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Amin Afshar, Maryam; Mojavezi, Ahmad – English Language Teaching, 2017
EFL learners at all ages and proficiency levels are usually confronted with various problems in vocabulary learning and retention. This study sought to introduce strategies for improvement of vocabulary learning and retention. Therefore, the effects of using aural/visual storytelling on Iranian EFL learners' vocabulary learning and retention were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ghaderpanahi, Leila – English Language Teaching, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the influences of authentic aural materials on listening ability of thirty female undergraduate psychology majors studying English as a foreign language. It basically focused on using authentic materials and real-life situations as part of the communicative approach. The results of the listening…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension, Aural Learning
Bergsleithner, Joara M., Ed.; Frota, Sylvia Nagem, Ed.; Yoshioka, Jim K., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2013
This volume celebrates the life and groundbreaking work of Richard Schmidt, the developer of the influential Noticing Hypothesis in the field of second language acquisition. The 19 chapters encompass a compelling collection of cuttingĀ­-edge research studies exploring such constructs as noticing, attention, and awareness from multiple perspectives,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Attention, Language Processing
Morley, Joan – ESL Magazine, 1999
Discusses the importance of aural comprehension in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learning, examining the history ESL aural-comprehension instruction; the importance of reviewing the status of aural-comprehension activities in ESL curriculum; and the importance of reviewing additional aspects of the program. Four aural-comprehension…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Listening Comprehension
Cross Currents, 1981
The following articles on second language teaching techniques, English as a second language, and cross cultural communication are included: (1) "'Honne' and 'Tatemae': Tools for Developing Communicative Competence in a Second Language," by Gregory J. Thompson; (2) "Using Video-Taped Movies with Advanced ESOL Students," by…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Business English, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness