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Ying Zhang – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
A handful of second/foreign language (L2) studies have examined the effects of practice schedules and reported the advantage of interleaved practice (i.e., practice multiple skills simultaneously) over blocked practice (i.e., practice one skill first and then proceed to the next one). However, no studies in the realm of L2 pragmatics have explored…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies
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Watanabe, Yuichi – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Investigated the effects of text modification and task on incidental learning of foreign-language vocabulary by reading. The study focuses on how different cue types and a task would affect processing of input, initial learning, and retention of the meaning of target words. Results indicate that single and multiple-choice marginal gloss conditions…
Descriptors: College Students, Directed Reading Activity, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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House, Juliane – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1996
Explores whether pragmatic fluency is best acquired by provision of input and opportunity for communicative practice alone, or whether learners profit more with additional explicit instruction in the use of conversational routines. The article hypothesized that such instruction raises learners' awareness of the functions and contextual…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Collection, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)