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Aghajanloo, Khadijeh; Mobini, Fariba; Khosravi, Robab – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) is a controversial topic among theorists and researchers in L2 studies. Ellis, Sheen, Murakami, and Takashima (2008) identify two dominant dichotomies in this regard, that is focused vs. unfocused WCF and direct vs. indirect WCF. This study considered both dichotomies in a matrix format, resulted in the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Achievement, Error Correction, English (Second Language)
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Ranaweera, Mahishi – English Language Teaching, 2015
Theoretical and empirical data support that the feedback given in small group activities promote second language acquisition. There are many studies that have examined the impact of interaction on second language acquisition in controlled language situations. This study examines the small group activity "conversation partner" in order to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response)
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Chapple, Julian – International Education Studies, 2015
Described as a "galloping" phenomenon now considered "pandemic" in proportion, the use of English as the lingua franca medium of instruction (EMI) at higher education institutions (HEIs) across the globe is today considered the most significant trend in educational internationalisation. Japan is no exception and a growing…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ghabanchi, Zargham; Rastegar, Rabe'e – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2014
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of both IQ and emotional intelligence on reading comprehension in Iran. Forty-five EFL college students from Payame Noor University of Gonbad and Azad University of Gorgan participated in this study. Three independent tests were administrated, including Bar-On's emotional intelligence inventory…
Descriptors: Correlation, Emotional Intelligence, College Students, Intelligence Quotient
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Coté, Robert A. – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2014
The present study reports the results of a process of peer feedback through anonymous peer review in an EFL writing class. Numerous studies have reported on the benefits of peer review (PR) in the ESL/EFL writing classroom. However, the literature also identifies social issues that can negatively affect the outcome of face-to-face PR. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Ho, Mei-ching – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
This study investigates the use of face-to-face and computer-mediated peer review in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing course to examine how different interaction modes affect comment categories, students' revisions, and their perceptions of peer feedback. The participants were an intact class of 13 students at a Taiwanese university.…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Computer Mediated Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Intermode Differences
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Ranalli, Jim – Language Learning & Technology, 2013
This paper explores the feasibility of an automated, online form of L2 strategy instruction (SI) as an alternative to conventional, classroom-based forms that rely primarily on teachers. Feasibility was evaluated by studying the effectiveness, both actual and perceived, of a five-week, online SI course designed to teach web-based dictionary skills…
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Internet, Feedback (Response), English (Second Language)
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Winke, Paula; Gass, Susan; Myford, Carol – ETS Research Report Series, 2011
This study investigated whether raters' second language (L2) background and the first language (L1) of test takers taking the TOEFL iBT® Speaking test were related through scoring. After an initial 4-hour training period, a group of 107 raters (mostly of learners of Chinese, Korean, and Spanish), listened to a selection of 432 speech samples that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Evaluators, Speech Tests, English (Second Language)
Hale, Gordon A.; Courtney, Rosalea – 1991
This study examined the effects of taking notes in the portion of the Test of English as a Foreign language (TOEFL) listening comprehension section that contains short monologues, or "mini-talks." These effects were assessed in experimental testing sessions with students in intensive English language programs and with undergraduate and…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education