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Direct linkWu, Wen-Chi; Lin, I.-Ting; Chen Hsieh, Jun – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
The knowledge of English idioms is essential for advanced English learning and application, particularly for English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners. While studies have shown the benefits of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) to facilitate English learning, few studies have examined the factors that may influence MALL in light of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Language Patterns, Learning Modalities
Download full textSchaetzel, Kirsten; Low, Ee Ling – Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2009
Adult English language learners in the United States approach the learning of English pronunciation from a wide variety of native language backgrounds. They may speak languages with sound systems that vary a great deal from that of English. The pronunciation goals and needs of adult English language learners are diverse. These goals and needs…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Pronunciation Instruction, Administrators, Adult Learning
Peer reviewedIlson, Robert – ELT Journal, 1983
It is proposed that etymological information, usually provided in native speaker's dictionaries but eliminated from learners' references, can serve several important functions such as disambiguate, relate words that are alphabetically far apart, illuminate by providing an image or reference, and motivate with interesting information. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Etymology, Language Patterns
Gilson, Jack; Past, Ray – Elementary English, 1970
A preprint from a forthcoming publication of the National Conference on Research in English. (Editor/SW)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Environmental Influences, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
Modirkhamene, Sima – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2006
The present study examines the possible effects of bilinguality on third language learning among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners with a focus on reading comprehension proficiency achievement. This study is a longitudinal survey of EFL learners in Urmia University in Azerbaijan, Iran, during 2002-2004. It compared 56 Turkish-Persian…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Achievement, Monolingualism, Foreign Countries
Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1995
Papers on foreign language education include: "Beliefs About Language Learning: A Study of Korean University Students Learning English" (Susan N. Truitt), which looked at the influence of cultural background and experience on language learning attitudes; "Motivation as a Two-Sided Coin: Motivational Differences Between College-Level…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Chinese, Classroom Communication, College Students
Egbert, Joy, Ed.; Hanson-Smith, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1999
Essays on computer-assisted language learning (CALL) include: "Computer-Enhanced Language Learning Environments" (Joy Egbert, Chin-chi Chao, Elizabeth Hanson-Smith); "Theory and Research Interaction via Computers" (Joy Kreeft Peyton); "Classroom Practice: Creating Interactive CALL Activities" (Joy Egbert); "CALL…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
