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Yo Hamada; Yuichi Suzuki – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2024
Shadowing is the act of vocalizing the speech one is listening to as simultaneously as possible. The primary function of shadowing is learners' listening skill and pronunciation skill development. Despite the importance of second language (L2) listening skills, this pedagogical technique has not received focal attention in the field. In this…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Listening, Pronunciation, Listening Skills
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Asma Almusharraf; Hassan Saleh Mahdi; Haifa Al-Nofaie; Elham Ghobain; Amal Aljasser – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2024
The present study examines the impact of implementing video captioning and subtitles on listening comprehension with special reference to the speaker's speed. A total of 64 undergraduate Saudi EFL learners were assigned into six groups: fast speaker with full captioning, fast speaker with subtitles, fast speaker with no captioning nor subtitles,…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Video Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Taladngoen, Unaree; Esteban, Reuben H. – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2022
Distractors in tests are included to divert attention away from correct answers choices. Knowing what types of distractors commonly appear in tests will benefit test takers as they can prepare themselves beforehand. Therefore, this qualitative study was aimed at making assumptions on plausible lexical distractors which are expected to appear in…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
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Okim Kang; Maria Kostromitina; Xun Yan; Ron I. Thomson; Talia Isaacs – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2025
There has been much debate in assessment research about the inclusion of Global English accents in high-stakes listening tests. This study explored test-takers' attitudes toward the inclusion of different English accents in the Duolingo English Test (DET) 2021 test version and their associations with listening test scores. One hundred sixty…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Software
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Art Tsang – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
Many scholars and teachers in EFL education should agree that compared with reading and writing, listening has received much less attention. This brief article discusses important gaps existing in EFL listening and overall proficiency development. It presents the case for a greater focus on sounds and actual listening in the classroom and spoken…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Speech Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Yadzaida Garcia Padua – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this paper was to study the effectiveness of language acquisition using speaker instruction and listener instruction and examining the emergence of bidirectional intraverbals using a non-sense language. Current research suggests that speaker type instruction is more effective in aiding untrained relations (Contreras et al., 2020;…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Teaching Methods, Listening Skills, Speech Communication
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Chou, Mu-Hsuan – Language Awareness, 2023
In two-way interactive listening, listeners are expected to use interactional skills or strategies to understand meaning, recognize interlocutors' intentions, make responses, and establish common ground. However, strategy use can be affected by learner differences and affective factors. The present study investigated the effects of group…
Descriptors: Modern Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
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Eslick, Casey J.; le Roux, Mia; Geertsema, Salome; Pottas, Lidia – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2020
Background: Literacy achievement of learners is a concern in many developing countries, particularly for English second language (EL2) learners with inadequate language development. It is important to investigate foundational phonological awareness (PA), as well as speech perception skills to guide the development of effective intervention for EL2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Phonological Awareness, Auditory Perception, Speech Communication
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Yongkang Wang; Pengfei Chen – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
The primary objective of this study is to enhance the English language proficiency of undergraduate students pursuing bachelor's degree programs. This is achieved through the development of a mandatory English course based on Interest-driven creator (IDC) principles within a blended learning environment. The IDC course was implemented over a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Yongzhi Miao; Okim Kang; Xianghui Meng – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2025
With the rise of different English varieties, scholars argued for reconceptualizing teaching pedagogies to acknowledge and incorporate diverse Global English (GE) varieties into the classroom (Rose & Galloway, 2019). However, very few studies explored the effectiveness of such innovative pedagogy on language skills. This study investigated the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Justin Harris – Language Teaching Research, 2025
This article outlines the development of a 16-item instrument for measuring language learner's foreign language self-efficacy (SE) concerning their speaking and listening skills through repeated administrations to groups of Japanese tertiary students. Responses were analysed through the Rasch model, which allows researchers to investigate…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Questionnaires, Item Analysis, Second Language Learning
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Yufan Zhao; Vahid Aryadoust – Language Testing, 2025
This study examined the semantic features of the simulated mini-lectures in the listening sections of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) based on automatized semantic analysis to explore the content validity of the two tests. Two study corpora were utilized, the IELTS…
Descriptors: Semantics, Computational Linguistics, Academic Language, Second Language Learning
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Veronika Thir – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
Research on intelligibility in international encounters has long focused on issues of pronunciation to the detriment of factors such as linguistic co-text and extralinguistic context, which are comparatively well-studied variables in intelligibility research concerning L1 listeners. This paper seeks to expand the scope of international…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Intercultural Communication
Han, Lu – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation study explored the feasibility of using authenticated spoken texts to test L2 Chinese listening comprehension. The spoken texts used in the study were created using an "authenticating" technique, in which scripted spoken Chinese texts were infused with characteristics of real-world, unscripted spoken Chinese. In the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension Tests, Chinese
Dimitra Karoulla-Vrikki, Editor; Lucilla Lopriore, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2025
This volume presents research on oracy development in early language learning, with a particular focus on the pedagogical implications for growingly plurilingual classrooms. The chapters offer empirical results from diverse international contexts which reveal common and differing experiences of teaching methodologies and assessment practices,…
Descriptors: Oral Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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