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Antje Stoehr; Mina Jevtovic; Angela de Bruin; Clara D. Martin – Language Learning, 2024
A central question in multilingualism research is how multiple languages interact. Most studies have focused on first (L1) and second language (L2) effects on a third language (L3), but a small number of studies dedicated to the opposite transfer direction have suggested stronger L3 influence on L2 than on L1 in postpuberty learners. In our study,…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Vocabulary Skills, Transfer of Training, Spanish
Lan Yu – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation investigated how four factors -- the degree of L2 experience, L1 sound structure, age difference in L1 language development and age of L2 exposure -- affect the perceptual cue weighting of duration and spectral differences for English tense-lax vowel contrasts. Four major hypotheses were tested: desensitization hypothesis (DH)…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language, English (Second Language)
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Azwar, Taufik Akbar; Harahap, Alamsyah; Azwandi – Journal of English Teaching, 2021
In the current second language pedagogy, understanding factors that contribute to learners' willingness to speak English in classrooms is fundamental for teachers. The aims of this present study are (1) to find out the extent to which Indonesian EFL learners are willing to speak English in classrooms and (2) to investigate the factors that…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Classroom Communication
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Georgiou, Georgios P. – Language Learning and Development, 2022
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of auditory perceptual phonetic training on the identification and production of English vowels by Cypriot Greek children and adults. Another two groups of Cypriot Greek child and adult speakers served as controls. The trained groups participated in the pretest, training, and posttest phase,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Greek, Auditory Perception, Phonology
Nicole Marie Rodriguez – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The present dissertation analyzed speech production and perception in early heritage Spanish-English bilingual children. Specifically, I investigated how perception and production of lexical stress develops in bilingual children. Current models of second language (L2) speech perception do not include heritage bilinguals or suprasegmental aspects…
Descriptors: Phonology, Spanish, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)
Santosh Kumar Biswa – Online Submission, 2023
Developing spoken English abilities is of utmost importance for students of Damphu Central School (DCS). By researching the current curriculum, its effectiveness in improving spoken English, and the primary factors of the students' proficiency, the goals of this study were to provide significant recommendations for developing the English language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Grammar
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Lee, Ju Seong – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
While research on informal digital learning of English (IDLE) increases in the fields of teaching English to speakers of other languages and computer-assisted language learning, few studies have examined the relationship between quantity and diversity of IDLE practices and different language learning outcomes. To address this gap, data were…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Kralova, Zdena; Tirpakova, Anna – SAGE Open, 2019
The current study aims to fill the gap in the current literature by focusing on the wide scale of nonnative English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' perceptions and opinions in the specific context of a post-Communist country. It focuses on the link between five demographic variables (age, the length of English language study, English…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Bartolotti, James; Marian, Viorica – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2019
Bilinguals' two languages are both active in parallel, and controlling co-activation is one of bilinguals' principle challenges. Trilingualism multiplies this challenge. To investigate how third language (L3) learners manage interference between languages, Spanish-English bilinguals were taught an artificial language that conflicted with English…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
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Önalan, Okan; Çakir, Abdulvahit – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2018
The aim of this study is to investigate the pragmatic language behavior of Turkish learners of English in formal complaint situations through the comparison of their speech act performances to those of native speakers. The data was collected from a total of 276 participants, 132 Native Speakers (NSs) and 144 Turkish Learners (TLs) of English.…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Shahini, Gholamhossein; Shahamirian, Fatemeh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This qualitative study, using an open interview, set out to investigate the roles six factors, including age, university education, teachers of English Language institutes, teaching English, dictionary, and note-taking, played in improving English speaking fluency of seventeen fluent Iranian EFL speakers. The participants were chosen purposefully…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Language Fluency
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Diaz Larenas, Claudio – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2011
This article presents a research study that analyses eighth and twelfth graders' knowledge of speaking strategies to communicate in English. The Oral Communication Strategy Inventory, developed by Nakatani in 2006, was applied to 108 students belonging to the public, semi-public and private educational sectors in Chile. The findings show that 8th…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 12, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level
Yu, Yang – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Along with the global spread of English and the wide recognition of World Englishes, a whole breadth of studies have been conducted to explore the attitudes of learners toward different varieties of English. In China, however, only two pioneering studies have examined this issue. To address this gap, this study investigated the attitudes of…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Students, Speech Communication, Asian Culture