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Bidabadi, Farinaz Shirani; Yamat, Hamidah – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
This paper discusses the findings of a qualitative study on the strategies employed by Iranian freshmen in extensive listening. A group of 12 freshman university students were purposefully selected based on their scores in the Oxford Placement Test administered. Four learners were identified as advanced, four as intermediate, and four as lower…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
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Lin, John J. H.; Lee, Yuan-Husan; Wang, Dai-Yi; Lin, Sunny S. J. – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
The present study investigated the effects of providing subtitles and taking enotes on cognitive load and performance. A total of 73 English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) undergraduates learned brain anatomy and cognitive functions through multimedia programs. We used a 2 (subtitle/no) x 2 (taking enotes/no) factorial design to test the following:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Dunkel, Patricia – TESOL Quarterly, 1988
A five-point analysis of lecture notes and a postlecture recognition test were used to determine the effectiveness of notetaking of sixty-six native and sixty-three nonnative speakers of English who took notes on a videotaped presentation. Those students able to condense lecture material into propositional information units performed best on the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, Encoding (Psychology), English (Second Language)