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Minh Hoang Dong; Anita Habók – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
Self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies have received significant attention among researchers and become the topic of many empirical studies, since they are believed to significantly influence achievement levels in acquiring a foreign language. The current research investigated the SRL strategies most commonly employed by Vietnamese English as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Amin Shahini – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
In recent years, Social Networking Sites (SNSs) have witnessed a substantial surge in global user adoption. Apart from their primary intended functionalities, these platforms have been increasingly utilized for language learning purposes. However, the extent to which they cater to the needs of language learners remains a longstanding question. The…
Descriptors: Social Media, Student Attitudes, Social Networks, English (Second Language)
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Willem B. Hollmann; Kazuko Fujimoto; Masahiro Kuroda – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Modifying and hedging one's claims appropriately is an important characteristic of academic writing. This study focuses on the three main English modal verbs used to express "epistemic possibility" to avoid making strong statements, viz., "may", "might", and "could". The purpose of this corpus-based study is…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Verbs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Anne Chateau; Nicolas Molle; Kossi Seto Yibokou – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
Since 2018, a language-learning scheme has been specifically designed for first-year students at the University of Lorraine. Its intended objective is to make them aware of the many possibilities, strategies and methodologies to learn languages, other than simply attending classes. Developing learner autonomy and inciting the students to use all…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Undergraduate Students, Personal Autonomy
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Turan-Ozturk, Demet; Ozkose-Biyik, Cagri – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This quasi-experimental study investigates the effects of collaborative activities on tertiary-level EFL students' learner autonomy in Turkey. To achieve this aim, both quantitative and qualitative data were collected with the help of a learner autonomy questionnaire, index cards filled out by the students, the instructor's journal, and an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language)
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Sabrina Link – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
German university degrees, at least in some countries, offer students only German literature courses in addition to language courses. Linguistics is often not a core component of German degree programmes. As a result, students who are not familiar with basic linguistic terminology do not know how languages work, including their mother tongue, or…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, German, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Gabaudan, Odette – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
With Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) gathering momentum in Irish universities and elsewhere, this paper provides insights into a language curriculum re-designed around the Sustainable Development Goals, thus responding to the urgency of the global challenges encapsulated in Agenda 2030 (UNESCO. 2016. Transforming our world: the 2030…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Sustainable Development, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Huashan Wu – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Emotion research in second language acquisition has flourished under the growing influence of Positive Psychology in recent years. The present study focuses on foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) of 263 Chinese undergraduates in relation to learner variables as well as the sources of enjoyment and anxiety…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Second Language Learning
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Aude Hansel; Natassia Schutz – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
Collaboration is essential for all English for Specific Purposes practitioners, whether they are a part of a Faculty or a Language Centre. Conducting needs analyses to determine students' specific English requirements necessitates interaction with subject specialists within their institution. The present report presents an innovative pedagogical…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Science Education, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning
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Chen, Lilan – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
For Chinese EFL students, learning English has always been a great challenge, and research has shown that cognitive and affective factors increasingly become important issues in the field of foreign language learning and teaching (Naderifar and Esfandiari 2016). This study is designed to investigate the relationship between learner autonomy,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Eman S. Akeel – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Corpus-based studies of lexical bundles have opened new avenues for language teaching research. The fact that naturally occurring language consists of patterns of lexical repetition and multi-word units has given rise to the question of chunkiness in learner language. This study was designed to examine lexical bundles and their functions in a…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
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Zeynep Aksit; Sükran Saygi – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Vocabulary research provides valuable information on the construct of word knowledge (WK), and suggests ways to develop language learners' lexicon, arguably, the backbone of communication. The present study explores EFL students' vocabulary learning behavior; more specifically, the aspects of WK components they intentionally focus on when learning…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ruth Breeze; Hanne Roothooft; Marcel Meyer – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
Learning to take effective notes is particularly difficult for non-English-native university students enrolled on English Medium Instruction (EMI) courses. However, time and cost constraints mean that many universities provide no support in English for academic purposes or academic skills. One solution to this problem would be to work closely with…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Notetaking, Business Administration Education, Economics Education
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Shu-Hsiu Huang; Kuei-Lan Tsai – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
This study explores the specific language learning strategies (LLS) employed by student-athletes in Higher Education institutions in Taiwan. Given these student-athletes' challenges in balancing academic and athletic commitments, understanding their adoption of LLS provides valuable pedagogical insights. This quantitative research gathered 150…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies, Student Athletes
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Wróblewski, Bartlomiej; Petrenko, Olesya – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
A good command of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) among Czech engineers seems to be of crucial importance since the engineering field has been developing rapidly and the Czech labour market is becoming increasingly international (Eurostat 2020). The authors of this article, who supervise the ESP courses offered to the students of the Faculty…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Engineering Education, Student Needs, English for Special Purposes
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