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Franz Holzknecht; Luke Harding – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2024
In second language listening assessment and pedagogy, practitioners hold different views on whether to repeat a listening text in contexts where inferences about listening ability are to be drawn from task performance. To address this issue, we investigated the effects of repeating the listening text (double play) on listener performance,…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Learning Strategies
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Kozo Yanagawa – Language Awareness, 2024
This study examined the effects of bottom-up instruction (BI) on a high-stakes listening test for second language (L2) listeners and compared these effects with those of strategy instruction (SI) in relation to their proficiency levels. Two intact classes (48 L2 listeners) of different L2 listening proficiency levels received five weeks of BI and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Metalinguistics, Listening Comprehension Tests
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Durán-Bautista, Diana C.; Huertas-Malagón, Sandra Patricia – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2021
In foreign language instruction, students are often exposed to computer-mediated testing in international exams and language courses; however, regular classrooms are not equipped with computer labs to offer a lesson coherent with that testing procedure. To fill this gap, mobile-assisted language learning emerges as a portable option for…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
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Chou, Mu-hsuan – English Language Teaching, 2015
Listening is an essential skill for English as a Foreign Language learners studying in English-speaking universities to succeed in various fields of study. To comprehend subject material and improve listening effectiveness, learners are generally advised to develop strategies which help them process the target language in specific contexts.…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension
Brown, H. Douglas – 2002
This book aims to empower students and teachers to take a fresh look at the learning process. It guides students to become aware of their learning styles and to develop strategies to make their language learning successful. The book includes the following features: questionnaires in every chapter to help learners assess their learning styles;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Charts, Cognitive Style
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Starks-Martin, Gretchen – 1996
A study investigated the studying and reading processes of limited-English-speaking Hmong university students, using think-aloud protocols, reading journals, and study skills portfolios. Think-alouds were conducted in four areas: reading a content-area textbook chapter; taking lecture notes; test studying strategies; and test-taking strategies.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs