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David O'Reilly; Luling Yan – Applied Linguistics, 2025
The present study continues research that takes non-serious language more seriously (Cekaite and Aronsson 2005) by focusing on a central second language (L2) Metaphoric Competence factor, Metaphor Language Play (MLP). For willing learners, MLP offers a diversity of benefits (Bushnell 2009; Bell 2012a) despite being one of the most challenging…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Figurative Language, Mandarin Chinese
Joong won Lee; Alissa Wolters; Young-Suk Grace Kim – Review of Educational Research, 2023
We examined the relation of morphological awareness with language and literacy skills, namely phonological awareness, orthographic awareness, vocabulary, word reading, spelling, text reading fluency, and reading comprehension. We also examined potential moderators of the relations (grade level, orthographic depth of language, receptive vs.…
Descriptors: Correlation, Morphology (Languages), Metalinguistics, Literacy
It-ngam, Suparuthai; Saejew, Budsabong; Kunprayoonsawat, Rapeephan – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is a promising project which aims to elevate the living standards of the Thai people. Large numbers of skilled workers with a good command of the English language are urgently needed. The present study aims to examine the English proficiency of Thai employees and explore the expectations of employers in the EEC.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Kavanoz, Suzan; Varol, Burcu – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
Receptive knowledge of vocabulary has usually been the mostly investigated dimension of lexical assessment while the productive aspect of vocabulary has been studied to a lesser extent. There is hardly any research on the productive vocabulary of English foreign language learners in Turkish context, particularly as far as primary school students…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Worthington, Lynn – Forum, 1997
Describes the use of secret student/student dialog exchange journals with English-as-a-Foreign-Language students at Tamkang University in Taiwan. This activity helps develop students' fluency and expressive language and increases their awareness of an audience. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, College Students, Dialog Journals, English (Second Language)
Adkins, Patricia G. – Modern Language Journal, 1968
A review of the difficulties Spanish-Americans and Mexican-Americans encounter in learning English, caused by a lack of knowledge of common idioms and figures of speech in current usage, leads to a discussion of two pilot studies in which the frequency of occurrence of idiomatic and figurative constructions in the reading materials presented to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language), Expressive Language