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Snoder, Per – TESL Canada Journal, 2017
This article reports on a classroom-based experiment that tested the effects of three vocabulary teaching constructs (involvement load, spacing, and intentionality) on the learning of English verb-noun collocations--for example, "shelve a plan." Laufer and Hulstijn's (2001) "involvement load" predicts that the higher the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phrase Structure
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Hanifi, Sepideh; Nasiri, Mahdi; Aliasin, Hesamuddin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Dynamic assessment (DA), stemmed from both Vygotsky's (1978) learning theory and Feuerstein's (1979) theory of mediated learning experiences, is an alternative to static assessment. It focuses on both instruction and assessment aiming at promoting learning through mediation. DA has been widely researched in different linguistic areas, but there is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, English for Special Purposes, Pretests Posttests
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Hill, Margaret S.; Wagovich, Stacy A.; Manfra, Louis – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2017
Most vocabulary growth during the school-age years occurs incidentally. However, little is understood about the influence of language skills on word knowledge growth during reading. Using a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, we examined incidental word learning through reading, considering the presence/absence of supportive context and…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Language Aptitude, Learning Processes, Oral Language
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Chen, Wen-Chun; Eslami, Zohreh – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
This study investigated the effectiveness of incidental focus on form in promoting second language development in text-based live chats. Sixteen college-level Taiwanese English language learners were partnered with American college students to complete two communicative tasks via synchronous chats on Instant Messenger. Language-related episodes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning