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Ali, Zulfiquar; Palpanadan, Sarala Thulasi; Asad, Muhammad Mujtaba; Churi, Prathamesh; Namaziandost, Ehsan – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2022
Reading is an essential skill for students to perform effectively and successfully in any academic setting. This skill is vital for foreign language learners as it provides chances for students to be exposed to English in input-poor settings. English as a foreign language students' reading skills in diverse contexts remain substandard due to the…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Weng, Tsung-han – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
Although research in critical literacy has long been conducted in English as a second language contexts, a modicum of critical literacy research in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts in which English is seldom used outside the classroom environment has also been undertaken. This article aims to discuss the introduction of critical…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, English (Second Language)
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Stefania Spina; Irene Fioravanti; Luciana Forti; Fabio Zanda – Second Language Research, 2024
This article introduces the CELI corpus, a new learner corpus of written Italian consisting of ca. 600,000 tokens, evenly distributed among CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) proficiency levels B1, B2, C1 and C2. The collected texts derive from the language certification exams administered by the University for Foreigners…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Best Practices
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Zhou, Wenying – Frontiers of Education in China, 2020
This paper presents a critical overview of studies on mobile assisted language learning (MALL) in teaching Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) during the period 2007-2019. In the review, keyword and reference searches were conducted to identify and select empirical studies during the review period. Thematic and frequency analyses were employed on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Chinese
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Fowler, Samantha – NECTFL Review, 2022
Target language speaking competence is a skill both students and world language teachers desire to develop, yet it is often one of the weakest areas observed in secondary classrooms (Thompson & Mutton, 2022). To help improve student willingness to speak, educators should understand what intrinsically and extrinsically motivates learners. The…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Fluency
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Godfroid, Aline; Winke, Paula; Conklin, Kathy – Second Language Research, 2020
In this paper, we review how eye tracking, which offers millisecond-precise information about how language learners orient their visual attention, can be used to investigate a variety of processes involved in the multifaceted endeavor of second language acquisition (SLA). In particular, we review the last 15 years of research in SLA, in which…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Eye Movements, Language Processing, Language Research
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Lee, Kent K.; Abbott, Marilyn L.; Chen, Ning – TESL Canada Journal, 2020
A strong willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second language is associated with successful language learning. ESL learners with high levels of WTC will seek opportunities to interact in meaningful communication in English. Engagement in meaningful communication is necessary for language learning as it increases access to comprehensible input,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Dramatic Play, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
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Zyzik, Eve – Second Language Research, 2017
The extensive literature on subject expression in Spanish makes for rich comparisons between generative (formal) and usage-based (functional) approaches to language acquisition. This article explores how the problem of subject expression has been conceptualized within each research tradition, as well as unanswered questions that both approaches…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Language Usage, Syntax
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Green, Kieran – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Language is nature in action and something humans do. This literature review presents evidence from the literature that suggests that learning a foreign language in a classroom situation does not require high levels of student motivation. It is instead suggested that high levels of motivation are needed to make progress when a teacher is using…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Literature Reviews
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Fazel, Ismaeil – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2013
After a brief discussion of the importance of publishing in academic journals, this paper provides an overview of studies on writing for publication of NNES (non-native English speaking) writers. Based on the related literature, different language problems facing NNES contributors, from the perspective of both NNES writers and journal editors, as…
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Journal Articles, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Solak, Ekrem – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine the trends of recent research papers in foreign language teaching in Turkish context and to give ideas to researchers and policy makers for future studies. Content Analysis method was used in this study. The focus of the study was 189 research papers published between 2009-2013 years in journals indexed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Qualitative Research
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Wernicke, Meike – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquee, 2010
In July 2009, a group of over 80 FSL teachers from British Columbia (BC) participated in a two-week sojourn at the "Centre d'Approches vivantes des Langues et des Medias" (CAVILAM) in Vichy, France, as part of an initiative to address the critical shortage of qualified French language teachers in the province. After almost four decades…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Foreign Countries, French, Professional Development
Bin Mohamed Ali, Haja Mohideen – Online Submission, 2009
Many job advertisements seeking teachers of English to work in Japan, China, South Korea and Thailand, for instance, specify that they are looking for native speaking teachers from USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand. They do not seem to be interested even in trained non-native speaking teachers from their own countries. This situation also exists…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Amsberry, Dawn – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2008
Language is a primary barrier for international students in library instruction classes. This article reviews the literature on classroom communication from both the second language acquisition and library fields, and suggests ways in which second language acquisition research can be applied to communication with international students in library…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Classroom Communication, Second Language Learning, Foreign Students
Montgomery, Joel R. – Online Submission, 2008
This paper identifies a series of activities which reinforce each other and form part of a thematic unit of instruction across the content areas for English language learners (ELLs). These activities will be connected to the relevant English language proficiency (ELP) standards established at level three by the World-Class Instructional Design…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Second Language Learning, Consortia, English (Second Language)
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