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Hanzawa, Keiko; Suzuki, Yuichi – Modern Language Journal, 2023
While task repetition is effective for improving oral fluency, some teachers are reluctant to use it in their classrooms due to the alleged negative perceptions of learners toward repetitive practice. To address this concern, the participants in the current study completed a posttask questionnaire probing their perceptions toward task repetition…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Repetition, Metacognition, Learning Processes
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Mai Ngoc Tran; Kazuya Saito – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Whereas scholars have extensively researched the pedagogical potential of 4/3/2 activities (i.e. increasing time pressure in task repetition) for enhancing second language (L2) fluency, its impact on L2 accuracy remains unclear. To help L2 learners improve both fluency and accuracy, the present study examined the effects of adding accuracy…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Fluency
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Melissa Lisseth González Reséndez – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2024
This case study investigated the effects of different speaking activities (oral presentations, discussions, debates) on the speaking performance of 11 young adult EFL learners at a university in central Mexico. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and an online survey and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings revealed…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Debate, Public Speaking, Teaching Methods
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Hirata, Yoko; Thompson, Paul – ELT Journal, 2022
With the development of language corpora, linguists have been able to identify how often specific words, phrases, and expressions are used, and in which contexts. However, applications of corpora in the wider domain of language teaching have remained limited. This article presents an approach to utilizing corpora, combining principles from…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Teaching Methods, Action Research, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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Sato, Masatoshi; McDonough, Kim – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
This study explored the impact of contextualized practice on second language (L2) learners' production of wh-questions in the L2 classroom. It examined the quality of practice (correct vs. incorrect production) and the contribution of declarative knowledge to proceduralization. Thirty-four university-level English as a foreign language learners…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Questioning Techniques, English (Second Language)
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López Páez, Kevin – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2020
With the advent of communicative methodologies, the promise to develop both fluency and accuracy was made as a goal for teaching and learning English as an international language. However, it did not happen (Richards, 2008). In an attempt to equalize students' both semantic and syntactic competence, this study investigates the impact of Swain's…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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McDonough, Kim; Sato, Masatoshi – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
This study examined the effectiveness of interactive activities at facilitating EFL students' production of English relative clauses. Thirty-seven EFL learners in Chile carried out interactive activities designed to elicit relative clauses. Pre- and posttests were used to examine whether carrying out the activities facilitated the students'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Accuracy
Abd El kader, Shireen Mostafa Ahmed – Online Submission, 2018
The present study aimed at investigating the effect of using some proposed kinesthetic activities on developing EFL oral language performance for the primary governmental language students. Participants of the study were 33 students in primary six from Hassan Abu Bakr governmental language school in the academic year 2016-2017. The researcher's…
Descriptors: Kinesthetic Perception, Kinesthetic Methods, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Gündüz, Nazli – Online Submission, 2005
This article will provide an overview of computers; an overview of the history of CALL, its pros and cons, the internet, World Wide Web, Multimedia, and research related to the uses of computers in the language classroom. Also, it also aims to provide some background for the beginners on using the Internet in language classes today. It discusses…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational History