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Iranian EFL Teachers' Perceptions about the Most Serious Types of Written Errors and the Most Effective Feedback Types to Treat Them
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Goldouz, Elnaz; Baleghizadeh, Sasan – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
This study was conducted to identify Iranian EFL teachers' perceptions regarding the most serious written errors made by young adult EFL learners, along with the most effective types of written corrective feedback to deal with them. Data were collected from 253 Iranian EFL teachers through a questionnaire made by the researchers and were analyzed…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Differential Contribution of Psycholinguistic and Cognitive Skills to Written Composition in Chinese as a Second Language
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Leong, Che Kan; Shum, Mark Shiu Kee; Tai, Chung Pui; Ki, Wing Wah; Zhang, Dongbo – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
This study examined the contribution of the constructs of orthographic processing (orthographic choice and orthographic choice in context), syntactic processing (grammaticality and sentence integrity), and verbal working memory (two reading span indicators) to written Chinese composition (narration, explanation, and argumentation) in 129…
Descriptors: Syntax, Grammar, Sentences, Verbal Communication
Second Language Acquisition by Low-Literate Learners: An Understudied Population
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Tarone, Elaine – Language Teaching, 2010
Many adolescent and adult L2 learners in language classrooms, both in the US and other countries, have little or no alphabetic print literacy. Language teachers may turn to SLA research for assistance, yet almost all research on oral SLA has focused on educated, highly-literate learners (Bigelow & Tarone 2004; Tarone, Bigelow & Hansen 2009). The…
Descriptors: Afro Asiatic Languages, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Experimental Psychology
Writing: A Mosaic of New Perspectives
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Grigorenko, Elena L., Ed.; Mambrino, Elisa, Ed.; Preiss, David D., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This book captures the diversity and richness of writing as it relates to different forms of abilities, skills, competencies, and expertise. Psychologists, educators, researchers, and practitioners in neighboring areas are interested in exploring how writing develops and in what manner this development can be fostered, but they lack a handy,…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Written Language, Literacy, Child Development
L2 Literacy and the Design of the Self: A Case Study of a Teenager Writing on the Internet.
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Lam, Wan Shun Eva – TESOL Quarterly, 2000
This case study shows how an English-as-a-Second-Language teenager in the United States created literacy experiences for himself through involvement in various forms of computer-mediated communication (CMC) on the Internet. Analyzes the learner's information on textual identity through the theoretical constructs of voice, design, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Discourse Analysis
Interpretation of English Reflexives by Adolescent Speakers of Serbo-Croatian.
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Bennett, Susan – Second Language Research, 1994
In a study of first-language transfer and second-language (L2) acquisition of reflexive binding, the interpretation of English reflexives by native speakers of Serbo-Croatian was investigated using two types of written sentence comprehension tasks. Results support the transfer hypothesis and suggest learners have access to Universal Grammar in L2…
Descriptors: Adolescents, English, Foreign Countries, Grammar