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Jauregi-Ondarra, Kristi; Gruber, Alice; Canto, Silvia – Research-publishing.net, 2021
Social Virtual Reality (VR) applications enable real-time interpersonal conversation and allow users to perform activities together. They have the potential of changing the ways learners practise speaking a foreign language. Following a previous study (Jauregi Ondarra, Gruber, & Canto, 2020), we designed the present study to explore how…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Wattananukij, Wattana; Pongpairoj, Nattama – rEFLections, 2022
The research investigated pragmatic transfer in responses to English tag questions by L1 Thai learners based on Interlanguage Pragmatics, specifically pragmatic transfer (Kasper & Blum-Kulka, 1993). The L1 Thai learners were categorized into two groups according to their English proficiency levels: advanced and intermediate. Oral and written…
Descriptors: Interlanguage, Pragmatics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Jaiprasong, Sawaros; Pongpairoj, Nattama – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2020
This research was aimed at investigating L1 Thai learners' English word stress production in two aspects of English words -- 1) English words with different suffixes: suffixes affecting stress shift, i.e. '-ic' (e.g. 'fantástic'), '-ity' (e.g. 'idéntity') and '-tion / -sion' (e.g. 'eléction') and suffixes demanding stress, i.e. '-oon' (e.g.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Thai
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Shiroyama, Tomotaka – Research-publishing.net, 2022
The aim of this study is to compare how two different Virtual Exchanges (VE) contribute to language learning in a Japanese university context. Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) using VE has been a focus in this study. There are huge advantages of using technology in language teaching such as increasing language use opportunities, feedback, and…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Second Language Learning
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Kim, Sujeong; Ko, Heejeong; Yang, Hyun-Kwon – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2020
Resultative constructions show a wide range of cross-linguistic variation, which may pose nontrivial challenges to L2 learners. This study investigates how syntactic and semantic differences between L1 and L2 affect L2 acquisition of resultatives. In particular, we investigate how L1-Korean learners project the syntax and semantics of L2-English…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Contrastive Linguistics, Semantics, Syntax
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Koirala, Cesar – Research-publishing.net, 2015
This study examines several linguistic factors as possible contributors to perceived word difficulty in second language learners in an experimental setting. The investigated factors include: (1) frequency of word usage in the first language, (2) word length, (3) number of syllables in a word, and (4) number of consonant clusters in a word. Word…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Spanish, Portuguese, English (Second Language)