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Claudia H. Sánchez-Gutiérrez; Pablo Robles-García; Mercedes Pérez Serrano – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Studies on teachers' beliefs about vocabulary learning and teaching have focused, so far, on English as a second language (L2), or foreign language (FL), in different contexts but little attention has been given to other L2s and FLs. In this study, 15 Spanish L2 instructors at large universities were interviewed in order to better understand where…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
Moody, Stephanie M.; Holtz, Emily; Saenz, Josselyne; Schichl, Kyle – Teacher Educator, 2023
Writing assessments in the United States show that young emergent bilinguals perform significantly below their English-only peers. Researchers have attributed this to underprepared teachers resulting from the lack of second language (L2) writing preparation in teacher education programs (TEPs). This study examines the positioning of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction, Content Analysis
Lisda Nurjaleka; Rina Supriatnaningsih; Yuyun Rosliyah; Muthi Afifah; Tommi Yuniawan – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2025
Sociolinguistic awareness is crucial for L2 learners because language is not just a set of grammatical rules and vocabulary; it is deeply intertwined with social and cultural context. The linguistic landscape serves as a conduit for discerning facets of language use in a given community. This study focuses on raising sociolinguistic awareness…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Metalinguistics, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Rizgar Qasim Mahmood – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of explicit formal instruction (EFI) on speaking and pronunciation skills among a Kurdish university's first-year EFL students. The researcher was teaching a communications unit, where the focus was on speaking skills and pronunciation: speech rate (words per minute), fluency (number of pauses and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation Instruction
Chalida Janenoppakarn; Krich Rajprasit – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
This study aimed to develop a tailor-made online course called "Engineering English for Intercultural Communication (EEIC)" for undergraduate engineering students based on the self-report on English language proficiency, intercultural communication competence (ICC) as well as needs of a diverse set of stakeholders in the engineering…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning
Sabrina Link – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
German university degrees, at least in some countries, offer students only German literature courses in addition to language courses. Linguistics is often not a core component of German degree programmes. As a result, students who are not familiar with basic linguistic terminology do not know how languages work, including their mother tongue, or…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, German, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Brandon L. Westengard – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2023
Languages have played a significant role in the shaping of theological and religious leaders. Historically consisting mostly of biblical and ancient languages, contemporary theological education includes the study of modern foreign languages for research and ministerial purposes. If written and spoken communication in a variety of languages is a…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Teaching Methods, Religious Education, Theological Education
Pérez-Paredes, Pascual – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This research uses the theoretical framework of CALL normalisation developed by Bax (2003) and Chambers and Bax (2006) to offer a systematic review (Gough et al., 2012) of the uses and spread of data-driven learning (DDL) and corpora in language learning and teaching across five major CALL-related journals during the 2011-2015 period. DDL research…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning
Abduljalil Hazaea – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2025
This study implements a timed reading (TR) approach as a scaffolding teaching and learning method to enhance reading achievement and strategies within the Saudi English as a foreign language (EFL) context. The study adopted TR intervention in which processes of EFL reading are scaffolded with those of getting a driving license. The study employs a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ali Karakas; Yusop Boonsuk – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
Willingness to communicate (WTC) in a target language is considered a critical variable impacting engagement when students learn the language. Notwithstanding the research conducted on WTC of students, fewer attempts have been made to investigate their willingness to listen (WTL), especially WTL augmentation. To address this gap, this research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Yi-Ping Wu; Hui-Hsien Feng; Bo-Ren Mau – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2025
Corpus analysis methods have been widely employed in literary translation research by numerous scholars. However, their integration into literary translation training has yet to be developed. With the advancement of AI technology, this paper explores the potential of employing AI-enhanced corpus text analysis and text mining techniques in this…
Descriptors: Translation, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis, Language Styles
Robles-García, Pablo – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
This study examined the receptive vocabulary knowledge and lexical developmental patterns of the 3000 most frequent words among 953 university L2 learners of Spanish at different stages in their language studies, taking into consideration the effect of high school instruction on high-frequency vocabulary knowledge. Results confirm that even…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Amber Zepper – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study seeks to examine how core practices pedagogy is being developed and refined for use in world language teaching methods classes. It analyzes how one teacher educator (TE) approaches teaching core practices in three iterations of her methods class, offering a close view of how this work is being carried out and what adaptations the TE…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Teacher Educators
Ricardo Nausa; Jovana Živkovic; Liubava Sichko – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2024
This article reports an English language needs analysis of Colombian Social Science master's students. Information from faculty interviews, course syllabi, and student surveys shows that students need English to access and update their disciplinary knowledge through research articles and book chapters to successfully participate in class…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Course Descriptions, Information Sources, Social Sciences
Saleh, Nurming; Asnur, Muhammad Nur Ashar; Swe, Sein U. – International Journal of Language Education, 2023
This mixed-method research study explores German skills using the NURS teaching model for students. It was conducted in the German educational department program at the Faculty of Language and Literature at Makassar State University. The research subject was 28 German academic students from two classes in the second semester. Research instruments…
Descriptors: German, Models, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning