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Direct linkBegic, Ines; Mercer, Sarah – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
Every individual has a different perspective on time, known as "temporal perspective". A person's orientation and attitude towards time can have a profound effect on their behaviour and motivation. In Second Language Acquisition, a variety of work has considered learners and their behaviours from various temporal perspectives. However,…
Descriptors: Time Perspective, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Al-Murtadha, Mutahar; Feryok, Anne – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
Unwillingness to communicate (UWTC) was initially conceptualized as a trait-like predisposition in L1 studies, but later research shifted the focus to willingness to communicate (WTC). In second language acquisition, WTC was introduced as a situational construct where time is highlighted by the immediate context of decision to communicate.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This report presents results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2010 civics assessment. National results for representative samples of students at grades 4, 8, and 12 are reported as average scale scores and as a percentage of students performing at or above three achievement levels: "Basic,"…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Knowledge Level, National Competency Tests
Kiliçkaya, Ferit, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
The 5th International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture has been hosted by Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (Burdur, Turkey), in cooperation with Çankaya University (Ankara, Turkey) and Süleyman Demirel University (Isparta, Turkey). Our main aim has been to provide a forum for discussion, to facilitate integration in these fields, and to…
Descriptors: Literature, Conferences (Gatherings), Figurative Language, Speeches
Knoch, Ute; Elder, Catherine – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2010
A number of scholars have questioned the practice of assessing academic writing in the context of a one-off language test, claiming that the time restrictions imposed in the test environment, when compared to the writing conditions typical at university, may prevent learners from displaying the kinds of writing skills required in academic…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Language Tests, Test Validity, Interrater Reliability
Peer reviewedBuczowska, Ewa; Weist, Richard M. – Language Learning, 1991
Comparison of temporal system acquisition between native English-speaking children and Polish adults learning English revealed that, although native learners comprehended absolute temporal contrasts first and relative components later, the second language-learners' initial temporal systems had both absolute and relative dimensions. (36 references)…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedSchumann, John H. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1987
Examines the expression of temporality in the basilang speech (the earliest stage of second language development) of five adult subjects. Temporality is studied from three perspectives: morphology, semantics, and pragmatics. The taxonomy provided by the pragmatic analysis best captures the expression of time at this level of interlanguage…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adverbs, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedShirai, Yasuhiro; Andersen, Roger W. – Language, 1995
Examines the acquisition of tense-aspect morphology in children acquiring English. The article found that children start using past inflections with achievement verbs and progressive inflections with activity verbs. Results indicate that early development of tense-aspect morphology is influenced by the inherent aspect of the verbs. (56 references)…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, English
