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Unlu, Elena Antonova; Hatipoglu, Ciler – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
The current research investigated the acquisition of the copula "be" in Present Simple Tense (PST) in English by native speakers of Russian. The aim of the study was to determine whether or not Russian students with different levels of English proficiency would encounter any problems while using the copula "be" in PST in English. The study also…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Russian, Native Speakers, English (Second Language)
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Kamiya, Nobuhiro – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between proactive and reactive Focus on Form (FonF) and gestures. Two English classes in a public high school in Japan taught by a native speaker of English were observed and videotaped for 96 min and analyzed. Overall, 64 proactive FonF and 43 reactive FonF were provided. Among them,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Form Classes (Languages), Native Speakers
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Coniam, David; Wong, Richard – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2004
This pilot study explores the use of Internet Relay Chat facilities such as ICQ in an independent-use mode, as a vehicle for potential English language enhancement. In a small-scale study, a number of Hong Kong secondary school students (Grades 7-10) agreed to participate in an on-line "chatting" programme (in a text-only mode) for a minimum of 20…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Secondary School Students, Error Patterns, Experimental Groups