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Ahmed al-Charrakh, Zainab S.; Kareem al-Utbi, Mahdi I. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
This study investigates the phonotactics of English obstruent clusters in the word-final position from a markedness theory perspective among Iraqi EFL College Students whose native language, Arabic, prefers only two-member word-final obstruent cluster as a maximum. The markedness of clusters is measured depending on Iraqi EFL College Students'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students
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Mohamad, Alif Fairus Nor; Puteh, Sharifah Nor – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
It is difficult for most of the second language learners in Malaysia to function proficiently in English language due to limited vocabulary knowledge. It has also been challenging for TESL graduates to fit in as ENP teachers due to the lack of specialized vocabulary knowledge in nursing field. Thus, a course books has always been a highly…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, English for Special Purposes, Word Lists, Second Language Learning
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M.Nordin, N. R.; Stapa, S. H.; Darus, S. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2013
Learning to write in a composition culinary course is very challenging for L2 learners. The main barrier in writing proficiency within this discipline is the lack of vocabulary, specifically the lack of exposure towards specialized vocabulary. This study aims to provide a corpus of specialized vocabulary within a food writing course. By providing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English for Special Purposes, Vocabulary Development
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Mukundan, Jayakaran; Jin, Ng Yu; Swin, Hong Siaw; Nimehchisalem, Vahid – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2011
One of the important decisions to be made by English Language Teaching (ELT) material developers or educators in various disciplines concerns the selection of vocabulary items that a learner should learn intentionally or unintentionally. Learning new vocabulary from textbooks or academic texts should begin with the scrutiny of the frequent types…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English for Academic Purposes, Vocabulary Development