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Kim, Kyung – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2017
The present study considers the potential influence of first language (L1) in reading second language (L2) science text. University mixed proficiency Korean English language learners (n = 136) were asked to complete pre- and post-reading "sorting maps" in L1 or L2 (e.g., sort Korean, read text, sort English). All of the participants'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Reading, Second Language Learning, College Students
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Kim, Kyung; Clariana, Roy B. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2019
Previous research has shown that the knowledge structure (KS) complexity of a first language (L1) under certain conditions can strongly influence the KS complexity established in a second language (L2), and then this more complex L2 KS reciprocally influences L2 text comprehension. This present experimental investigation seeks to identify the…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Young, John W.; Morgan, Rick; Rybinski, Paul; Steinberg, Jonathan; Wang, Yuan – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
The "TOEFL Junior"® Standard Test is an assessment that measures the degree to which middle school-aged students learning English as a second language have attained proficiency in the academic and social English skills representative of English-medium instructional environments. The assessment measures skills in three areas: listening…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Items, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
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Tang, Gloria – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1992
Analysis of the effect of providing a graphic representation of knowledge structures to seventh grade students of English as a Second Language found that the teaching strategy, to which students reacted favorably, facilitated comprehension and immediate recall. (42 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Graphs, Instruction, Junior High Schools