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Download full textAmal Hussein Alenezi; Abdelrahim Hamid Mugaddam – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
EFL learners worldwide find it difficult to acquire proficiency in speaking English, due to various barriers that impact their speaking skills, one of which is hesitation. The aim of this study was to examine the psychological and sociocultural factors that might lead to hesitation during speaking English among Saudi EFL learners. A mixed-method…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Psychological Patterns
Direct linkNatalia Sletova – ProQuest LLC, 2023
"How can teachers help students improve their second language (L2) speaking accuracy?" This is a question that most L2 educators ask themselves every day. Although L2 writing is a popular topic among Second Language Acquisition (SLA) researchers, the consideration that L2 writing has the potential to act as a scaffold for L2 speaking…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Writing Skills, Speech Communication
Olivia Rush; Krystal L. Werfel; Emily Lund – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: This study compares responses of children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) who use spoken language with responses of children who have typical hearing on a repeated word association task to evaluate lexical-semantic organization. Method: This study included 109 participants in early kindergarten or who had completed first grade. The…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Kindergarten, Young Children, Elementary School Students
Lehner, Katharina; Ziegler, Wolfram – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The clinical assessment of intelligibility must be based on a large repository and extensive variation of test materials, to render test stimuli unpredictable and thereby avoid expectancies and familiarity effects in the listeners. At the same time, it is essential that test materials are systematically controlled for factors influencing…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Comprehension, Articulation (Speech), Articulation Impairments
Demir, Bora – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
Working Memory (WM) is an essential concept of cognitive science since many aspects of human learning depend on it. Primarily proposed by Baddeley and Hitch (1974) and developed by Baddeley (1986), the concept of WM comprises the number of subsystems involved during the process and the considerable emphasis on its key role in cognitive tasks such…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes, Second Language Learning, Phonology
Ockey, Gary J.; Vo, Sonca; Baghestani, Shireen – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2021
Various approaches help determine students' need for language support courses. Some programs use standardized language proficiency test scores, which are available from the admissions process; others use local placement tests, which are typically designed to be aligned with local language needs and ESL course curricula. Using local placement tests…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Standardized Tests, Placement Tests, Student Evaluation
Nandy, Angana; Nixon, Elizabeth; Quigley, Jean – Journal of Child Language, 2021
This study examined the roles of parental gender and context in the communicative functions of parents' child-directed speech. Seventy three families with toddlers participated in the study. Dyadic and triadic parent-toddler interactions were videotaped during structured play activities. Results indicated context-dependent variability in parents'…
Descriptors: Role, Gender Differences, Parent Child Relationship, Toddlers
Hurtado-Ruzza, Rafael; Iglesias, Óscar Álvarez-Calderón; Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo; Calvo-Lobo, César; San-Antolín, Marta; Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena; Romero-Morales, Carlos; López-López, Daniel – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The association between voice alterations, health-related quality of life (HRQL), and chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has previously been reported. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that HRQL and dysphonia-associated handicap of patients diagnosed with asthma or…
Descriptors: Diseases, Chronic Illness, Quality of Life, Voice Disorders
Roberts, Angela; Aveni, Katharine; Basque, Shalane; Orange, Joseph B.; McLaughlin, Paula; Ramirez, Joel; Troyer, Angela K.; Gutierrez, Stephanie; Chen, Angie; Bartha, Robert; Binns, Malcolm A.; Black, Sandra E.; Casaubon, Leanne K.; Dowlatshahi, Dar; Hassan, Ayman; Kwan, Donna; Levine, Brian; Mandzia, Jennifer; Sahlas, Demetrios J.; Scott, Christopher J. M.; Strother, Stephen; Sunderland, Kelly M.; Symons, Sean; Swartz, Richard – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Purpose: Dementia due to cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is common. Detecting early cognitive decline in CVD is critical because addressing risk factors may slow or prevent dementia. This study used a multidomain discourse analysis approach to determine the spoken language signature of CVD-related cognitive impairment. Method: Spoken language and…
Descriptors: Prediction, Discourse Analysis, Language Impairments, Dementia
Kapa, Leah L.; Mettler, Heidi M. – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2021
Purpose: Our goal was to examine the relationship between language and executive function in children with specific language impairment (SLI) and/or developmental language disorder (DLD) with a specific focus on how language in the form of self-directed speech (SDS) affects executive functioning in this population. Method: Participants included…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Executive Function, Correlation, Developmental Disabilities
Palermo, James; Fusani, David S. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2021
This investigation employs the deconstruction techniques of Jacques Derrida to critique the Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 Supreme Court decision which segregated the Public Schools. Overturned by Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka 1954, Plessy's racist message reverberates today in the cultural divide, in right-wing media, in politics, and in…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Racial Segregation, School Segregation, Racial Discrimination
Hanson, Stephanie – English Teaching Forum, 2021
Understanding fast speech can be an ongoing challenge for English learners of all levels. Even after years of study, learners might be accustomed to clear, slow classroom English and struggle with understanding the reductions that proficient speakers of English use in fast, fluent speech. Many online resources exist to help students learn about…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Video Technology, Internet, Tests
Harmon, Tyson G.; Dromey, Christopher; Nelson, Brenna; Chapman, Kacy – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate how different types of background noise that differ in their level of linguistic content affect speech acoustics, speech fluency, and language production for young adult speakers when performing a monologue discourse task. Method: Forty young adults monologued by responding to open-ended questions…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Auditory Stimuli, Young Adults, Speech Communication
Perta, Karen; Kalmar, Eileen; Bae, Youkyung – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The aim of the study was to update our information regarding the salpingopharyngeus (SP) muscle using cadaveric and in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data. Primary objectives were to (a) observe the presence/absence of the muscle and (b) quantify and describe its dimensions and course. Method: SP specimens from 19 cadavers (10…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Visual Aids, Human Body, Physiology
López Assef, Belén; Desmeules-Trudel, Félix; Bernard, Amélie; Zamuner, Tania S. – Child Development, 2021
Research has found mixed evidence for the production effect in childhood. Some studies have found a positive effect of production on word recognition and recall, while others have found the reverse. This paper takes a developmental approach to investigate the production effect. Children aged 2-6 years (n = 150) from a predominantly white…
Descriptors: Child Development, Word Recognition, Recall (Psychology), Whites
