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Concepción Soto; Monika S. Schmid – Language Learning Journal, 2024
Despite the extensive research on bilingual development, our understanding of how lexical competition unfolds in the bilingual mind remains limited. Previous studies have predominantly focused on crosslinguistic competition, neglecting the examination of the competition process within each language and the influence of diverse bilingual…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Speech Communication, Bilingualism, Native Language
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Azkarai, Agurtzane; Oliver, Rhonda – Language Learning Journal, 2019
Research on task repetition in second language (L2) learning has shown the benefits of this practice for subsequent L2 learning. However, as with much L2 research, most studies on task repetition have focused on adults and there is a dearth of research in this area involving young children. This study examines the effect of task repetition on two…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Zaytseva, Victoria; Miralpeix, Imma; Pérez-Vidal, Carmen – Language Learning Journal, 2021
While there is ample evidence that study abroad (SA) enhances oral fluency in a foreign language, the effects of different types of learning context on other aspects of oral skills, such as vocabulary use, have not received much attention in academic research and are less clear. The present study tries to fill this void by investigating lexical…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Oral Language, Form Classes (Languages), Study Abroad
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del Pilar García Mayo, Maria; Imaz Agirre, Ainara – Language Learning Journal, 2016
Little research has been carried out on the effect of task repetition on young learners' negotiation of meaning (NoM) strategies and on pair dynamics. The present study aims to fill this gap by analysing the interaction of 60 dyads of third- and fourth-year primary English as a foreign language learners (8-9, 9-10 years old, respectively) while…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Young Children
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Montero, Lidia; Serrano, Raquel; Llanes, Àngels – Language Learning Journal, 2017
This study examines the effects of foreign language learning context (three-month study-abroad; versus "at-home" instruction) and age (10-11-year-old children versus university students) on the development of effective foreign language communication strategies (CS) in monologue production. Participants (N = 95) were all Spanish/Catalan…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Environment, Study Abroad, Teaching Methods