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L3 Acquisition and Crosslinguistic Influence as Co-Activation: Response to Commentaries on the Keynote 'Microvariation in Multilingual Situations--The Importance of Property-by-Property Acquisition'
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Westergaard, Marit – Second Language Research, 2021
This article is a response to commentaries on the article, "Microvariation in Multilingual Situations: The Importance of Property-by-Property Acquisition" (EJ1300541). This response is divided into sections focusing on the following issues: (1) full transfer and the notion of copying; (2) the definition of linguistic proximity; (3) some…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Native Language
Educational Experimental Research Design: Investigating the Effect of "PAD + Microlectures" EAP Teaching Model on Chinese Undergraduates' Critical Thinking Development
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Liu, Lisha – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2018
This paper presents an educational, experimental research design, aiming at examining the effect of "PAD + microlectures" EAP teaching model on Chinese undergraduates' critical thinking development. It mainly analyzes this experiment from four aspects: research question and hypotheses, difficulties in key term definitions and selection…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English for Academic Purposes, Ethics, Undergraduate Students
A Synthesis of Language Learning Strategies: Current Issues, Problems and Claims Made in Learner Strategy Research
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Barjesteh, Hamed; Mukundan, Jayakaran; Vaseghi, Reza – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The current paper presented theoretical assumptions behind language learning strategies (LLS) and an overview of methods used to identify learners' strategies, first, and then summarized what have been reported from large number of descriptive studies of strategies by language learners. Moreover, the paper tried to present the variety of…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Literature Reviews
Ethics, Vulnerability, and Speakers of Other Languages: How University IRBs (Do Not) Speak to Research Involving Refugee Participants
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Perry, Kristen H. – Qualitative Inquiry, 2011
In this study, the author analyzes the websites of 32 universities' Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to explore two specific issues: (a) how individual IRBs define "vulnerable populations," and (b) the guidelines those IRBs offer with respect to participants who may have limited or no English language proficiency. Analysis indicates wide…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Social Sciences, Guidelines
Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics: A Progress Report.
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Lazaraton, Anne – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
This article describes the status of qualitative research in applied linguistics and English as a Second Language (ESL), identifying trends through an informal survey of professional journals, an examination of relevant qualitative studies and research methods texts, and a presentation of the views of researcher methodologists. (88 references)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Definitions, English (Second Language), Language Research
Learning Words from Context and Dictionaries: An Experimental Comparison.
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Fischer, Ute – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1994
Investigated the independent and interactive effects of contextual and definitional information on vocabulary learning. German students of English received either a text with unfamiliar English words or their monolingual English dictionary entries. A third group received both. Information about word context is crucial to understanding meaning. (44…
Descriptors: Context Clues, Control Groups, Data Analysis, Definitions