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Sumie Leung; Conrad Perry; Jessica Guy; Deborah Loats; Kate Highfield; Jordy Kaufman – Infant and Child Development, 2025
Previous research showed that short-term second language training modulates children's brain responses to language processing. However, little is known about whether short-term training from language-immersion apps would have the same effect on young children's neural processing of a newly learnt language. We examined the auditory event-related…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Cognitive Processes
Barbara Jones; Molly Faulkner-Bond; Jennifer Blitz – Region 15 Comprehensive Center, 2024
This brief is part of a series that highlights key features of high-quality instruction for English learners and the role formative assessment plays in their success. Formative assessment supports teachers to enact these features by providing them with tools to gauge and react to student learning in real-time. These practices also support students…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, English Learners, Second Language Instruction
Lauren Hetrovicz; Mary Ann Blitt – Hispania, 2024
In an increasingly interconnected world that relies on social awareness and tolerance, developing students' cultural competence is now more vital than ever. Despite its importance, language educators may find the teaching of culture particularly challenging as it may seem to lack curricular structure and be difficult to evaluate. For these…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Kayla A. Weiglein – ProQuest LLC, 2023
German language classrooms lack authentic materials, especially at the intermediate and beginner levels. Authentic materials are generally substituted for mock materials in the target language, which creates an unrealistic and inauthentic second language (L2) environment. Additionally, authentic materials are oftentimes reserved for advanced L2…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Instructional Materials
Li, Jiao; Gao, Xuesong (Andy); Cui, Xuehai – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
This report reviews studies on language teachers as materials developers in language education, particularly focusing on how language teachers act as materials users, materials analysts, and materials designers when engaging with language learning and teaching materials. We contend that the three dimensions of materials development - that is,…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Material Development, Instructional Materials, Second Language Learning
Mark Justine M. Marcos – Online Submission, 2024
This research delves into the assessment of Grade 4 students' reading proficiency at Bueno Integrated School, situated in the Capas West District of Tarlac Province, during the academic period of 2019-2020. Employing a quantitative-descriptive research methodology, this study pinpointed deficiencies in reading abilities through the administration…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Reading Instruction, Instructional Materials
Alexis Zhou – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Suprasegmental features (i.e., features realized through pitch, volume, and/or duration changes) are particularly difficult for second language learners. This has led to the creation of many different methods of training, often employing the use of experimenter or instructor-created training materials. However, the use of authentic materials for…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Second Language Instruction
Ivan Fernández Peláez – Hispania, 2024
Digital narratives have been used to promote target language reading and writing as part of instructed second language teaching. These texts can help break the monotony of more traditional print material and get learners closer to the multimodal practices that are part of their everyday written interactions, including elements such as video,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Multimedia Materials, Fiction, Second Language Instruction
Fathor Rasyid; Nurul Aini; Abd. Ghofur – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: 21st-century learning is an education reform that aims to equip every student with the essential skills to face global challenges. One of the strategies to tackle global challenges is teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students the four key elements of 4Cs: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Material Development, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Sevim Inal; Rahsan Karabulut – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2024
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is recognized as essential in preparing EFL students for their professional careers. Understanding students' perceptions and needs in ESP courses can provide significant insights for improving ESP programs and training for ESP practitioners. This study investigated university students' needs and learning…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students
Nariza Ayu Pasha; Ikmi Nur Oktavianti; Mazni Muslim – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2025
Violence, bullying, and crime in schools have become prevalent issues in Indonesia, with the government and educational institutions actively working to prevent these behaviors. Peace values, which can be taught through textbooks, play a crucial role in this effort. Despite the implementation of Kurikulum Merdeka, no research has explicitly…
Descriptors: Peace, Textbooks, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Borghetti, Claudia; Qin, Xiaolei – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2022
This paper presents a study focused on how English language students and teachers in Chinese higher education experienced a set of interculturality-oriented teaching materials developed by the European RICH-Ed project. The investigation involved 2,267 students and 41 teachers, who had tested one of the teaching modules put forward by RICH-Ed to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Tomlinson, Brian – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2020
In this article I am going to review the 'progress' which L2 materials development has made both as a practical pursuit and as an academic discipline since my first contact with materials development in the 1960s. I am also going to evaluate the current situation, to make predictions about future developments and to make recommendations to…
Descriptors: Material Development, Instructional Materials, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Maryam Pakzadian – AILA Review, 2023
The concept of constructions has become increasingly important in theories of language acquisition and use during the last 20 years. Constructions are form-meaning pairings that are learned and stored as pieces of linguistic knowledge. Fillmore, Kay, and O'Conner (1988), and Goldberg (1995, 2006, 2019) were among the first linguists who paved the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Phrase Structure, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Nesma Bara – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2025
Introduction: Incorporating idiomatic expressions into EFL instruction is widely acknowledged to enhance learners' cultural awareness; however, their inherent metaphorical nature and cultural specificity present considerable challenges for both teachers and students. This study investigates the perspectives of Algerian EFL teachers and students…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction