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Casper J. D. Jensen; Teresa Cadierno – Language Learning Journal, 2024
The number of learners seeking to acquire an L2 by means of apps is ever-increasing. This study examined the effectiveness of using the app "Mondly" for the acquisition of L2 English vocabulary while accounting for differences in the acquisition of receptive and productive aspects of word knowledge. Twelve Danish young learners (aged…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Correlation, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Porter, Alison – Language Learning Journal, 2020
This study investigated the systematic and principled teaching of foreign language (FL) literacy in two young learner classrooms in England. Over the course of 23 weeks, two classes of 9-11 year olds (N = 45) learned spoken and written language through an integrated pedagogy. The underpinning rationale was to explore principled ways of teaching FL…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, French
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Agustin Llach, Maria Pilar – Language Learning Journal, 2016
The present paper explores and compares the receptive vocabulary sizes of two groups of learners of different native languages. One of the most widely used vocabulary size tests is the Vocabulary Levels Test designed by Nation. Some reservations have been raised in relation to the adequacy of the Vocabulary Levels Test to estimate the vocabulary…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, German, Spanish, Native Speakers
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Llinares, Ana; Lyster, Roy – Language Learning Journal, 2014
This study compares the frequency and distribution of different types of corrective feedback (CF) (recasts, prompts and explicit correction) and learner uptake in 43 hours of classroom interaction at the 4th-5th grade level across three instructional settings: (1) two content and language integrated learning (CLIL) classrooms in Spain with English…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Barton, Amanda; Bragg, Joanna; Serratrice, Ludovica – Language Learning Journal, 2009
In a paper published in "The Language Learning Journal" in 2005, Eric Hawkins describes his vision of language education as an apprenticeship comprising two stages. In stage one (ages 5-14), the purpose is "educational" and the focus is on language awareness; in stage two (14-19), the purpose is "instrumental" and…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Incentives, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries