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Kuo-Zheng Feng – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
This study addressed a gap in existing research on Multiple-Choice (MC) cloze tests by focusing on the learners' perspective, specifically examining the difficulties faced by vocational high school students (VHSs). A nationwide sample of 293 VHSs participated, providing both quantitative and qualitative data through a self-developed questionnaire.…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Cloze Procedure, Student Attitudes
Ibrahim Halil Topal – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
Vocabulary and grammar are crucial to language proficiency. Certain word families and grammatical categories are differentiated by prosodic features like suprafixes. In English, specific noun/adjective-verb pairs, often called disyllabic words, have primary stress on different syllables: nouns usually receive trochaic stress, while verbs receive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Knowledge Level
Huang, Ting – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Protecting the environment is an important topic. In this study, college Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) students engaged in an agentive process of informally learning the Chinese language and culture by watching "The Mermaid" a movie produced in China in 2016, which focuses on sustainability. Informal learning is recognized as one…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Informal Education, Films
Batlle Rodríguez, Jaume; Vicenta González Argüello, María – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
Gamification is a methodological strategy that has been applied for several years in the field of modern language learning. It is employed primarily to increase students' motivation by incorporating game elements into an otherwise didactic context. Research into the use of gamification in language teaching has focused largely on characterizing the…
Descriptors: Gamification, Spanish, Student Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness
Eda Tekin; Genç Osman Ilhan – European Journal of Education, 2025
This study examines the reflections of using Pixton, the digital comics Web 2.0 tool, on the basic language skills of international exchange students under the Erasmus+ program. For this purpose, student-made comic strips were used to teach the basic grammar of the language, which resulted in using the language in their daily lives and supporting…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Cartoons, Web 2.0 Technologies, Second Language Instruction
Khaled A. Alghmadi – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2024
The study aims to determine whether exposing EFL Saudi undergraduate students to TED talks could effectively contribute to the improvement of their oral language proficiency. To achieve this goal, 32 English as a Foreign Language Saudi undergraduate students were recruited to participate in the study. These students were selected based on their…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
Aránsazu García-Pinar – TESL-EJ, 2024
Education has undergone a fundamental change driven by technological advances, significantly altering the way teaching and learning is conceptualized in the classroom. Currently the variety of learning and teaching platforms is extensive and in general, these have been very well received by language teachers. The use of these platforms is often…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Student Attitudes
Krerk Chetsadanuwat – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
This study examines the English-nursing communicative skills, functions, and content needed by Thai nursing lecturers to define the specifications of the English for Nursing Purposes (ENP) coursebook for nursing students in the Thai curriculum. All faculty members (N=40) from the school of nursing at a public university in northern Thailand…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Zeynep Aksit; Sükran Saygi – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Vocabulary research provides valuable information on the construct of word knowledge (WK), and suggests ways to develop language learners' lexicon, arguably, the backbone of communication. The present study explores EFL students' vocabulary learning behavior; more specifically, the aspects of WK components they intentionally focus on when learning…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Napat Jitpaisarnwattana – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2024
This study investigated the effects of using a teacher-curated LMOOC on EFL students at a university in Thailand. It also investigated students' attitudes to the LMOOC. Data were collected from a group of nursing students (N = 179) taking a compulsory English course. After taking the midterm exam, the students engaged in a 5-week LMOOC…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, MOOCs
Effects of Gamified Grammar and Vocabulary Learning in an English Course on EFL Students in Thailand
Nur Lailatur Rofiah; Budi Waluyo – Teaching English with Technology, 2024
The present study investigated the effects of gamified grammar and vocabulary learning using Kahoot!, Quizizz, and Quizlet on learning performance, motivation, enjoyment, anxiety, and classroom dynamics and engagement in an English course. The investigation also involved the effects of gamified learning on gender, proficiency, and learning…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Cynthia Milton; Vidhya Lokesh; Gayathri Thiruvengadam – Advanced Education, 2024
The level of reliance on AI-Powered Writing Tools (AI-PWT) profoundly impacts the independent writing skill of English as Second Language (ESL) learners. The present study explores the familiarity and utility of two different types of AI -Powered Writing Tools (Independent Writing with AI editing assistance; Generative writing with AI assistance)…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Health Sciences
Praweerata Sukrutrit – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
This research investigates the enhancement of English public speaking skills among Thai EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students through imitating TED Talks videos. By applying Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and Krashen's Input Hypothesis, the study integrates authentic materials for effective learning. A mixed methods approach,…
Descriptors: Speeches, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
D.A.G. Ariyasinghe; Neelakshi Chandrasena Premawardhena – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2025
Self-Directed Language Learning (SDLL) which aims at developing learner autonomy, improves learner engagement since learners are able to use higher-level critical thinking. Thus, the present study was conducted in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) classroom in Sri Lanka, in order to investigate how to incorporate Self-Directed Learning in the…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Independent Study
Mongkolchai Tiansoodeenon; Poonlarp Prasongngern – Higher Education Studies, 2025
This study aims to investigate the effects of implementing active learning activities through an interactive learning platform, ClassPoint, to improve the English vocabulary, grammatical retention, and motivation of Thai undergraduate students in the field of hotel and tourism. The one-group pretest-posttest research design was used. The…
Descriptors: Active Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction