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Gan, Zhengdong – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2013
Compared with reading, writing and listening, there has been a paucity of empirical data documenting learners' experiences of speaking English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) in different learning contexts in spite of the fact that developing the ability to speak in a second or foreign language is widely…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Comparative Analysis, Reading Skills
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Alptekin, Cem; Ercetin, Gulcan; Bayyurt, Yasemin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2007
This paper reports a longitudinal quasiexperimental study that investigated the effectiveness of a theme-based syllabus versus an essentially grammatical syllabus with functional elements for young Turkish learners of English (aged 10-11) in a primary school setting. The theme-based syllabus rested on two different theoretical premises, one being…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Experimental Groups, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency