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Samaneh Azarniyoosh; Ali Roohani – European Journal of Education, 2025
This study investigated the effectiveness of the flipped learning model, compared with the nonflipped learning model, in improving second/foreign language metacognitive listening awareness and perceived strategy use. For this purpose, 40 young adult learners studying English as a foreign language in two intact classes were selected. They were…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Ines A. Martin; Lieselotte Sippel – Language Teaching Research, 2025
This study investigated the relationship between learner beliefs about peer feedback and development of second language (L2) pronunciation skills after peer feedback on pronunciation had been used in the classroom. Seventy-four first-year learners of German were assigned to a peer feedback provider group, a peer feedback receiver group, and a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Peer Evaluation, Second Language Learning
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Jennifer Bruen; Iker Erdocia – Language Learning Journal, 2025
This paper is concerned with the integration of informal language learning into university language modules in a foreign language environment. It begins by exploring the evolving nature of formal and informal language learning. This is followed by analysis of a pedagogic innovation intended to integrate foreign language activities in an informal…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Informal Education, Second Language Instruction, College Students
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Buchanan, Beverly J.; Pirone, John S.; Pudans-Smith, Kimberly K.; Leffler, Brian W.; Cohen, Brad S.; Simmons, Paul K.; Ballentine, Pauline M.; Venable, Tabitha; Soza, Karen – Foreign Language Annals, 2023
American Sign Language (ASL) education is a relatively new field. Thus, further research is necessary, especially regarding developing assessment tools. The goal of this study was to determine the types of assessment tools ASL level 1 teachers use in the classroom and how those teachers measure students' language progression. This study is…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Language Teachers
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Namhee Suk – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
This study investigated second language (L2) learners' use of reading strategies through extensive reading in a Korean English as a Foreign Language (EFL) university context. Extensive reading was implemented as part of class activities over an eight-week period in an EFL class. Seven students from the class volunteered to participate in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Reading Strategies, Foreign Countries
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Ju-May Wen; Hai-Dung Do; Eric Zhi-Feng Liu; Chun-Hung Lin; Shihping Kevin Huang – SAGE Open, 2023
This study investigated the effect of educational board games and the creative thinking spiral teaching strategy (CTSTS) on the learning outcomes of beginner-level Chinese language learners. Two dimensions were measured: learning outcome and writing ability. A total of 82 learners from one university in Taiwan participated in this study.…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Educational Games, Creative Thinking, Teaching Methods
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Margaret E. Malone; Malik Stevenson; Caitlyn Pineault – Foreign Language Annals, 2024
Language program evaluation has the potential for positive program impact by providing an opportunity for program stakeholders to reflect on their goals, examine their outcomes, and determine ways to move forward to maximize a program's effectiveness. However, many stakeholders are either unaware of the affordances of program evaluation or unable…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, Program Evaluation
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Carolyn Gascoigne – Dimensions, 2023
Following a brief historical review of the second language teaching profession's relationship with first- and second-year textbooks, this article examines the treatment of language practice activities as found in beginning post-secondary French eBooks, as well as their accompanying electronic workbooks and online learning platform practice. Using…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Drills (Practice), Electronic Books
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Ke Yu – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
Research syntheses that evaluate bilingual program effectiveness have grown exponentially since the 1980s. Contradictory to earlier anti-bilingual findings, these research syntheses, including statistical meta-analyses, have converged on findings supporting L1 teaching. This study examines the methodological soundness of eight statistical…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Program Effectiveness, Meta Analysis, Standards
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Anh Thi Nguyen; Thi Thuy Loan Nguyen; Thi My Huong Nguyen – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
While Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) has been widely researched and accepted as a potentially powerful teaching method in language education around the world, research examining the teachers' beliefs about the impacts of a training on TBLT to date has remained limited. In Vietnam, studies on this topic were scarce (Nguyen & Jaspaert,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Zhazira Ailauova; Yunus Dogan; Veli Batdi – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
In today's interconnected world, cross-cultural competence is essential for students' success. This article investigates how educational interventions foster this crucial skill. Using a mixed-meta research method, the study combines a meta-analysis of 16 quantitative studies (12,800 participants) with a meta-thematic analysis of 7 qualitative…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Intervention
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Vuogan, Alyssa; Li, Shaofeng – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2023
Peer feedback is a frequent feature of second language (L2) writing instruction. However, whether it is facilitative of L2 writing development is controversial. This meta-analysis aggregates the quantitative results of 26 empirical studies to (1) provide an accurate estimate of peer feedback's effectiveness in improving L2 writing, (2) compare its…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Peer Evaluation, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
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Brett Milliner; Blagoja Dimoski – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Focusing on the teaching of listening strategies to second language (L2) learners, this study sought to revisit Renandya and Farrell's (2011) claims that explicit listening strategy instruction for lower-proficiency learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) is a fruitless endeavor. As such, we implemented a quasi-experimental study to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Metacognition, Intervention
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Miguel Blázquez-Carretero – ReCALL, 2023
In 2016, Lawley proposed an easy-to-build spellchecker specifically designed to help second language (L2) learners in their writing process by facilitating self-correction. The aim was to overcome the disadvantages to L2 learners posed by generic spellcheckers (GSC), such as that embedded in Microsoft Word. Drawbacks include autocorrection,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Spelling, Error Correction
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Saleh Mosleh Alharthi – Cogent Education, 2024
Language is a powerful tool that facilitates communication, knowledge acquisition, and negotiation of meaning, but it is a complex skill for English as foreign language (EFL) learners who often encounter various challenges and complexities. Among the critical language skills, pronunciation holds a significant place. As much as it is challenging,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Pronunciation, Coaching (Performance), English (Second Language)
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