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Download full textKhajavy, Gholam Hassan; Aghaee, Elham – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2023
Research has indicated the importance of vocabulary knowledge and background knowledge in second/foreign language (L2) listening comprehension. However, previous studies treated these two factors separately, and no study has examined the simultaneous contribution of these two factors to L2 listening comprehension. Therefore, the aim of this study…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension
Direct linkMadani, Behnaz Sadat; Kheirzadeh, Shiela – International Journal of Listening, 2022
The present study investigated the extent to which four pre-listening activities, "pre-teaching vocabulary", "content discussion", "pre-reading questions" and "topic discussion," assisted EFL learners with their performance on listening comprehension tests across two different proficiency groups (elementary…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Activities
Ansarin, Ali Akbar; Khabbazi, Salva Kazemipour – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2021
This study aims at comparing the effect of single- and dual-annotation modes, working memory (WM), and three tasks of different involvement loads (sentence writing, close deletion, and paragraph writing) on passive and active vocabulary development of proficient English as a foreign language (EFL) learners. While listening to an expository text,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Short Term Memory, Vocabulary Development
Mirfatemi, Fatemeh; Sadeghi, Amir; Niyazi, Mitra P. – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2020
Supra-segmental features refer to various forms of intonation and how words and sentences are uttered. Such features challenge meaning and comprehension, too. Despite the importance of these features and their reported association with phonological awareness and linguistic comprehension, their effects on reading comprehension have not been…
Descriptors: Suprasegmentals, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Mehrpour, Saeed; Rahimi, Mohammad – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2010
The present study was carried out to determine the effect of general vocabulary knowledge and gaining familiarity with the specific vocabulary content of a reading or listening comprehension test on a group of Iranian EFL learners' reading and listening comprehension ability. Two groups of male and female English majors (N = 58) participated in…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Control Groups, Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension
BavaHarji, Madhubala; Alavi, Zhinoos Kamal; Letchumanan, Krishnaveni – English Language Teaching, 2014
This experimental design study examined the effects of viewing captioned instructional videos on EFL learners' content comprehension, vocabulary acquisition and language proficiency. It also examined the participants' perception of viewing the captioned instructional videos. The 92 EFL students in two classes, who were undertaking the "Tape…
Descriptors: Video Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
