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Dennis Laffey – English Teaching, 2024
This paper presents data capturing Korean university students' familiarity with English online acronyms, examines factors that may predict this familiarity, and presents an explicit instruction intervention involving vocabulary knowledge of online acronyms. The Vocabulary Size Test (VST) measured students' vocabulary size, while a self-report…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Undergraduate Students, Vocabulary Development
Jeng-Yih Tim Hsu; Su-Han Cheng – AILA Review, 2023
The present study explores lexical collocations and their relation to speaking proficiency of Taiwanese EFL college students learning English for academic purposes (i.e., EAP). The data is obtained from 92 English majors at a national university of science and technology in southern Taiwan. The results show that: (a) direct collocation instruction…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Language Proficiency, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Burt, Clark; Graham, Lorraine; Hoang, Thuong – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Students with mild intellectual disabilities need explicit vocabulary instruction with multiple exposures in different contexts and extra practice in associating meanings to unfamiliar words to build their word knowledge. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of multimedia-based computer assisted instruction on learning the meanings…
Descriptors: Mild Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Vocabulary Development, Computer Assisted Instruction
Kaivanpanah, Shiva; Akbarian, Is'haaq; Salimi, Hamid – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2021
The present study examined the effect of different vocabulary instruction methods on EFL learners' vocabulary learning and retention. Elementary and advanced EFL learners (N = 120), selected through convenience sampling, were randomly assigned to three conditions (i.e., six groups for the two levels). The learners in the explicit group received…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
Roessingh, Hetty – TESL Canada Journal, 2020
Culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) which provides a general framework for working with culturally and linguistically diverse learners has become the reality in the contemporary elementary classroom in Canada and around the world. This theory-to-practice article presents five research-based teaching practices which make a tangible impact on…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Academic Language, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
Vincy, Infanta R. – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2020
This research study emphasized the importance of explicit instruction and repeated exposure to the target vocabulary for effective reception and production of new words among the second language learners of English. The purpose of the study was to examine the efficacy of the researcher-created supplementary for the prescribed set of vocabulary in…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Direct Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Strauss, Annaly M.; Bipath, Keshni – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2020
Background: This article is based on a study that aimed at finding out how pre-primary teachers integrate directed play into literacy teaching and learning. Play is a platform through which young children acquire language. Aim: This study uses an action research approach to understand how guided play benefits incidental reading and expands…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Sight Vocabulary, Word Recognition, Play
Barwasser, Anne; Knaak, Turid; Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2020
In a globalized world, the ability to speak English has become increasingly significant. A large number of students who are learning English as foreign language face obstacles in acquiring and storing vocabulary. Children with learning disabilities are especially at risk because of a limited power of retention and motivational struggles. Having an…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Intervention, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language)
Gatcho, Al Ryanne Gabonada; Hajan, Bonjovi Hassan – Online Submission, 2019
Reading and comprehending a text or selection in a language that is different from one's native tongue can be a daunting task to many English as a Second Language (ESL) learners due to several reasons. Hence, teachers' instructional strategies play a pivotal role in developing students' reading skills. This study used a quasi-experimental design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Grade 11, Second Language Instruction
Schiera, Rachel – Childhood Education, 2016
Students' success in vocabulary learning is best gauged by authentic use of the targeted vocabulary in conversation and writing tasks. A vocabulary teaching approach that emphasizes meaningful repetition, relationship building, and concrete experiences encourages language development. This article explores a multi-age, multi-grade learning…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Vocabulary Development, Vocabulary Skills, Teaching Methods
Naeini, Nazgol Nekoui; Shahrokhi, Mohsen – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
The present study intended to examine the impact of methodology on EFL vocabulary learning of elementary school boys and girls. To achieve this end, 40 elementary female and male students aged 9-10 were selected from among 60 students studying at a language institute in Isfahan, Iran. The students were selected based on the results of an overall…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Chlapana, Elissavet; Tafa, Eufimia – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2014
This study examined the impact of direct instruction and interactive instruction on immigrant kindergarten children's vocabulary learning during storybook reading. (In the present study the terms "immigrants" and "second language learners" are used alternatively meaning kindergarteners from immigrant families who are in the…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods, Kindergarten, Vocabulary Development
Yeung, Susanna S. S.; Siegel, Linda S.; Chan, Carol K. K. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2013
This study investigated the effects of a 12-week language-enriched phonological awareness instruction on 76 Hong Kong young children who were learning English as a second language. The children were assigned randomly to receive the instruction on phonological awareness skills embedded in vocabulary learning activities or comparison instruction…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Reading Instruction, Spelling, English (Second Language)
Mizumoto, Atsushi; Takeuchi, Osamu – Language Teaching Research, 2009
This study examined the effectiveness of explicit instruction of vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) over a 10-week semester with a group of 146 female EFL learners from two Japanese universities. A vocabulary test and questionnaires on VLSs and motivation were administered at the beginning of the course. The learners were divided into two…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development