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Kristopher Kyle – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2022
This paper represents a summary and discussion of the three studies presented at the morning session of the Fall 2022 JALT Vocabulary SIG. The papers, which were written by Ali Al-Hoorie, Masaki Eguchi, Derek Canning, Stuart McLean, Christopher Nicklin, and Joseph Vitta, represent a range of topics and study designs that are common in recent…
Descriptors: Language Research, Educational Trends, Vocabulary Development, Language Tests
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Uchihara, Takumi – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2023
The study investigates how the test modality (spoken or written) of classroom weekly quizzes influences vocabulary learning strategies and facilitates learning the spoken and written knowledge of form-meaning connection in L2 words. Japanese university students in academic English courses were assigned to two experimental conditions (spoken test…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, College Students
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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
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Dianne Burke Moneypenny; Rosalie S. Aldrich – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
Study abroad is an important piece of the internationalization of curriculum and is particularly advantageous for second language learners. Many students study abroad to learn a language and the majority of students studying abroad enroll in shorter-term programs. Given their strong representation in the field of study abroad, the following…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Spanish, Outcomes of Education, Second Language Learning
Lawson, Margaret B. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
According to Diane August (2002), at the Center for Applied Linguistics, Multilingual Learners (MLs) spend less than two percent of their school day in oral language development. Echevarria and Goldenberg (2017) support that creating numerous opportunities for ML students to speak will accelerate their vocabulary and oral language development to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Hsiu-Lien Tu – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: This research aimed to evaluate the impact of integrating the WSQ-based flipped learning method with cooperative learning on speaking performance among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Addressing the challenges EFL learners face in oral proficiency, the study sought to determine whether this innovative pedagogical…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Flipped Classroom, Speech Communication, Pronunciation
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Agis Andriani; Fuad Abdullah; Arini Nurul Hidayati; Noer Aini Nanda Syafira – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
Teaching English speaking has become a centre of attention among scholars and teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) practitioners for a few decades. However, the issue of teaching English speaking in "Kampung Inggris"/English Village remains under-researched, notably viewed from the tutors' challenges and solutions in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Self Motivation
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Hsieh, Ching-Ni; Wang, Yuan – Language Testing, 2019
This study investigated a range of fluency, grammar, vocabulary, and content features of young language students' speaking performances, using a discourse-analytic approach. In total, 179 test takers' responses to the speaking section of the "TOEFL Junior"® Comprehensive test were selected for analysis. Mixed-design ANOVAs were used to…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Language Fluency, Grammar
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Sasi, Abolfazl Shirban; Haga, Toshinari; Chen, Heng Yu – World Journal of Education, 2020
The present study investigated the feasibility of applying the Silent Way in teaching Japanese to Taiwanese university students. A total of 168 (96 female and 72 male) students in a university in central Taiwan were the subjects of this study. They were studying Japanese as a general course, and were grouped in five classes ranging from freshmen…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Japanese
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Chang, Anna C-S; Chen, Brandt T-Y – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2022
This study compared the multidimensional effects of written and oral vocabulary exercises on EFL learners' retention of single-word items (SWI) and multi-word items (MWI). Two teaching experiments (times) were conducted with 54 college students, who studied four themed-based texts, two at a time. A total of 60 unfamiliar vocabulary items, 30 in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Oral Language, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods
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Rodríguez-Ortiz, Isabel R.; Moreno-Pérez, Francisco J.; Simpson, Ian C.; Valdés-Coronel, Marta; Saldaña, David – Journal of Research in Reading, 2021
Background: Reading comprehension is a complex process influenced by many factors. However, the abilities that are known to influence reading comprehension may not contribute equally for children with different levels of oral language. Aims: Here we examined the relationship of two factors known to influence reading comprehension (morphology and…
Descriptors: Syntax, Oral Language, Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension
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Hadley, Elizabeth Burke; Newman, Katherine Mackay; Kim, Eun Sook – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The present study investigates both the proximal processes and contextual influences on children's oral language development in preschool. We examine whether teacher language practices vary across activity settings and program type, which teacher language practices predict children's oral language skills, and potential…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Context Effect, Oral Language, Language Acquisition
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Li, Luan; Marinus, Eva; Castles, Anne; Hsieh, Miao-Ling; Wang, Hua-Chen – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2021
In this study, we investigated if children build a print-to-meaning connection via the semantic radical -- a mechanism we call "semantic decoding" -- and its interaction with phonological decoding in orthographic learning of Chinese compound characters. Ninety-two Grade 4 children were taught the pronunciations and meanings of 16…
Descriptors: Semantics, Phonology, Decoding (Reading), Mandarin Chinese
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Pouresmaeil, Amin; Gholami, Javad – TESL-EJ, 2023
Previous studies on lexical focus on form (FonF) have mostly centred on FonF in reading with a few pre-selected lexical items. This study investigated the contribution of oral incidental FonF to developing learners' lexical knowledge in a free discussion EFL class. Incidental FonF was provided to 15 upper-intermediate learners who participated in…
Descriptors: Grammar, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Marwa F. Hafour – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Owing to the plethora of user-friendly audio/video creation and editing applications as well as free full-featured hosting platforms, videoing and sharing has become a lifestyle of today's students. Utilizing these spontaneous practices, the current study examined the effects of digital media assignments (DMAs) and accompanying asynchronous…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Video Technology
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