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Allen, David; Mills, Amy – Language Teaching Research, 2016
Peer feedback is widely used in second and foreign language writing contexts. While second language (L2) proficiency is likely to be an important factor in determining peers' ability to give and utilize feedback, its contribution has been relatively under-researched. In the present study, 54 undergraduates in a foreign language writing context…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students
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Crossley, Scott A.; Allen, David; McNamara, Danielle S. – Language Teaching Research, 2012
Texts are routinely simplified to make them more comprehensible for second language learners. However, the effects of simplification upon the linguistic features of texts remain largely unexplored. Here we examine the effects of one type of text simplification: intuitive text simplification. We use the computational tool, Coh-Metrix, to examine…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Intuition