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Azkarai, Agurtzane; Oliver, Rhonda; Gil-Berrio, Yohana – Language Learning, 2022
The interactionist hypothesis holds that conversational interaction facilitates second language (L2) learning by providing learners opportunities to receive meaningful input, modify their output, and attend to language form. Although research has often explored the efficacy of different types of L2 instruction (deductive or inductive), few studies…
Descriptors: Interaction Process Analysis, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kopinska, Marta; Azkarai, Agurtzane – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
Motivation has been widely considered one of the most influential variables in the field of second language learning. Motivation may vary throughout the years, even within the duration of a single language class, and this might occur due to different factors, such as the choice of tasks or the activity type (i.e., collaborative or individual).…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Azkarai, Agurtzane; Oliver, Rhonda – Language Learning Journal, 2019
Research on task repetition in second language (L2) learning has shown the benefits of this practice for subsequent L2 learning. However, as with much L2 research, most studies on task repetition have focused on adults and there is a dearth of research in this area involving young children. This study examines the effect of task repetition on two…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Azkarai, Agurtzane; García Mayo, María del Pilar – Language Teaching Research, 2017
Research has shown that tasks provide second language (L2) learners with many opportunities to learn the L2. Task repetition has been claimed to benefit L2 learning since familiarity with procedure and/or content gives learners the chance to focus on more specific aspects of language. Most research on task repetition has focused on adult…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Native Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Azkarai, Agurtzane; del Pilar García Mayo, María – Language Teaching Research, 2015
This study examines whether task-modality (speaking vs. speaking+writing) influences first language (L1) use in task-based English as a foreign language (EFL) learner-learner interaction. Research on the topic has shown that different task-modality triggers different learning opportunities with collaborative speaking tasks drawing learners'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Task Analysis, Native Language
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Azkarai, Agurtzane; Imaz Agirre, Ainara – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2016
Research on child English as a second language (ESL) learners has shown the benefits of task-based interaction for the use of different negotiation of meaning (NoM) strategies, which have been claimed to lead to second language learning. However, research on child interaction in foreign language settings is scarce, specifically research on a new…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Age Differences