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Direct linkMurphy Odo, Dennis – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2022
Ongoing debate exists concerning pedagogical strategies including song to improve vocabulary learning in second or foreign language learners. A search of primary empirical studies published from 1990 to 2020 produced 27 articles with 28 studies and 1864 total participants. Effect sizes were analysed for the influence of English instructional…
Descriptors: Singing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Download full textBotes, Elouise; Dewaele, Jean-Marc; Greiff, Samuel – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
Studies examining the positive emotion of foreign language enjoyment (FLE) have recently increased exponentially, as researchers are applying the tenets of positive psychology in applied linguistics. It is therefore an appropriate time to take stock of the current literature and conduct a preliminary meta-analysis. The relationships between FLE…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Psychology
Ting Sun – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This three-article format dissertation aims to provide evidence of the effect size of the relationship between writing self-efficacy and writing achievement in an empirical study and a meta-analysis, and compare three methods, the averaging method, three-level meta-analysis (3LM), and robust variance estimation (RVE), in handling multiple…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Self Efficacy, Writing Skills, Writing Achievement
Sara Cotelli Kureth; Elisabeth Paliot; Suzana Zink – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2025
This article analyses a specific strategy designed to include generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in students' written assignments. While we recognise that GenAI tools represent a challenge for teachers in terms of their classroom use and the development of digital literacy among students, we believe that banning them is not a viable…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Digital Literacy, Technology Integration
Mahdi, Hassan Saleh; Al Khateeb, Ahmed Abdulateef – Review of Education, 2019
Computers are used in almost all aspects of language learning and have also created numerous opportunities in this area. This study aims to examine the overall effectiveness of using a computer in pronunciation learning and training. A meta-analysis of studies was conducted, which compared the outcomes of students learning the pronunciation of a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Pronunciation Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Elahi Shirvan, Majid; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan; MacIntyre, Peter D.; Taherian, Tahereh – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2019
Willingness to communicate (WTC) has been considered an important part of the language learning and communication process, playing a pivotal role in the development of language learners' communicative competence. Many studies have been conducted on the relationship between WTC and related variables in learning English as a foreign language.…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Interpersonal Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Guan, Lingtao – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative meta-synthesis is to investigate the demotivation and remotivation of Asian university students in the EFL context and the interplay with sociocultural factors. This meta-synthesis was designed to address three research questions:1. What are the demotivating factors of Asian university students who are learning…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Asians
Jia, Chengyuan; Hew, Khe Foon – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
Decoding training is an approach to teaching listening skills to help learners develop the ability to recognize individual words from speech. Although it has been historically underemphasized, recent empirical studies have pointed to its potential value in listening education. However, instructors and students generally face certain challenges…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ke, Sihui; Miller, Ryan T.; Zhang, Dongbo; Koda, Keiko – Language Learning, 2021
This study examined the crosslinguistic sharing of morphological awareness (MA) in biliteracy development. The analysis included 34 correlational studies with 41 independent samples (N = 4,104). Correlational coefficients were meta-analyzed, yielding four main findings: (a) the correlation between first language (L1) and second language (L2) MA…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Native Language, Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension
Noam Siegelman; Irina Elgort; Marc Brysbaert; Niket Agrawal; Simona Amenta; Jasmina Arsenijevic Mijalkovic; Christine S. Chang; Daria Chernova; Fabienne Chetail; A. J. Benjamin Clarke; Alain Content; Davide Crepaldi; Nastag Davaabold; Shurentsetseg Delgersuren; Avital Deutsch; Veronika Dibrova; Denis Drieghe; Dušica Filipovic Ðurdevic; Brittany Finch; Ram Frost; Carolina A. Gattei; Esther Geva; Aline Godfroid; Lindsay Griener; Esteban Hernández-Rivera; Anastasia Ivanenko; Juhani Järvikivi; Lea Kawaletz; Anurag Khare; Jun Ren Lee; Charlotte E. Lee; Christina Manouilidou; Marco Marelli; Timur Mashanlo; Ksenija Mišic; Koji Miwa; Pauline Palma; Ingo Plag; Zoya Rezanova; Enkhzaya Riimed; Jay Rueckl; Sascha Schroeder; Irina A. Sekerina; Diego E. Shalom; Natalia Slioussar; Neža Marija Slosar; Vanessa Taler; Kim Thériault; Debra Titone; Odonchimeg Tumee; Ross van de Wetering; Ark Verma; Anna Fiona Weiss; Denise Hsien Wu; Victor Kuperman – Language Learning, 2024
This article presents the ENglish Reading Online (ENRO) project that offers data on English reading and listening comprehension from 7,338 university-level advanced learners and native speakers of English representing 19 countries. The database also includes estimates of reading rate and seven component skills of English, including vocabulary,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
Ari Muhammad Syifa; Lilla Musyahda; David Segoh – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
This systematic literature review (SLR) aimed to investigate the potential of digital online game-based learning (DOGBL) to enhance motivation in English as a foreign language (EFL). Online gaming has grown in popularity among students, opening up the possibility of using games as powerful instructional resources. Academic achievement depends on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Computer Games
Lee, Jang Ho; Lee, Hansol; Lo, Yuen Yi – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2023
This meta-analysis synthesized the effects of the English medium instruction and content and language integrated learning (EMI-CLIL) approach on secondary-level students' English learning. The dataset included 44 samples (N = 7,434) from 38 primary studies. The results revealed EMI-CLIL's overall effectiveness for the development of English…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Chen, Xieling; Zou, Di; Cheng, Gary; Xie, Haoran; Su, Fan – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
Despite accumulated evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of flipped language classrooms in higher education, there is no quantitative examination of the extant empirical studies to draw a general conclusion. Based on Bayesian methodologies and 26 effect sizes, this study quantitatively examines empirical studies that investigated flipped…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Shahnama, Mojdeh; Ghonsooly, Behzad; Shirvan, Majid Elahi – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
Flipped learning is a pedagogical approach in which the traditional way of instruction is inverted by presenting new concepts and subject matters before class and allocating more class time to collaborative, individualized, and differentiated learning. Recently, the use of flipped learning has become popular in the context of learning English as a…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Flipped Classroom
Kernagaran, Vanhitha; Abdullah, Amelia – International Journal of Instruction, 2022
The goal of this research is to conduct a comprehensive assessment and analysis of the possibilities and understanding of how Flipped Learning (FL) instruction influences the ability to transfer information and skill-based learning. The instructional practices in the ESL context have been striving to shift from being teacher-centered to…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
