Publication Date
| In 2025 | 32 |
| Since 2024 | 96 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 378 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 870 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1298 |
Descriptor
| Reading Comprehension | 1901 |
| Second Language Instruction | 1901 |
| English (Second Language) | 1303 |
| Second Language Learning | 1297 |
| Foreign Countries | 1035 |
| Teaching Methods | 775 |
| Reading Instruction | 455 |
| Vocabulary Development | 428 |
| Language Tests | 382 |
| College Students | 359 |
| Reading Tests | 331 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Brantmeier, Cindy | 8 |
| Laufer, Batia | 8 |
| Namaziandost, Ehsan | 6 |
| Perkins, Kyle | 6 |
| Al-Jarf, Reima | 5 |
| Carrell, Patricia L. | 5 |
| El-Koumy, Abdel Salam A. | 5 |
| Kieffer, Michael J. | 5 |
| Koda, Keiko | 5 |
| Loucky, John Paul | 5 |
| Webb, Stuart | 5 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Teachers | 128 |
| Practitioners | 125 |
| Administrators | 14 |
| Students | 10 |
| Researchers | 7 |
| Counselors | 1 |
| Parents | 1 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Support Staff | 1 |
Location
| Iran | 163 |
| Japan | 72 |
| China | 65 |
| Taiwan | 65 |
| Turkey | 57 |
| Saudi Arabia | 55 |
| Indonesia | 48 |
| South Korea | 40 |
| Canada | 34 |
| Thailand | 31 |
| Malaysia | 28 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 12 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
| Race to the Top | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
| Does not meet standards | 2 |
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMohamed A. Mekheimer – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
This study explored the efficacy of video podcasts (VODcasts) in fostering whole-language learning among college EFL students. Employing a quasi-experimental design with pre-tests, post-tests, and a control group, the research compared the effects of a one-year remedial instruction program. The experimental group received instruction incorporating…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Technology Uses in Education
Qiuzhi Xie; Yuyang Cai; Susanna Siu-sze Yeung – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
This study aims to advance our understanding of the role of word knowledge in second language (L2) reading comprehension by exploring whether morphological awareness and vocabulary assessed one year ago contribute to decoding and listening comprehension which in turn contribute to reading comprehension in Chinese children learning English as an…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Download full textA. J. Benjamin Clarke – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025
Multicomponent perspectives on second language reading proficiency offer a contemporary understanding of reading and its development (e.g., Yamashita, 2022). In this web-based experiment, we investigated the relationship among L2 reading proficiency measures--reading comprehension, listening comprehension, reading fluency--and component reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Rümeysa Kaya; Bayram Çetin – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2025
In this study, the cut-off scores obtained from the Angoff, Angoff Y/N, Nedelsky and Ebel standard methods were compared with the 50 T score and the current cut-off score in various aspects. Data were collected from 448 students who took Module B1+ English Exit Exam IV and 14 experts. It was seen that while the Nedelsky method gave the lowest…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Cutting Scores, Exit Examinations, Academic Achievement
Takehiro Iizuka – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the significance of the mode of delivery--aural versus written--in second language (L2) vocabulary knowledge and L2 comprehension skills. One of the unique aspects of listening comprehension that sets it apart from reading comprehension is the mode of delivery--language input is delivered not visually but aurally. Somewhat…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Language Skills, Error of Measurement
Junko Yamashita; Toshihiko Shiotsu; Kunihiro Kusanagi – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
This longitudinal study investigated development of second language (L2) reading comprehension ability and predictive contributions of five L2 reading components (word recognition speed, listening comprehension, vocabulary breadth, grammar knowledge and first language [L1] reading comprehension) using latent growth curve modelling. The…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Noam Siegelman; Irina Elgort; Marc Brysbaert; Niket Agrawal; Simona Amenta; Jasmina Arsenijevic Mijalkovic; Christine S. Chang; Daria Chernova; Fabienne Chetail; A. J. Benjamin Clarke; Alain Content; Davide Crepaldi; Nastag Davaabold; Shurentsetseg Delgersuren; Avital Deutsch; Veronika Dibrova; Denis Drieghe; Dušica Filipovic Ðurdevic; Brittany Finch; Ram Frost; Carolina A. Gattei; Esther Geva; Aline Godfroid; Lindsay Griener; Esteban Hernández-Rivera; Anastasia Ivanenko; Juhani Järvikivi; Lea Kawaletz; Anurag Khare; Jun Ren Lee; Charlotte E. Lee; Christina Manouilidou; Marco Marelli; Timur Mashanlo; Ksenija Mišic; Koji Miwa; Pauline Palma; Ingo Plag; Zoya Rezanova; Enkhzaya Riimed; Jay Rueckl; Sascha Schroeder; Irina A. Sekerina; Diego E. Shalom; Natalia Slioussar; Neža Marija Slosar; Vanessa Taler; Kim Thériault; Debra Titone; Odonchimeg Tumee; Ross van de Wetering; Ark Verma; Anna Fiona Weiss; Denise Hsien Wu; Victor Kuperman – Language Learning, 2024
