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Iwata, Akira – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2022
Few studies have examined the effects of extensive reading (ER) on foreign language learners' acquisition of sight vocabulary, especially for partially known high-frequency words and reading fluency development. This study compared groups of non-English-major Japanese university-level students engaged in ER with intensive reading (IR) for two…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, Instructional Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Bao, Gui – TESOL International Journal, 2019
Task-based vocabulary learning has recently attracted lots of attention in the field of second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition. This article compares the effects of input and output tasks on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' acquisition of vocabulary knowledge. Four intact classes of EFL learners were randomly assigned to one of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
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Sharafi-Nejad, Maryam; Raftari, Shohreh; Bijami, Maryam; Khavari, Zahra; Ismail, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed; Eng, Lin Siew – English Language Teaching, 2014
In general, incidental vocabulary acquisition is represented as the "picking up" of new vocabularies when students are engaged in a variety of reading, listening, speaking, or writing activities. Research has shown when learners read extensively incidental vocabulary acquisition happens. Many EFL students cannot be involved in reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Stockwell, Glenn – JALT CALL Journal, 2013
While learners can acquire vocabulary through extensive reading (Pigada & Schmitt, 2006), research suggests that acquisition can be more effective when supplemented with targeted vocabulary activities (e.g., Paribakht & Wesche, 1997). Problems arise, however, in determining what vocabulary learners have acquired, and what items should be…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Gözpinar, Halis – Online Submission, 2014
The research is expected to contribute to the study of proverbs in foreign language acquisition to develop intercultural competence and fill in the gap in foreign language teacher education. The research investigates what attitudes English teachers in Turkey and Georgia have towards the teaching of proverbs in foreign language classrooms and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Languages
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Freedman, Leora – Across the Disciplines, 2013
A reading-writing initiative began in 2011-12 at the University of Toronto as a partnership between an East Asian Studies (EAS) department and an English Language Learning (ELL) Program. In this institution, students are expected to enter into scholarly discussions in their first year essays, yet many (both native English speakers and non-native…
Descriptors: Reading Writing Relationship, Foreign Countries, Asian Studies, English (Second Language)
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2006
The "Vocabulary Improvement Program for English Language Learners and Their Classmates" ("VIP") is a vocabulary development curriculum for English language learners and native English speakers (grades 4-6). The 15-week program includes 30-45 minute whole class and small group activities, which aim to increase students'…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grade 5, Reading Assignments, Intervention
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Fox, Len – Journal of Basic Writing, 1979
Notes that English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers have been carefully nurturing student ability to produce language, while neglecting the receptive side of learning. Proposes that increased amounts of reading should be assigned at all levels of ESL programs. Suggests ways to restructure programs and to teach reading and vocabulary…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Higher Education, Reading Assignments, Reading Improvement
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Paribakht, T. Sima; Wesche, Marjorie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Presents a classification scheme for reading-related exercises advocated in English-as-a-Foreign-Language textbooks. The scheme proposes a hierarchy of the degree and type of mental processing required by various vocabulary exercises. The categories of classification are selective attention, recognition, manipulation, interpretation and…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, English (Second Language), Pilot Projects
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Preece, Robert – ESP News, 1994
Art English is a combination of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL)/English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) and art content. As a new instructional area, it faces several challenges: as with all English for Special Purposes (ESP), exchange of information among programs; development of a suitable combination of art content and ESL, due to lack of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Art Materials, Course Content