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Download full textDongyu, Zhang; Fanyu, B.; Wanyi, Du – International Education Studies, 2013
This paper discusses the sociocultural theory (SCT). In particular, three significant concepts of Vyogtsky's theory: self-regulation, the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), and scaffolding all of which have been discussed in numerous second language acquisition (SLA) and second language learning (SLL) research papers. These concepts lay the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Social Theories, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Direct linkGraham, Suzanne; Santos, Denise – Language Awareness, 2013
This paper considers the issue raised in 2008 by Gillian Brown in her article "Selective listening" regarding whether nouns are "privileged" in memory over verbs during listening tasks, and whether attention to nouns, at least in the early stages of L2 learning, is a desirable strategy to be taught to learners, as Brown…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Listening Skills, Verbs
Sucuoglu, Esen – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2017
The aim of this study is to determine the perceptions of English language teachers teaching at a preparatory school in relation to their knowing and applying contemporary language teaching techniques in their lessons. An investigation was conducted of 21 English language teachers at a preparatory school in North Cyprus. The SPSS statistical…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Duque Micán, Adriana; Cuesta Medina, Liliana – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
This study explores the influence of self-assessment of vocabulary competence on a group of students' oral fluency. Twenty-four young adult learners participated in a learning process that promoted their oral skills and vocabulary development. Self-assessment was mainly examined through the analysis of students' learning logs, field notes and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation
Thompson, David R. – Foreign Language Annals, 2012
In recent years numerous studies on language learning strategies have signaled the importance of developing students' metacognitive skills. This article communicates findings from a classroom research project that sought to stimulate metacognitive self-monitoring practices among college students in an intermediate-level Spanish language course.…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Learning Strategies, Classroom Research, Metacognition
Subramaniam, Bathuma; Palanisamy, Kalaimakal – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This study explores the usage of language learning strategies in private secondary Schools in Malaysia. Hypothesis was made that most of the students do not practice the language learning strategies completely and accurately. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between language learning strategies and practices of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Private Schools, Second Language Learning
Naeimi, Maki; Foo, Thomas Chow Voon – English Language Teaching, 2014
Vocabulary learning and assessment are considered as the key basis for the training of English as a foreign language. However, it is time-consuming, uncertain and repetitious for the teachers to assess the proficiency of the students' vocabulary storage. This paper reports the results of a study which aimed to investigate the effect of Repeating…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Zarei, Abbas, Ali; Baharestani, Nooshin – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2014
To investigate the use of language learning strategies (LLS) by Iranian EFL learners across proficiency levels, a total of 180 Iranian adult female EFL learners were selected and divided into three different proficiency level groups. To collect data, Oxford's (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL) was used. One-way ANOVA procedures…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies, College Students, Second Language Learning
Seibert Hanson, Aroline E.; Carlson, Matthew T. – Language Learning, 2014
We assessed the roles of first language (L1) and second language (L2) proficiency in the processing of preverbal clitics in L2 Spanish by considering the predictions of four processing theories--the Input Processing Theory, the Unified Competition Model, the Amalgamation Model, and the Associative-Cognitive CREED. We compared the performance of L1…
Descriptors: Language Role, Second Language Learning, Native Language, Spanish
Rahimirad, Maryam; Zare-ee, Abbas – International Journal of Instruction, 2015
Metacognitive strategy instruction (MetSI) has been shown to have a strong impact on various aspects of English as a second/foreign language instruction. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of MetSI on the improvement of listening self-efficacy among English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) learners. A group of sixty female undergraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Metacognition, Learning Strategies
Bakhshalinezhad, Ladan; Nikou, Farahnaz Reymani; Bonyadi, Alireza – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This study explored the reading strategies used by advanced and intermediate Persian EFL learners in both English and Persian reading comprehension texts. Based on the aims of the study reading comprehension texts were administered to the learners and their reading strategies in both English and Persian reading comprehension texts were examined…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Protocol Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Indo European Languages
Relationship between EFL Learners' Autonomy and Speaking Strategies They Use in Conversation Classes
Salehi, Hadi; Ebrahimi, Marziyeh; Sattar, Susan; Shojaee, Mohammad – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The present study was conducted at Parsayan Language Institute in Isfahan, Iran. The students in pre-intermediate and intermediate classes were examined to investigate the relationship between degrees of learner autonomy, use of strategies for coping with speaking problems and the learners' success in their speaking classes. To determine the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Personal Autonomy
Teng, Feng – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2015
This study is an attempt to explore the correlation between direct and indirect vocabulary learning strategies along with the depth and breadth of vocabulary knowledge. To this end, a sample of 145 low proficiency students who learn English as a Foreign Language (EFL) completed a questionnaire concerning vocabulary learning strategy use.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Learning Strategies
Chou, Mu-hsuan – English Language Teaching, 2015
Listening is an essential skill for English as a Foreign Language learners studying in English-speaking universities to succeed in various fields of study. To comprehend subject material and improve listening effectiveness, learners are generally advised to develop strategies which help them process the target language in specific contexts.…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension
Wong, Mary Siew-Lian – Online Submission, 2011
Language learning strategies are specific actions or techniques that learners use to assist their progress in developing second or foreign language skills (Oxford, 1990). Knowledge of students' strategy use is important, as this will provide information to teachers concerning the strategy training needs of their students. This paper presents the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning
