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Esbensen, Annette; Thomsen, Pia – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
Word retrieval and lexical organization were explored in 16 Danish children with slight to severe hearing loss (HL), 11 children with developmental language disorder (DLD), and 25 typically developing (TD) children in the age range of 7 to 12 years. There is a special focus on children with HL with and without language difficulties compared with…
Descriptors: Children, Preadolescents, Developmental Delays, Language Impairments
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Andújar, Alberto – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The present research represents a longitudinal investigation into Mobile Instant Messaging to develop second language skills. WhatsApp application was selected as the chat-based communication tool to carry out this study, which focuses on writing and speaking skills' development. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were used to tackle students…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Nievecela, Lilian C.; Ortega-Auquilla, Diego – English Language Teaching, 2019
This small-scale quasi-experimental research study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of cooperative learning (CL) strategies in the achievement of students' oral performance at the A1 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level. The study participants were twenty-four seventh graders from a small rural primary school…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Program Effectiveness, Rural Schools, Elementary School Students
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Tuncay, Hidayet – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
This paper presents the results of a case study based on an integrated skills approach using feature movies (DVDs) in EFL syllabi at the tertiary level. 100 students took part in the study and the data was collected through a three - section survey questionnaire: demographic items, 18 likert scale questions and an open-ended question. The data…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Postsecondary Education, Films
Carrigan, Richard P. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
Ads that read, "If you can speak it, you can teach it," attracted thousands of young people to travel the world to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). English language schools of the 1960s and 1970s flourished with the influx of native speakers who were given a scripted textbook with all the "right" things to say. However, by the end of the…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Paquette, Kelli R.; Rieg, Sue A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2008
Integrating experiences with music in the early childhood classroom supports English language learners' literacy development (Peregoy and Boyle, "Reading, writing, and learning in ESL." Pearson, Boston, 2008; Saricoban and Metin, "Songs, verse and games for teaching grammar." Internet "TESL J," 2000). This article describes the benefits of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Music Education, Music, Singing
Low, Anni – 1980
In an effort to comply with bilingual instruction requirements, school districts throughout California will soon be involved in testing vast numbers of children to determine language proficiency and language dominance. Many language tests will require a child to repeat a sentence or a phrase in exactly the same manner that is stated by an examiner…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Language, Comprehension, Dialects