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Ito, Kiwako; Wong, Wynne – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
Two eye-tracking experiments tested (a) whether L2 learners benefit from the consistency of input modality (auditory instead of written processing instruction [PI] training) and (b) whether they benefit from training using the same voice as the test voice. Results confirmed a robust effect of PI training on picture-selection accuracy, yet the…
Descriptors: French, Teaching Methods, Eye Movements, Second Language Learning
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Malik, Sameena; Qin, Huanq; Oteir, Ibrahim; Soomro, Muhammad Arif – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
Speaking is an essential and fundamental aspect of human Language. By acquiring and learning language, individuals can speak and conversate with each other, transmit information and interact. However, in practical aspects, it is somehow, difficult for second and foreign language learners to practice English in their day-to-day life. Despite being…
Descriptors: Barriers, Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Second Language Learning
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Nic Fhlannchadha, Siobhán; Hickey, Tina M. – First Language, 2017
An in-depth examination of the acquisition of grammatical gender has not previously been conducted for Irish, an endangered indigenous language now typically acquired simultaneously with English, or as L2. Children acquiring Irish must contend with the opacity of the Irish gender system and the plurifunctionality of the inflections used to mark…
Descriptors: Irish, Language Acquisition, Grammar, Form Classes (Languages)
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Nahavandi, Naemeh; Mukundan, Jayakaran – English Language Teaching, 2013
The present study investigated the impact of textual input enhancement and explicit rule presentation on 93 Iranian EFL learners' intake of simple past tense. Three intact general English classes in Tabriz Azad University were randomly assigned to: 1) a control group; 2) a TIE group; and 3) a TIE plus explicit rule presentation group. All…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Linguistic Input
Batais, Saleh Saeed – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The dissertation study aims to contribute mainly to the field of loanword phonology in general and particularly to Indonesian and its phonology that are rarely studied to date. The study investigates what consonantal and syllabic repair strategies are employed by Indonesian in adapting Arabic and Dutch loanwords, whether these adaptation…
Descriptors: Syllables, Indo European Languages, Semitic Languages, Phonology
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Di Donato, Robert, Ed.; Humbach, Nancy A., Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2004
The title, "Making Connections: From the Classroom to the World Beyond", underscores one of the basic principles of language teaching echoed in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) "Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century". Teachers are constantly making connections in their…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Majors (Students), Portfolios (Background Materials)