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Direct linkMizumoto, Atsushi; Takeuchi, Osamu – Language Teaching Research, 2009
This study examined the effectiveness of explicit instruction of vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) over a 10-week semester with a group of 146 female EFL learners from two Japanese universities. A vocabulary test and questionnaires on VLSs and motivation were administered at the beginning of the course. The learners were divided into two…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
Peer reviewedTaguchi, Etsuo – Reading in a Foreign Language, 1997
Investigates the effects of repeated readings of a passage in a foreign language (English) on the ability of slow beginning readers at a Japanese university to increase their oral and silent reading rates. Results indicate that, for practice passages, silent reading rates increased significantly. This transfer of practice effects to a new passage…
Descriptors: College Students, Control Groups, English (Second Language), Females
