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Chao, Chung-yi; Fan, Sa-hui – English Language Teaching, 2020
Elementary-level English teachers in Taiwan were facing problems caused by students' bimodal distribution of English achievements. Many of the teachers tried new teaching tools to eliminate the obstacles of teaching. This study was based on a quasi-experimental research design and supplemented by qualitative feedback to explore how the new…
Descriptors: Games, Anxiety, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Katasila, Phichitra; Poonpon, Kornwipa – English Language Teaching, 2022
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of blended learning instruction on vocabulary knowledge of Thai primary school students and students' perceptions toward learning vocabulary through blended learning instruction. A mixed-methods approach was used. Quantitatively, a single group pretest-posttest design was used to measure students'…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students
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Yuanyuan, Chen – English Language Teaching, 2019
Drama courses are widely set up in K-12 education in Western countries, and drama in education promotes both language acquisition and drama acting in the West. Therefore, in the current K-12 education curriculum in China, the practice of offering English drama courses is in line with the needs of students' core competencies development. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Drama, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Kim, Jung-Tae; Barrett, Rusty – English Language Teaching, 2019
This paper seeks to examine Korean EFL learners' perceptions of parental involvement and how their attitudes toward parental involvement are associated with the success of parental involvement. Two hundred fifty four EFL children in South Korea participated in a survey asking the degree of their parent's involvement in seven involvement types and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Parent Participation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Somé-Guiébré, Esther – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study examines the interaction between African immigrant students and their mainstream teachers. I am particularly interested in the influence of classroom practices on the literacy development of Francophone African immigrant children in the U.S. classroom. The student participants in this study (two French speaking African students) were…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Mainstreaming, Teacher Student Relationship, Immigrants
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Khamis, Abdelmoneim Hassan Adam – English Language Teaching, 2019
This case study of Al-Aqsa School attempts to show that Cambridge Young Learners English Tests (YLE) may hurt learners' motivation and teaching process. The paper aims to highlight the adoption of Cambridge YLE proficiency tests and explore learners and teachers' perception of those tests. Also, providing alternative yardstick measures learners'…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
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Nahari, Amnah Ahmad; Alfadda, Hind Abdulaziz – English Language Teaching, 2016
Spelling is an essential literacy skill and an important language component that can have a significant effect on L2 students' future education and occupational status. However, many students struggle to master this skill, and most L2 teachers are limited to traditional approaches when teaching spelling. Therefore, this study aims to investigate…
Descriptors: Spelling, Second Language Learning, Grade 6, Elementary School Students
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Dwaik, Raghad; Shehadeh, Adnan – English Language Teaching, 2015
The starting age of foreign language learning has been a controversial issue since the second half of the 20th century. Despite this long time, definite answers have not been found regarding the different aspects of the age issue, i.e., its influence on rate, route and ultimate attainment. Many researchers have explored the influence of age on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Liu, Hui-ju; Chen, Ting-Han – English Language Teaching, 2014
This study mainly investigates language anxiety and its relationship to the use of learning strategies and multiple intelligences among young learners in an EFL educational context. The participants were composed of 212 fifth- and sixth-graders from elementary schools in central Taiwan. Findings indicated that most participants generally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies
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Anastasiou, Dimitris; Griva, Eleni – English Language Teaching, 2012
The paper presents a descriptive account of a Morphological Processing Spelling Approach (MPSA), which substitutes a more conventional spelling instruction, proposed for developing primary school students' metamorphological knowledge and strategies in English as a foreign language. For the application of the MPSA, seven dictation texts were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Lin, Ching-Ying; Hsu, Wei Shu – English Language Teaching, 2013
The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of hierarchy vocabulary exercises and copying vocabulary exercises on EFL students' vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension. Two specific factors were probed: (a) vocabulary gains and retention from different exercises; (b) reading comprehension performance through different…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Al Harrasi, Kothar Talib Sulaiman – English Language Teaching, 2012
Learning a FL [foreign language] may be frustrating for some young learners; however, integrating fun in learning would encourage them to develop positive attitudes towards learning a language (Ellis & Brewster, 1991). Stories are an effective and enthusiastic technique in teaching young learners; they inject lots of amusement and help…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Story Telling, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning