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Han, Yeji; McDonough, Kim – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
The role of individual differences in second language (L2) learning is widely acknowledged; however, how teachers can accommodate individual differences in L2 classrooms receives relatively less attention. Focusing specifically on motivation, this study explores the effectiveness of communicative tasks on Korean L2 speakers' complexity, accuracy,…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Prevention
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Soleimani, Maryam; Modirkhamene, Sima; Sadeghi, Karim – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
Drawing upon Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory (SCT), this study aimed at investigating the effect of two writing modes, namely, peer-mediated/collaborative vs. individual writing on measures of fluency, accuracy, and complexity of female EFL learners' writing. Based on an in-house placement test and the First Certificate in English writing paper, a…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Saeedi, Masoud; Rahimi Kazerooni, Shirin – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2014
This article reports on an empirical study which attempted to explore the influence of repeating two different types of narrative tasks on complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) in the oral production of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). For this purpose, the effects of four conditions (i.e. no task repetition with a loosely…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis
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Lara, Rebecca; Mora, Joan C.; Pérez-Vidal, Carmen – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
The current study analyzes the oral production of advanced learners of English who have Catalan and Spanish as their first languages. Subjects participated in study abroad (SA) programmes in English-speaking countries as part of their undergraduate studies. A role-play task was used to elicit speech from learners prior to SA and upon arrival from…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Length, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning