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Eyckmans, June; Lindstromberg, Seth – Language Teaching Research, 2017
Corpus analyses of learners' dictionaries of English idioms have revealed that 11% to 35% of English figurative idioms show either alliteration ("miss the mark") or assonance ("get this show on the road"), depending on the type considered. Because English multiword combinations, particularly idiomatic expressions, present a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Figurative Language, Phonology
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Bot, Thomas D.; Eze, John E. – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
This article presents the findings from an experimental study on the effectiveness of concept mapping and cooperative learning strategies on SSII students' achievement in trigonometry in mathematics. The research design used in conducting the study was quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test non-equivalent control group. The sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Concept Mapping, Mathematics Achievement
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Akbulut, Fatma Demiray – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
This research has analysed the impact of morphological treatment in English morphological awareness task. The main aim of this study is to understand the relationship between morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge of university preparatory class students. In second language learning environment, fifty-two preparatory class students have…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Morphology (Languages), Metalinguistics, Task Analysis
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Balci, Özgül – Higher Education Studies, 2017
This study investigated the effects of learning-style based activities on students' reading comprehension skills and self-efficacy perceptions in English foreign language classes. A quasi-experimental, matching-only pretest-posttest control group design was utilized. The study was conducted with freshmen university students majoring in Elementary…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Self Efficacy, Experimental Groups, Control Groups