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Afzal, Naeem – Arab World English Journal, 2019
Proficiency in English language depends on the knowledge of its vocabulary possessed by the second and foreign language learners and even the native speakers. Though developing the vocabulary is vital, it poses several problems, especially, to non-native students of English. Students with a low vocabulary knowledge show weak academic performance…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Tejada Reyes, Venecia – Online Submission, 2015
Learning a foreign language implies that the learner will become, after a number of years, proficient at expressing ideas, dominating new sounds (phonology), improving the range of words (lexicon), becoming proficient at expressing thoughts in acceptable grammatical form (syntax), and gain sufficient mastery to communicate with negative speakers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Second Language Learning, Learning Problems
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Yeh, Chun-Chun – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2014
The recent trend of university internationalization has seen a rapid increase of English as medium of instruction (EMI) courses in Taiwanese tertiary education. Yet, few large-scale studies have been conducted to investigate student learning in EMI courses. This study surveyed 476 students from 25 EMI courses at six universities in Taiwan to probe…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Wei, Xueping – English Language Teaching, 2008
Since the phenomenon of fossilization in interlanguage is proposed by Selinker in 1972, it has drawn much attention and commonly acknowledged at home and abroad. This paper introduces the definition, classification, presentation, and causal factors of fossilization in an attempt to help Chinese students better understand the phenomenon and avoid…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Problems, Interlanguage, Classification
Missoum, Maamar – Online Submission, 2007
For many years (1995-2002), the Department of English of the University of Blida witnessed low rates of academic achievement of students preparing an English Degree. An analysis of the second year students' course grades in academic years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 and data from a preliminary survey with some teachers reflected signs that the…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Learning Problems, Notetaking, Second Language Learning
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Piper, Alison – Language Awareness, 1994
This study examined 29 second-year undergraduate students of Spanish using a self-access learning environment for the first time, focusing on their language attitudes and learning strategies. The results show that, even as modern languages majors, the students possessed a model of language and strategies for learning that were significantly…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Improvement, Higher Education, Independent Study
Usuki, Miyuki – 2000
This paper focuses on the difficulties of learners of Japanese as a second language from non-kanji backgrounds and the special difficulties they encounter in trying to learn the kanji writing system. It is asserted that most teachers of Japanese as a second language do not spend enough time on kanji teaching, with the students typically forced to…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study
Hosenfeld, Carol – 1975
The many dimensions of individual differences that make each learner a challenge to the foreign language teacher are discussed. The teacher must interpret the information and provide differentiated environments to "match" these differences. Emphasis is placed upon learning styles and learning strategies. An historical perspective of adapting…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Ehrman, Madeline E. – 1996
The book discusses in detail a variety of practical and theoretical issues in identifying and addressing second language learning problems. Intended primarily for classroom teachers working with late teenagers or adults, it focuses on learning styles, affective factors, and learning strategies. Real and composite case studies are presented…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research