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Direct linkKatherine I. Kang – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study investigates the effects of four online vocabulary tasks on second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition among learners of different proficiency levels. While tasks are widely used to support L2 vocabulary learning, the efficacy of a task depends on the interplay between task and learner factors. Thus, choosing an appropriate task…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Alshayban, Abdullah – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Students of English as a second language (ESL) are often perplexed by English phrasal verbs (PVs) and must seek aid to understand the meanings of such phrases. Understanding an independent verb is simple, but the meaning of a verb can change depending on the context in which it is used as well as its object(s). In other words, since PVs using the…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, Verbs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Walker, Ronda – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Previous studies (Collins, 2015; Kennan & Meenan, 2014) have shown how variations in text and task factors and individual reader skills affect performance on reading comprehension assessments. The present study examined whether different presentation conditions (silent reading, watching a video) and response formats (open-ended vs.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Format, Reading Tests, Reading Difficulties
Zhang, Ting – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was designed with the overall goal of understanding how difficulties in reading comprehension are associated with early adolescents' performance in large-scale assessments in subject domains including science and civic-related social studies. The current study extended previous research by taking a cognition-centered approach based on…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Science Tests, Social Studies, Evidence
Cowell, Leslie Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated the use of the pre-instruction of vocabulary in order to improve elementary students' reading comprehension of a narrative text. Three classes of second, fourth, and sixth graders were pre-taught meanings of twenty different vocabulary target words for three consecutive weeks. The pre-teaching included four days of rich…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension
Yan, Yaw-liang – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Computer technology has been applied widely as an educational tool in second language learning for a long time. There have been many studies discussing the application of computer technology to different aspects in second language learning. However, the learning effect of both de-contextualized multimedia software and sound gloss on second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
