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Download full textAnteneh K. Lakew – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2025
This study investigates the grammatical patterns prevalent in conversational discourse as presented in selected Ethiopian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks. It aims to identify and analyze the features of spoken conversational discourse that shape the structure of dialogues and spoken interactions within these educational materials.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Direct linkWu, Wen-Chi; Lin, I.-Ting; Chen Hsieh, Jun – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
The knowledge of English idioms is essential for advanced English learning and application, particularly for English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners. While studies have shown the benefits of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) to facilitate English learning, few studies have examined the factors that may influence MALL in light of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Language Patterns, Learning Modalities
Aydin, Burcu – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2019
This study examines the cognitive processes underlying the comprehension of L2 idiomatic expressions by using two different visual instructional techniques -- pictorial representation of literal meanings versus pictorial representation of figurative meanings of each idiomatic expression -- considering two settings (EFL vs. ESL), two different…
Descriptors: Language Processing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Patterns
Basal, Ahmet; Aytan, Talat; Demir, Ibrahim – English Language Teaching, 2016
Mastery of idiomatic expressions by foreign language learners is often equated with the fluency of native speakers of that language. However, learning these idiomatic expressions is one of the significant problems experienced by learners. The present quasi-experimental study conducted over four weeks in the ELT department of a Turkish university…
Descriptors: Novels, Cartoons, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development
Tahriri, Abdorreza; Sabet, Masoud Khalili; Aeineh, Afrouz – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2014
The present study sought to investigate the effect of portfolio assessment on idiom competence of Iranian EFL learners. For the purpose of this study, 30 students from upper-intermediate level of English proficiency took part in this study. They were chosen through convenience sampling from a language institute in Rasht, Iran. They were randomly…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Language Patterns, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
Huang, Zeping – ReCALL, 2014
This paper examines whether and to what extent data-driven learning (DDL) activities can improve the lexico-grammatical use of abstract nouns in L2 writing. A topic-based corpus was compiled to develop concordance learning activities, and 40 Chinese students majoring in English were randomly assigned to a control group or an experimental group. At…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Language Patterns, Writing (Composition)
