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G. Vettori; L. Casado Ledesma; S. Tesone; C. Tarchi – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
This systematic review addressed the following question: Which are the relations between L1 and/or L2 foundational and upper-level language skills, cognitive skills, high-order cognitive and self-regulation factors and L2-English reading comprehension skills in 11-to-19 year EFL secondary school students with different L1 language profiles?…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Skills
Putu Gede Angga Mahaputra Permana; Zuliati Rohmah – Cogent Education, 2024
Since the advent of translanguaging pedagogy in language education, scholars have explored its application as a transformative tool for enhancing English language learning outcomes in Indonesia. Recent research has focused on strategies, practices, and future prospects of translanguaging pedagogy. This study employed the Preferred Reporting Items…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, Translation
Ismail, Sayed M.; Nikpoo, Iman; Prasad, K. D. V. – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
The present research tried to prompt self-regulated learning, autonomy, and self-efficacy of EFL learners through authentic assessment in Iranian EFL classrooms. To do so, 57 Iranian EFL learners were chosen and assigned to two equal groups; the Experimental Group (CG) and the Control Group (CG). Then, three questionnaires were administered to…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Meta Analysis, Personal Autonomy, Self Efficacy
Jui-Teng Li; Fuhui Tong; Beverly J. Irby; Rafael Lara-Alecio; Hector Rivera – Language Teaching Research, 2024
This meta-analysis includes experimental and quasi-experimental studies of reading interventions for English learners (ELs) coupled with four specific instructional strategies. The purposes of this meta-analysis were two-fold: (1) to identify the effects of the four instructional strategies (i.e. scaffolding, graphic organizers, interactive read…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ali Orhan – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
Problem based learning (PBL) has great potential to enhance learning outcomes and this potential has been investigated and proved in different disciplines by many meta-analysis studies. However, there are not any meta-analysis studies aiming to investigate the effectiveness of problem based learning in English as a Foreign Language (EFL)…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Li, Rui – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
While an increasing number of studies have cast light on the effectiveness of MALL (mobileassisted language learning) on English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL) reading comprehension, there is still a lack of comprehensive meta-analysis regarding the effect sizes of these studies. To fill the gap, this study reported results based on a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Xueqing Wu; Rui Li – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024
While numerous studies of robot-assisted language learning (RALL) for English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners' language skill development have been done, a comprehensive and theoretically-driven meta-analysis on its effects is still in paucity. To fill the gap, drawing on Activity Theory (AT), this study reported a meta-analysis from 47…
Descriptors: Robotics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Alfelia Nugky Permatasari; Firmansyah Firmansyah; Heri Retnawati – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
Becoming one of six official United Nations languages, English proficiency has become a prominent requirement for students and professionals entering international education and/ or careers, as assessed through standardized English proficiency tests. English learners conducted varied procedures to pursue the minimum test score criteria, including…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
Sasithorn Limgomolvilas – rEFLections, 2024
Creating its own learner corpus, this research proposed to analyze and classify the transition markers used in solo presentation by 30 Thai engineering students based on Hyland (2019)'s Marker Categorization in Textual Metadiscourse. This research also aimed to identify and compare the quantities of individual transition markers among three groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Oral Language
Jing Liu; Qing Ma – Educational Technology & Society, 2025
This meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of data-driven learning (DDL) among low-proficiency L2 English learners, addressing the mixed results found in previous meta-analyses. The study incorporated 38 studies involving 2085 participants, yielding 37 effect sizes from control-experimental (C/E) studies and 42 from pre- and post-test (P/P)…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Taylor, Charlie – MEXTESOL Journal, 2023
Whether or not to teach grammar explicitly is an issue that has long been debated in the field of SLA. There seems to be a growing consensus among many researchers now in support of embedding some element of explicit instruction within a communicative curriculum. The main arguments in support of explicit instruction are threefold: two widely cited…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Meta Analysis, Grammar, Second Language Learning
Tuan Thanh Nguyen – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
This investigation examines how Meta-Analysis Based Modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (Meta-UTAUT) model factors affect English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education's adoption of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL). SmartPLS 3.0 software processed and analyzed data from 396 online survey participants. The findings…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Wongdaeng, Meechai; Higgins, Steve – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
Purpose: Despite numerous studies reporting beneficial effects of metacognition for improving learning or developing self-regulated learners, the evidence from tertiary English as a Foreign Language (EFL) settings is still unclear as synthesis studies in this field remain rare. To address the gap, this study sought to identify, examine and…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Intervention, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Yapp, Deborah; de Graaff, Rick; van den Bergh, Huub – Language Teaching Research, 2023
The ability to read in a second language (L2) for academic purposes is essential for higher education students. Dutch colleges increasingly use materials in English or teach in English. This can be challenging for L2 readers, especially students entering higher education from vocational studies, who may have less experience with L2 academic…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
A. Pradheepa; K. Gurusamy; T. Pushpanathan – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
This meta-analysis aims to investigate gamification's impact on improving tertiary-level second-language learners' lexical repertoire. Forty-seven peer-reviewed works were evaluated for this analysis. The analysis focused on determining the effectiveness of gamified learning environments in the context of improving vocabulary and learning and…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Game Based Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction