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Nick Henry – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
Research on input processing and processing instruction has often employed a scoring method known as trials to criterion to observe the effects of instruction that emerge during training. Despite its common use in this research (see Fernández, 2021) this metric has never been evaluated critically. The present study first discusses several…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Linguistic Input, Language Processing
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Plonsky, Luke; Brown, Dan – Second Language Research, 2015
Applied linguists have turned increasingly in recent years to meta-analysis as the preferred means of synthesizing quantitative research. The first step in the meta-analytic process involves defining a domain of interest. Despite its apparent simplicity, this step involves a great deal of subjectivity on the part of the meta-analyst. This article…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Applied Linguistics
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Wang, Shenggao; Vasquez, Camilla – CALICO Journal, 2012
This article reviews current research on the use of Web 2.0 technologies in second language (L2) learning. Its purpose is to investigate the theoretical perspectives framing it, to identify some of the benefits of using Web 2.0 technologies in L2 learning, and to discuss some of the limitations. The review reveals that blogs and wikis have been…
Descriptors: Uncommonly Taught Languages, Second Languages, Second Language Learning, Educational Technology
Barnett, Marva A. – Polylingua, 1990
Research is an important activity for second-language educators because it ultimately improves teaching abilities. Unfortunately recent trends in research have resulted in narrow perspectives, increased jargon, and esoteric subject matter. The goal of second-language research should be increasing communication and knowledge throughout the…
Descriptors: Jargon, Language Research, Language Teachers, Publish or Perish Issue
Shuy, Roger W. – 1970
As the field of sociolinguistics has emerged, its terminology, which like many other emerging disciplines contains many neologisms and new usages, has sometimes been called insensitive. This reaction may interfere with serious examination of the field's content. Areas of disagreement or dispute include terms used for the speech of black…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Definitions, English, Language Research
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Allwright, Dick – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
Origins and problems of classroom-centered research on language learning and teaching are surveyed, tracing the development of both the concerns and the research tools used. The development of a productive controversy over objective versus subjective methods is described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational History, Language Research, Research Methodology
O'Brien, Maryann – 1983
The problems of classroom teacher-conducted research are examined with reference to a particular case study. The case study involved a field test of "A Practical Guide for Advanced Writers in ESL" over a semester in two sections of an intermediate English as a second language (ESL) writing class for college-bound students at the University of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Fisiak, Jacek, Ed. – Papers and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics, 1977
This issue of the journal includes these papers on contrastive linguistics: "A Note on Semantic Representation of Lexical Items and on Lexical Gaps" (Maria Grzegorek); "Some Remarks on Case Grammars as Bases for Contrastive Studies" (Hans U. Boas); "Are Exclusively Attributive Adjectives 'Transpositional'?--Some Comments on the Nature of Lexical…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Culture, Danish, English
Alderson, J. Charles – 1996
This keynote address argues that policy makers should consider a project approach to implementation of research results regarding foreign language learning; they should pay attention to what is being revealed by a growing number of evaluation and impact studies concerning effective innovation and project effects. Second, language teaching research…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Hypothesis Testing, Information Needs
Braine, George – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1988
A study investigated whether the academic writing task surveys conducted at American universities reflect accurately the need for student academic writing skills. These surveys are used as a basis for designing composition courses for both native English-speakers and students of English as a second language. The study is restricted to surveys in…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, English for Academic Purposes, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education
Leonard, Beth – Sharing Our Pathways, 2001
The author's experiences of learning her heritage language of Deg Xinag, an Athabascan language spoken in Alaska, serve as a backdrop for discussing issues in learning endangered indigenous languages. When Deg Xinag is taught by linguists, obvious differences between English and Deg Xinag are not articulated, due to the lack of knowledge of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Athapascan Languages
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Zondag, Koen – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1989
Discusses current research on six bilingual elementary schools in Friesland, focusing on students' command of Dutch and Frisian, and on school policies concerning Frisian as an instructional subject. The proportions of Frisian- and Dutch-speaking children in an area, the pedagogical and sociolinguistic climates, and the problems associated with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Classroom Environment, Code Switching (Language)