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The Impact of Task Structure on the Use of Vague Expressions by EFL Learners
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Parvaresh, Vahid; Ahmadian, Mohammad Javad – Language Learning Journal, 2016
The present study sets out to examine whether and how task structure affects the number and type of vague expressions used by a group of higher intermediate EFL learners. The participants were 50 Iranian EFL learners from 6 intact classes, all native speakers of Persian with limited opportunity to communicate with native speakers of English, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Task Repetition and Its Impact on EFL Children's Negotiation of Meaning Strategies and Pair Dynamics: An Exploratory Study
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del Pilar García Mayo, Maria; Imaz Agirre, Ainara – Language Learning Journal, 2016
Little research has been carried out on the effect of task repetition on young learners' negotiation of meaning (NoM) strategies and on pair dynamics. The present study aims to fill this gap by analysing the interaction of 60 dyads of third- and fourth-year primary English as a foreign language learners (8-9, 9-10 years old, respectively) while…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Young Children
An Investigation of Morphological Awareness in Japanese Learners of English
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Hayashi, Yuko; Murphy, Victoria – Language Learning Journal, 2011
Developing morphological awareness (MA) is an essential component of vocabulary growth, given that it can contribute to enhanced depth of vocabulary knowledge and provides a pathway to deeper associations with more members of a word family. Despite the considerable body of vocabulary research, specific relationships between different aspects of MA…
Descriptors: Semantics, Second Language Learning, Metalinguistics, Vocabulary Development