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Direct linkHuang, Zeping – ReCALL, 2014
This paper examines whether and to what extent data-driven learning (DDL) activities can improve the lexico-grammatical use of abstract nouns in L2 writing. A topic-based corpus was compiled to develop concordance learning activities, and 40 Chinese students majoring in English were randomly assigned to a control group or an experimental group. At…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Language Patterns, Writing (Composition)
Luneta, Kakoma; Makonye, Judah P. – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2011
This study explores the nature of undergraduate students' errors and misconceptions in particle mechanics. This paper provides in-depth descriptions of the errors presented by students and accounts for them in terms of students' procedural or conceptual knowledge. Specifically, this study analyses students' written responses to questions on…
Descriptors: Scripts, Undergraduate Students, Concept Formation, Teaching Skills
Pariente-Beltran, Beatriz – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Some have argued in favor of translation in the L2 classroom (Danchev, 1983; Levenston, 1985; Ballester Casado, 1991; Newson, 1998; Malloy, 2001; Bonyadi, 2003; Colina, 2006; Kulwindr, 2005; Petrocchi, 2006; House, 2008), while others have argued against it (Sweet, 1899/1964; Jespersen, 1901/1904; Lado, 1957, 1964; Gatenby, 1967; Sankey, 1991),…
Descriptors: Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
Rebuck, Mark – ELT Journal, 2011
While it is common for teachers to focus on learners' errors in the EFL classroom, little attention is given to the "errors" that native English speakers make in their mother tongue. This paper reports on a study to assess the reaction of Japanese university students to an activity that primarily required identifying…
Descriptors: Speech, Oral Language, Followup Studies, Native Speakers
Download full textNel, Norma; Müller, Heléne – South African Journal of Education, 2010
The importance of the role of language in teacher education programmes and in children's learning is crucial. This study focuses on the use of English as the language of learning and teaching and its impact on the language development of English second language (ESL) student teachers and ESL learners. Against the background of major theories in…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, Inclusion, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Ishida, Toshiko – 1977
An analysis of Kanji errors made by students of Japanese at International Christian University over a period of a year, as well as answers to a questionnaire on Kanji study, indicate that the learning of Kanji relies greatly on individual work outside of class. A method is presented which uses slides to enable students to study Kanji on their own.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Audiovisual Aids, Error Analysis (Language), Independent Study
