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Ran Wei; Dan Hu – SAGE Open, 2025
This longitudinal mixed-method study investigated effects of the reading-while-listening mode on the incidental learning of two dimensions of vocabulary knowledge, namely receptive knowledge and productive knowledge, in a Chinese EFL classroom context. Additionally, EFL learners' attitudes toward the reading-while-listening mode of incidental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Listening, English (Second Language)
Tonia Bauer – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Reading comprehension seems to be a significant challenge for rising fifth graders with limited vocabulary knowledge. A possible solution is to provide them with explicit vocabulary instruction which may positively impact their reading comprehension. This action research aimed to evaluate the effect of implementing explicit vocabulary instruction…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
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Sara Fatima; Ruhil Amal Azmuddin; Asiah Kassim – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2024
One of the most notable developments in English language pedagogy is the teaching of English for Science and Technology (EST). This includes providing language learners of various scientific fields with their specific language needs. This study was conducted as a component of a pilot study on qualitative data collection into the reading of EST…
Descriptors: Textbook Selection, English for Science and Technology, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Warren, Amber N.; Kersten-Parrish, Sara – Teaching Education, 2023
An important characteristic of expert teaching is the ability to adapt instruction to meet learners' needs. One way this type of ownership of instruction happens is through teachers interactively constructing knowledge about pedagogical content with others. In this article, the authors looked at how a group of thirteen participants enrolled in an…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Masters Programs, Video Technology, Online Courses
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Siu, Fiona K. – Online Submission, 2022
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a structural-cum-communicative approach to the teaching of vocabulary to students possessing a low level of English proficiency. A total of 52 foundation degree students taking a 13-week preparatory reading and writing course participated in the present study. Both the control and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Vocabulary Development, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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Haris, Abdul – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
This study aims to understand the problems faced by students in reading Arabic texts that are not vowed (without "harakat"), and the reconstruction of "nahwu" material for the benefit of reading Arabic texts that are not vowed in the lecturer's view. Research sample consisted of 90 students and 7 lecturers from Arabic major.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Arabic, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Tragant Mestres, Elsa; Llanes Baró, Àngels; Pinyana Garriga, Àngels – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2019
Reading-while-listening may be especially well suited for young language learners because of the multimodality provided in many graded readers aimed at this age group (ie., the presence of oral and written text and illustrations). This study compares a group of students who were exposed to 18 sessions of reading-while-listening with a group…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Listening, Learning Modalities, English Language Learners
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Ariffin, Adlina – Asian Journal of University Education, 2021
This paper describes the effectiveness of student collaboration as a technique in improving vocabulary development among a group of ESL learners. The main motivation behind this study was the concern that vocabulary has become a neglected area in the teaching of English language. The main aims of the study were to evaluate whether student…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Thaha Abdullateef, Shifan – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2023
EFL Learning is considered an enriching and rewarding experience for most 'normal' learners. However, for learners with neurological differences/learning disabled, it can be a stressful and unpleasant experience. Students with learning disabilities (SLD) are often mistaken for slow, behind, incapable, and failures as there is a lack of awareness…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Al-Muwallad, Ziad Abdulrahman – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2020
This study attempted to investigate the vital role of the internet in enhancing the learning of reading. In addition, the study aimed to measure the students' attitudes towards the internet and to identify to what extent the internet was employed in their reading classes. Moreover, the study aimed to explore the challenges that they encountered…
Descriptors: Males, College Preparation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Al-Bogami, Basmah; Elyas, Tariq – SAGE Open, 2020
The use of iPad and other handheld devices in classrooms is spreading. Their use can empower learners and expose them to a plethora of resources. Yet, when it comes to learning a foreign language, reasonably little has been done to empirically ascertain the influence of iPad apps on facilitating language learning as well as engaging language…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Namaziandost, Ehsan; Dehkordi, Maryam Khodaverdian; Alipour, Poupak; Tilwani, Shouket Ahmad – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2020
This study investigated the impact of spaced and massed instruction on foreign language reading motivation and reading attitude among Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners. To fulfil this objective, 60 Iranian participants were chosen among 120 students based on the results of Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT). The selected pre-intermediate…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Reading Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ko, Myong-Hee – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2019
The present study examined students' perspectives on using smartphones and social media to fill a lacuna in mobile-assisted feedback in L2 vocabulary learning. As part of a vocabulary-building activity, 208 undergraduate students in Korea drafted sentences incorporating target vocabulary taught by their instructor and uploaded their sentences to a…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Social Media, Vocabulary Development
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Rajabpour, Abouzar – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2020
Many universities in the Middle East, for instance, Shiraz University in Iran and Sultan Qaboos University in Oman have been running M-reader, a free Internet site which helps educational institutions to manage extensive reading (ER), as a way of including Extensive Reading in ELT classes for years. In spite of few attempts to evaluate this online…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Internet, Web Sites, Teaching Methods
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Solmaz, Osman – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2020
This study examines the impact of using a digital annotation tool (DAT) on second language (L2) socialization of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in a university-level advanced reading course. Theoretically guided by the paradigm of second language socialization (Duff, 2002) and pedagogically informed by bridging activities model…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Socialization
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