This article presents the ENglish Reading Online (ENRO) project that offers data on English reading and listening comprehension from 7,338 university-level advanced learners and native speakers of English representing 19 countries. The database also includes estimates of reading rate and seven component skills of English, including vocabulary,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
Cheetham, Dominic – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2023
The positive effects of bi-modal input on language learning are becoming a largely accepted experimental finding. However, experiments looking at bi-modal reading in a foreign language are normally limited by the common experimental situation of classroom-based researchers studying university age participants for the limited timespan of a…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Translation, Language Processing, Japanese
Evaluating Dual Language Education Programs in Taiwan: Structure, Instruction, and Learning Outcomes
Cheng-Ji Lai – International Education Studies, 2024
Despite the increasing popularity of dual language education programs in Taiwan, limited research assesses their effectiveness. This study evaluated eight English Immersion Programs (EIPs) in Taiwan, representing a dual language education model, using the "Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education" (GPDLE) framework. Interviews with…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Bilingual Education Programs, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
Tuzcu, Aysen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Researchers have investigated the promise of unimodal and bimodal input in enhancing vocabulary learning from meaning-focused activities. Compared to unimodal input, the simultaneous presentation of written and aural input in bimodal input has been argued to direct L2 learners' attention to words and enhance the form-meaning links for new…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Vocabulary, Linguistic Input, Incidental Learning
Sarah Albrecht – Foreign Language Annals, 2025
This exploratory, mixed methods study proposes that pedagogical translation be implemented for biliteracy acquisition in mixed heritage language (HL)-second language (L2) secondary Spanish classrooms. It investigates the mediation of pedagogical translation for reading comprehension in two mixed HL-L2 secondary Spanish classrooms at a suburban…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Native Language Instruction, Second Language Instruction
Pratiwi, Damar Isti; Waluyo, Budi – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2022
Purpose: This study examined the integration of task and game-based learning into an online Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) preparatory course taught at two Indonesian higher education institutions (HEI) over a period of 20 online class meetings totaling 40 class hours. Methodology: Using a single-case experimental design, it engaged…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries
Park, Sunyoung; Kwak, Eun-Joo; Tak, Jin-young; Tate, Todd – Cogent Education, 2020
Many universities in Korea have implemented teaching TOEIC based courses in their core curriculums as a result of the increased popularity of the TOEIC test. With the assumption that reading and listening scores are inter-related with each other, a focus of this study is to find the distribution patterns of the reading comprehension (RC) and the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Scores
Zhang, Qiuxin – English Language Teaching, 2021
With the rapid development of economy and technology, more and more fields are combined with electronic intelligence and artificial intelligence, and language teaching is no exception. As a research hot issue, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has attracted more and more people's attention. Based on computer-aided technology, teachers can…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Assisted Instruction
Kim, Na-Young – English Teaching, 2021
This study explores effects of e-book and audio-book on EFL comprehension. It was conducted at a university in Korea with 75 college students. The whole experiment lasted for five weeks in 2020. To determine effectiveness of multiple modalities, participants were assigned to three different experimental groups: e-book, audio-book, and e-audiobook…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
