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Kaplan-Rakowski, Regina; Gruber, Alice – Research-publishing.net, 2022
Many language learners lack the motivation to read complex texts. Because high-immersion Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly reported to be highly motivating, the goal of our study was to compare English as a Second Language (ESL) learners' (N=79) motivation while reading a story with subtitles in VR (experimental group) versus reading the same…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Motivation, Immersion Programs, Computer Simulation
Syamala, V. – 1991
The process of acquisition of three syntactic structures in Engish (i.e., yes-no questions, wh-questions, and negation) was studied. The subjects were 30 school children whose native language as well as medium of instruction was Malayalam, one of the four dominant Dravidian languages. The children were in the second, fourth, and sixth year of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Higgs, Theodore V. – 1983
Teaching grammar for its own sake is largely counterproductive when the goal of instruction is to have students communicate spontaneously, fluently, and accurately in the target language. The ideal foreign language program is one providing the best possible environment for language acquisition to take place. Explicit teaching about the language…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages), Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives
Hollerbach, Wolf – 1975
The serious student of language, English or foreign, and especially the future language teacher must receive a solid training not only in theoretical but also in applied syntax. Such a course should be offered at the advanced level and deal with the syntax of the language involved in a rigorously systematic way. The search for a systematic, yet…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Deep Structure, Generative Grammar, Grammar
Duda, Richard – 1976
The immediate objective of this course in technical English was to enable French-speaking mechanics and technicians to read the instructions for the installation, operation and upkeep of American-made machinery. Although the learners knew very little English, available British and American technical documents were used because of their…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions, Decoding (Reading), English for Special Purposes