides fresh insights on how PIs (Polarity Items) in non-veridical contexts (questions and conditionals) are represented in the grammar of multilingual learners of Catalan at different stages of development. It explores how this non-native grammatical system interacts with other previously acquired systems of negation and the implicit…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, English (Second Language), English
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Emma Libersky; Caitlyn Slawny; Margarita Kaushanskaya – Infant and Child Development, 2025
Codeswitching is a common feature of bilingual language practices, yet its impact on word learning is poorly understood. Critically, processing costs associated with codeswitching may extend to learning. Moreover, verbs tend to be more difficult to learn than nouns, and the challenges of learning verbs could compound with processing costs…
Descriptors: Nouns, Verbs, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development
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Brian Strong; Paul Leeming – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2024
In recent years, there has been considerable interest in how to maximize learners' retention of multiword expressions. One technique that has been shown to be highly effective is the use of exercises such as those found in mainstream English as a second language textbooks. In the present study, we investigated how the execution of a gap-fill…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development, Phrase Structure, Verbs
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Wedlock, Joshua; Binnie, Christopher – English Australia Journal, 2023
Although using video to facilitate language learning is an exceedingly common practice, both for in-class and out-of-class learning, at present the literature exploring the use of authentic videos for intentional language learning is void of a user-friendly framework that educators and learners can refer to when selecting and using authentic…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition
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Liu Liu – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
The study examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced gamification on learning outcomes and motivation in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. A mixed-methods approach and quasi-experimental design were employed to compare the effectiveness of three instructional strategies: adaptive learning paths, conversational agents,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Artificial Intelligence, Gamification, Second Language Learning
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Fatima Zahra El Arbaoui – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2024
It is asserted that task-based instruction improves the environment and makes it easier to teach English. Due to this, many EF language teachers and syllabus developers have recently turned their attention to task-based language education. With a focus on Business English instruction in Moroccan universities, this study examined ESP (English for…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Business Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Carmen Durham; Loren Jones – Educational Technology & Society, 2024
Technology continually changes day-to-day interactions, and emergent bilingual learners often multitask, using several digital tools, at times simultaneously, to communicate and learn. Students may text, post on social media, and listen to music as they complete their work. Studies have examined the affordances of technology for language learning,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Time Management, Executive Function, Cooperative Learning
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Kun Wang – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2024
The rapid rise of information technology has popularized learning diagnostic systems in education, particularly in college English teaching. These systems boost teaching quality and enable precise instruction. This study delves into precision teaching in college English with two English major classes. Teaching experiments used data from the system…
Descriptors: College English, Learning Analytics, Precision Teaching, Diagnostic Teaching
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Maureen Snow Andrade – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2024
ePortfolios are a high-impact educational practice that helps students synthesize and reflect on their learning. They are a process and a product that both generates and documents learning. This qualitative study examined how students enrolled in in-person and remote synchronous English language workshops in an English as a Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Language Acquisition, Blended Learning, English Language Learners
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Frantz, Kelly – Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2019
This paper uses conversation analysis (CA) to trace changes in one learner's repair practices during a repetitive storytelling activity in an intermediate-level ESL classroom. An analysis of the learner's phonological and grammatical repairs is guided by two questions: How are the repair sequences organized, and what changes occur in the sequences…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Story Telling, Repetition
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Ping Ning; Dorothy Dewitt; Hai-Leng Chin; Yanling Li; Guoguo Liu – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2024
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed to identify primary school teachers' perceptions of leveraging social media-based microlearning to improve students' English-speaking abilities. Background: The value of social media as an effective educational tool for English language learning has been recognized by educators in higher education in China. However,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Social Media, Microcredentials
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Stoehr, Kathleen; Salazar, Fany; Civil, Marta – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background: Making mathematics connections between home and school can have a positive impact on students' mathematics learning. This is particularly important for students whose experiences and perspectives are underrepresented in school curricula. Although there is evidence for how crucial it is to make connections between mathematics…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Mathematics Instruction, Family School Relationship
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Goldschagg, Paul; Bekker, Tanya; Cockcroft, Kate – South African Journal of Education, 2023
Noise, although ubiquitous, is seldom considered as a factor that may impede learning. In South Africa, most learners are multilingual and learn in English, which is their second language. Most noise studies have been conducted in the Global North, where the school context differs from the Global South. In this article, using questions selected…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Learning Processes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yang, Charles; Montrul, Silvina – Second Language Research, 2017
We study the learnability problem concerning the dative alternations in English (Baker, 1979; Pinker, 1989). We consider how first language learners productively apply the double-object and to-dative constructions ("give the book to library"/"give the library the book"), while excluding negative exceptions ("donate the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Databases, Linguistic Input
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