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Nuhoglu Kibar, Pinar – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2023
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of instruction enriched with either simple or complex graphics on perception, interpretation of visuals in terms of the visual language used, and on the orientation of attention on visuals during perception and interpretation of visuals. The study was designed based on the randomised…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Visual Literacy, Skill Development, Visual Perception
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Tereza Švarcová – Language Learning Journal, 2024
The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons for low retention rates among students in the Chinese classes in upper secondary education in the Czech Republic. The principal research question was whether Chinese characters were the main reason why many students decided to stop attending their Chinese classes. Semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Chinese
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Porras-Hernández, Laura Helena; Navarro-Hernández, María de Lourdes – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Learning to be tolerant is important in multiethnic societies. Based on the premises that tolerance is built through dialogue and that nowadays much informal learning takes place in social media, this paper explores the reactions of young people when they receive racist memes through social media, and how they dare to express their opinions(or…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Social Media, Communication (Thought Transfer), Written Language
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Guo, Yazhen; Chen, Haiyuan – English Language Teaching, 2020
Writing is widely regarded as one of the most important parts in the field of second language learning and teaching. The main assessment elements of L2 writing can be divided into accuracy, fluency and complexity. The evaluation of writing, accuracy, fluency and complexity can not only measure the writing achievement of L2 writers, but also…
Descriptors: Written Language, Majors (Students), Difficulty Level, Advanced Students
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Demir, Bora; Karabiyik, Ceyhun; Özdemir, Muzaffer; Baturay, Meltem – Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
This study examines the effect of modality and redundancy in an Augmented Reality (AR) based language learning environment for teaching vocabulary in a foreign language. The study aims to determine the effectiveness of the redundancy and modality principles, examine the relationship between cognitive load, satisfaction, anxiety, willingness, and…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Difficulty Level
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Govindarajoo, Mallika Vasugi; Chin Hui, Chow; A Aziz, Siti Farhah – Asian Journal of University Education, 2022
The purpose of this research was to identify the common errors made in English writing by Malaysian Chinese primary year 6 ESL students and to determine the extent of the influence of the first language, Mandarin in ESL writing. The Mandarin language uses a logographic writing system while the English language is written in alphabetic scripts. The…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Li, David C. S.; Chuk, Joanne Y. P. – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2015
Based on qualitative data obtained from 15 South Asian (SA) B.Ed. (EL) (Bachelor of Education in English Language) students, this study reports on SA students' difficulty in mastering Mandarin-based written Chinese and the vernacular Cantonese in Hong Kong. For convenience, SA here also refers to students whose homeland is the Philippines. Since…
Descriptors: Asians, Sino Tibetan Languages, Qualitative Research, Undergraduate Students