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Mahvelati, Elaheh Hamed – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2020
The present research aimed to investigate how field-dependent and field-independent learners perceived and processed information when they were engaged in an implicit foreign language learning task and to explore differences between them in this regard. The majority of studies in the pertinent literature have adopted quantitative methods to date.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Memory
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Tadayonifar, Mojtaba; Entezari, Mahnaz; Bahraman, Mostafa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
The efficacy of Corrective Feedback (CF) is contingent on various factors; conflicting results have been obtained regarding the roles of individual differences and the linguistic focus of CF. The current study investigated the relationship between the linguistic focus of recasts (the most common CF type) and noticing. It further explored the…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Nezhad, Gholam Reza Haji Pour; Shokrpour, Nasrin – English Language Teaching, 2012
Vocabulary knowledge influences the learners' performance so remarkably that success in all language skills is closely related to it. This vital role necessitates studies focusing on the most effective programs of teaching vocabulary. In this study, we aimed to explore the impact of static versus dynamic task type and the possible interaction with…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Task Analysis, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language)
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Mohammadzadeh, Afsaneh – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study was carried out to find out if there was any significant difference in learning English collocations by learning with different dominant experiential learning styles. Seventy-five participants took part in the study in which they were taught a series of English collocations. The entry knowledge of the participants with regard to…
Descriptors: Correlation, Experiential Learning, Cognitive Style, Phrase Structure
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Haghighi, Somayeh Biparva – International Education Studies, 2012
It is commonly observed that training in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) cannot successfully guarantee skills in English for Occupational Purposes (EOP). This study proposes an EOP-oriented course in an academic setting. It is designed to equip undergraduate students of engineering with general skills for EOP practices to meet students' future…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Academic Purposes, Course Descriptions, Second Language Learning
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Shokouhi, Hossein; Alishaei, Zahra – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2009
This study reports on the effect of different levels of proficiency on the students' achievements in collaborative learning instruction among 30 Persian-speaking EFL college students. Having been divided into dyads with different levels of proficiency, these subjects participated in nine sessions of collaborative instruction based on the…
Descriptors: Editing, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Teaching Methods