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Yongzhi Miao; Okim Kang; Xianghui Meng – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2025
With the rise of different English varieties, scholars argued for reconceptualizing teaching pedagogies to acknowledge and incorporate diverse Global English (GE) varieties into the classroom (Rose & Galloway, 2019). However, very few studies explored the effectiveness of such innovative pedagogy on language skills. This study investigated the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Adam F. McBride; Céline Rose – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2025
Despite the fact that pronunciation is a vital aspect of language learning, previous research has shown that its instruction is limited in the classroom in terms of time and attention, due in part to the time constraints inherent in any curriculum. It then becomes essential for instructors to be strategic about the pronunciation features they…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Vowels, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Yi-Ju Wu; Hui-Chin Yeh – Educational Technology & Society, 2025
This empirical investigation rigorously evaluated the teaching potential of Data-Driven Learning (DDL) for enhancing the ability of learners to apply 30 near-synonymous change-of-state verbs in two EFL Freshman English courses in a college setting across two semesters. In the study, 32 participants in the experimental group and 22 in the control…
Descriptors: Verbs, Computational Linguistics, Phrase Structure, North American English
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Piyapong Laosrirattanachai; Piyanuch Laosrirattanachai – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2025
Learners frequently encounter challenges in accurately utilizing near-synonyms in the English language. This investigation explored the similarities and differences among four near-synonymous verbs: "attempt, endeavor, strive," and "try." The analysis encompassed their prevalence across diverse genres, formality levels,…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Jiraporn Dhanarattigannon; Tirote Thongnuan; Pong-ampai Kongcharoen – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
This true longitudinal study explored the lexical development of L2 university English major students in Thailand using two learner corpora. This study analyzed the natural learners' English language writing assignments from two writing courses and tracked their lexical development over a relatively long period (three years with five batches of…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Pedro Tavarez DaCosta; Ivanna Tavarez Vásquez; Francheska Arias Reyes – Online Submission, 2025
The present work is a historical/linguistic account of an unprecedented fact regarding the existence of two English Speaking Communities [British English and American English], in our country the Dominican Republic, where Spanish is the official and most used language, to the extent of being considered a monolingual nation or country. It is…
Descriptors: Language Variation, North American English, English, Spanish