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Mokhtarnia, Shabnam; Ghafar-Samar, Reza – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2016
This study aimed at exploring the possible differences between Iranian English and non-English major students in terms of their attitude towards native English speakers and reported self-identity change. It also attempted to investigate the possible significant relationships between these two variables. The results of the independent-sample…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
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Plonsky, Luke – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2013
This study assesses research and reporting practices in quantitative second language (L2) research. A sample of 606 primary studies, published from 1990 to 2010 in "Language Learning and Studies in Second Language Acquisition," was collected and coded for designs, statistical analyses, reporting practices, and outcomes (i.e., effect…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Research, Research Methodology, Periodicals
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Paek, Insu; Baek, Sun-Geun; Wilson, Mark – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2012
In this study, repeated measures item response data from an English language proficiency (ELP) test administered over 2 years were analyzed by item response theory-based approaches to model change over time. First, change over time was modeled by an item side change approach where change was parameterized at the item level. Second, more…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Interaction, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)