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Khodadadi, Soulmaz – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
Learning to write correctly, besides the learning of fluent speaking a foreign language, as two important productive skills had been under a great attention from the beginning of the research over the English language teaching and learning. Errors and mistakes, as inevitable parts of learning a 2nd/FL have also paid much attention, though…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Direct Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Farshi, Najmeh; Tavakoli, Mansoor; Ketabi, Saeed – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2019
The present study examined the effects of different types of written input on the learning and retention of collocational knowledge. Eighty-three second language (L2) learners from four intact classes were divided into a control group and three treatment groups. The treatment groups were provided with infrequent grammatical collocations embedded…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grammar, Second Language Instruction, Written Language
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Keshavarz, Mohsen – Distance Learning, 2020
This study seeks to investigate the effect of distance education and traditional education on the development of print literacy and measure which type has more impact on it. The design of this study is quasi-experimental. In order to undertake the study, pretest and posttest were used in experimental and control groups. Fifty MA students at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Conventional Instruction
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Saeli, Hooman; Cheng, An – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2019
This project firstly explored Iranian English as a foreign language (EFL) students' perceptions about written corrective feedback (WCF)-related practices and preferences. Secondly, the student participants' first language (L1; e.g., Farsi) learner identities were operationalized, especially focusing on the skill of writing, WCF, and…
Descriptors: Grammar, Error Correction, Feedback (Response), English (Second Language)
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Ahangari, Saeideh; Barghi, Ali Hamed – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
Almost no language test is void of grammar items, and the reason is probably the assumption that there exists a positive correlation between examinees' grammar knowledge and the actual demonstrable level of accuracy in communication. Meanwhile, examples abound where many examinees relatively do well on grammar knowledge tests despite failing to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Grammar
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Jodaie, Mina; Farrokhi, Farahman – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study set out to explore private language institute EFL teachers' perceptions of written grammar feedback and also to specify their reasons for choosing comprehensive or selective feedback and some feedback strategies over some others. Data were collected from 30 EFL teachers by means of a questionnaire. The results indicated that the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Fazeli, Fatemeh; Shokrpour, Nasrin – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2012
Complement constructions vary significantly in English and Persian. There are more complementation structures in English than in Persian and a complement structure in Persian might have more than one equivalent in English. Producing complement structures (CSs) in English is very difficult for native speakers of Persian, especially in an EFL…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Indo European Languages
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Jodaie, Mina; Farrokhi, Farahman; Zoghi, Masoud – English Language Teaching, 2011
This study was an attempt to compare EFL teachers' and intermediate high school students' perceptions of written corrective feedback on grammatical errors and also to specify their reasons for choosing comprehensive or selective feedback and some feedback strategies over some others. To collect the required data, the student version of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers
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Lotfi, Ahmad Reza; Samani, Behrouz Nouri – International Education Studies, 2011
This is a study with descriptive hypothesis-testing design investigating the true nature of L2 grammatical proficiency via focusing on its component parts. It examines the performance of 60 female EFL learners between 19 and 30 years of age at 2 proficiency levels using 2 types of computerized Grammaticality Judgement tasks in different orders…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grammar, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
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Shooshtari, Zohreh Gooniband – English Language Teaching, 2009
The purpose of this study was two-fold: it primarily intended to incorporate some insights into the newly-explored field of L3A: secondly, it aimed to highlight the significance of translation as a valid language activity in exploring the native language influence on non-native language acquisition process. To this end, it investigated the…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Syntax