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Zoe A. Zawadzki – ProQuest LLC, 2024
High variability pronunciation training (HVPT) has been found to be successful for training various segmentals, such as the challenging /l/-/[voiced alveolar approximant]/ contrast, and suprasegmental features such as tone and pitch accent. These studies have found that HVPT is an effective method not only in helping learners improve their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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María Sampedro Mella; Claudia Sánchez Gutiérrez – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
The use of the Spanish pronouns of address "tú" and "usted" is an intricate matter for L2 learners due to the many factors that influence their selection at the discourse and interactional level. Although the literature has traditionally focused on the challenges experienced by L1-English learners of L2-Spanish in learning…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, French, Portuguese
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James Turner – Second Language Research, 2025
This study analyses the production of French /y/ and /u/ by 42 native English learners of French (ELoF) at the start and end of a Residence Abroad (RA) in a French-speaking country. As an approximation of both phonological and phonetic development, categorical change is teased apart from gradient change using k-medoid clustering of acoustic data…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Phonetics, Phonology, French
Dominique Huck; Pascale Erhart – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2024
In France, including the region of Alsace, German is taught as a foreign language. German is also taught as the regional language in Alsace and is presented in the following two forms in the national education legislation: the Alemannic and Franconian dialects (known as Alsatian), and Standard German. The latter is considered the written form of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, German, Second Language Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
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Roberto Bacani Figueroa Jr.; Insung Jung – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2025
This paper presents an investigation into the integration of virtual reality (VR) tours in online English lessons tailored for adult learners. The study utilised a design-based research approach to evaluate the effectiveness of VR tours in this context. It specifically examined the responses of adult learners to this instructional strategy by…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Jean-Marc Dewaele; Delphine Guedat-Bittighoffer; Elouise Botes; Marie-Ange Dat – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2024
This cross-sectional mixed methods study investigates how intense and authentic communication shapes learners' enjoyment (FLE), anxiety (FLCA), and boredom (FLCB) in class. Participants were 181 beginning English foreign language learners aged 11 in three secondary schools in France. Statistical analyses revealed that pupils in classes with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Baider, Fabienne; Cavalla, Cristelle – Language Learning Journal, 2023
The role of emotions in learning has been the focus of much debate in teaching circles, as has the question of discussing controversial issues in the classroom. The aim of this small-scale inquiry was to investigate how two groups of intermediate level students of French as a foreign language expressed emotion in discussing the controversial issue…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Food
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Sybille Heinzmann; Catherine Ferris; Thomas Roderer; Kristina Ehrsam – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2025
While internationally there is long-standing research activity on the effectiveness of language contacts (especially in the form of mobility stays) at tertiary level and a number of literature syntheses on this field have been published, research projects at the primary and secondary level are still comparatively rare and the results are often not…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Study Abroad, Student Exchange Programs, Second Language Learning
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Francis John Troyan; Nathalie Auger – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2025
This case study investigated moments of agency and constraint experienced by Catherine, an elementary teacher in a superdiverse classroom ecology in Southern France as she implemented the French National Cycle of instruction for the elementary grades. The findings revealed that a variety of factors constrained her ability to enact effective…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Class Size, Faculty Development
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Lemarchand-Chauvin, Marie-Claire – Language Learning Journal, 2023
The first years of teaching are often described as 'emotionally challenging' by English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in secondary schools in France because their professional identity and skills are still under construction. How, then, can novice teachers (NTs) be supported during this process? The present study focuses on 14 NTs…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Emotional Experience
Emilie Magnat; Nicolas Guichon – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2023
Smartphones accompany international students as they adapt to different contexts during their stay abroad. In this empirical study, we examined how a group of international students (n=10) in France used their smartphones during the eight-week lockdown that imposed on everyone a stay-at-home order and allowed minimal physical contact (April and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries
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Adam F. McBride; Céline Rose – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2025
Despite the fact that pronunciation is a vital aspect of language learning, previous research has shown that its instruction is limited in the classroom in terms of time and attention, due in part to the time constraints inherent in any curriculum. It then becomes essential for instructors to be strategic about the pronunciation features they…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Vowels, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Judith Borràs; Àngels Llanes – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2024
Performing a stay in a country where the L2 is the official language can provide the perfect immersion for L2 development (traditional study abroad). In the case of English learners, internationalization and the role of English as a lingua franca make it unnecessary to perform the stay in an English-speaking country. Hence, an increasing number of…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, English (Second Language), Language Usage, Undergraduate Students
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Loock, Rudy; Léchauguette, Sophie; Holt, Benjamin – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2022
In this article, we discuss the need for a new digital literacy among language students, namely a literacy in relation to the use of machine translation (MT): MT literacy, following Bowker and Buitrago Ciro (2019). This article does not focus on translation students who, due to the demands of the translation market, have already received a lot of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Instruction, Technological Literacy
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Forsberg Lundell, Fanny; Arvidsson, Klara; Jemstedt, Andreas – Second Language Research, 2023
This study investigated what psychological and social factors predict 'perceived nativelikeness' in late second language (L2) learners of French (L1 Swedish) (N = 62) with a minimum length of residence (LOR) of 5 years in France. The included factors were: language aptitude (LLAMA), acculturation (VIA), personality (MPQ), target language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Native Speakers, Prediction, Language Aptitude
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