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Andrews, Sally; Lo, Steson – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2012
This experiment investigated whether individual differences in written language proficiency among university students predict the early stages of lexical retrieval tapped by the masked form priming lexical decision task. To separate the contributions of sublexical facilitation and lexical competition to masked form priming, the effects of prime…
Descriptors: Priming, Spelling, Written Language, Inhibition
Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2011
The aim of this book was to present innovative applications of technology in second language teaching and learning, as well as to explore the transformation of the different techniques to different theoretical frameworks. It has also been desired to have a representation of researchers from different parts of the world as contributors. When the…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries

Laufer, Batia; Nation, Paul – Applied Linguistics, 1995
This study proposes a new measure of lexical richness, the Lexical Frequency Profile (LFP), which looks at the proportion of high-frequency general service and academic words in learners' writing. The results of a study involving 65 second-language students indicated that LFP scores were comparable to scores on other vocabulary measures. (14…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Software, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Ching, Eugene – 1983
Both language students and language teachers can be troubled by new words, expressions, or usage in Chinese. A new use of an old word or expression is particularly difficult for a more advanced or experienced speaker, less so for a beginner. The growing popularity of abbreviations is another kind of change creating problems. Two kinds of…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Chinese, Higher Education, Language Styles

Harvey, Keith; Yuill, Deborah – Applied Linguistics, 1997
Presents an account of a study of the role played by a dictionary in the completion of written (encoding) tasks by students of English as a foreign language. The study uses an introspective methodology based on the completion of flowcharts. Results indicate the importance of information on spelling and meanings and the neglect of coded syntactic…
Descriptors: College Students, Consonants, Dictionaries, English (Second Language)

Lee, Philip – Babel: Australia, 1996
Surveys earlier examples of course-based software and compares them with MacZi-known as Chinese Character Tutor in the Intel format, a program designed and produced at the University of New South Wales, Australia to teach students a basic vocabulary. Also reviews a student evaluation of the software's effectiveness and discusses how the program…
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software

Gregg, Noel; Coleman, Chris; Stennett, Robert B.; Davis, Mark – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
A study examined specific word- and sentence-level features most frequently used in the expository writing of 87 college students with learning disabilities, 50 with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, 58 with both disabilities, and 92 controls. Very high correlations were found between verbosity, quality, and lexical complexity. (Contains…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, College Students, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing
Abboud, Victorine – 1981
A computer-assisted instructional program to teach the Arabic writing system and elementary vocabulary and comprehension, which was developed at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin in cooperation with the university's College of Liberal Arts, is described. Among the benefits of the computer-assisted approach…
Descriptors: Arabic, Behavioral Objectives, College Second Language Programs, Comprehension
Loucky, John Paul – Bulletin of Seinan Jogakuin Junior College, 2001
What lessons can be learned from relevant research in vocabulary- and language-learning strategy training as well as from comparative studies on learning Oriental languages, which could have helpful applications to language learners from Kanji-background countries? Could both mnemonic and semantic field keyword approaches help these learners by…
Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Brown, Cheryl; Sagers, Sherri L.; LaPorte, Carrie – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1999
Presents a hypothesis-generating study of advanced university English-as-a-Foreign-Language learners' incidental vocabulary acquisition from oral and written dialogue journals over a semester. Teacher and student entries were analyzed and transcribed using WordCruncher (1993). Analyses compare characteristics of the input to the learners in the…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, College Students, Dialog Journals, English (Second Language)
Marfurt, Rose Marie A. – 1987
Suggestions are made for the organization of a business German course. It is proposed that course material be divided into chapters, one per week, each containing five sections. The sections include: (1) a broad selection of typical German business letters exemplifying operations in all branches of export and import, followed by a special…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Business Communication, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
Farquharson, Molly – 1988
A discussion of classroom techniques and activities useful in teaching English to monolingual Arab students begins with a review of cultural factors significant in the second language learning patterns of this population. These factors include historical and traditional influences, North American perceptions of Arabs, the teaching of English in…
Descriptors: Arabic, Arabs, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Kachru, Yamuna; And Others – Studies in Language Learning, 1981
Computer-assisted instruction for Hindi courses at the University of Illinois is described in relation to the technical aspects of programming Hindi on the PLATO system and the curriculum components. The program focuses on review of the materials already covered in class and building understanding of a number of grammatical constructions by using…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Display Systems, Grammar
Cole, Peter; And Others – Studies in Language Learning, 1981
The use of PLATO computer assisted instructional materials to teach Modern Hebrew at the University of Illinois is considered. To enable students to progress toward competency with the full range of styles in use in Israel including conversation, journalistic, and literary Hebrew, an emphasis is placed on informal spoken Hebrew during the first…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Games