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Blumenfeld, Henrike K.; Sanabria, Ashley Adams; Nip, Ignatius S. B. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: We examined native language (L1) and second language (L2) convergence of underlying skills in adult L2 learners as well as the contribution of instructional L2 level on L2 attainment across speech motor, lexical, and narrative levels. Method: Thirty-four adult Spanish L2 learners who had completed at least 1 year of college Spanish…
Descriptors: Native Language, English, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Alotaibi, Abdullah – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
Previous research in L2 perception has shown limited and diverge findings for final stop voicing contrasts by learners with different L1 backgrounds in comparison to natives of the target language. This paper aimed to investigate L2 learners' perceptual identification of voicing in English final stops based on the duration of succeeding vowel, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Identification
Jitpaisarnwattana, Napat; Darasawang, Pornapit; Reinders, Hayo – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2022
In the last decade, Language MOOCs have attracted a lot of interest for their potential to enhance language learning. However, how learners engage with MOOC environments and realise their benefits, remains unclear. The current study adopts activity theory (Engeström in J Educ Work 14:133-156, 2001) as a lens to comprehend the affordances and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Online Courses, Affordances, Cooperative Learning
Hazrat, Mandana; Read, John – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2022
The Involvement Load Hypothesis (ILH) is a framework for designing vocabulary-learning tasks which was proposed by Batia Laufer and Jan Hulstijn in 2001. It assumes that task effectiveness depends on three components induced by a task: a motivational component (need) and two cognitive components (search and evaluation). The hypothesis has been…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Vocabulary Development, Language Research, Evidence
Li, Rui – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2022
Despite the growing body of research on foreign language reading anxiety, there is still a dearth of comprehensive meta-analysis regarding the effect sizes of these studies. To fill the gap, this study meta-analyzed the overall average correlation between foreign language reading anxiety and its correlates among 9785 participants: two…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Strategies, Self Efficacy, Anxiety
Dunn, Karen; Iwaniec, Janina – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2022
A foundation of second language motivational theory has been that motivation contributes to explaining variance in language learning proficiency; however, empirical findings have been mixed. This article presents an innovative approach to exploring L2 proficiency and motivations of teenage English language learners in Madrid, Spain (N = 1773).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Cooc, North; Kim, Grace MyHyun – Educational Policy, 2022
More than two decades since the first study to document the shortage of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) teachers, this paper examines recent trends and factors related to AAPI teacher career choice using the American Community Survey 2013-2017. The results show a continued underrepresentation of AAPI teachers relative to AAPI students…
Descriptors: Minority Group Teachers, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Teacher Recruitment
Oyelekan, Oloyede Solomon; Upahi, Johnson Enero – Science Education International, 2022
Disadvantaged pupils are those pupils whose ability to learn in school is impeded by their family, social or economic situations which are often times beyond their control. Without adequate intervention, there are chances that this group of pupils could drop out of school. In Nigeria, there are many categories of disadvantaged pupils into which a…
Descriptors: Science Education, Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Migrants
Zhang, Weiyu; Xiaoya, Sun; Cheung, Yin Ling – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2022
Given the emergence of English as a global lingual franca, English proficiency has become necessary for workers in many sectors and therefore should be given special attention in vocational education and training. While there is no shortage of research on vocational education and training in general, this body of work lacks a focus on English…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Multilingualism
Ilana M. Umansky; Karen Thompson; James Soland; Amanda Kibler – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
An important subgroup of English learner-classified (EL) students immigrate to the U.S., entering U.S. schools upon their arrival. Using growth models and statewide data, this study asks first, how newcomers' English proficiency status and growth compare to those of non-newcomer EL students; and second, what characteristics are associated with…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Learners, Immigrants, Language Proficiency
Ala-Kortesmaa, Sanna; Muñoz, Candice – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2023
As technology has enabled people across the world to collaborate and create virtual communities, the ability to interact in computer-mediated, cross-cultural environments in a meaningful way has become a necessity. This is particularly true for younger adults who operate in virtual teams during their studies, for instance in virtual exchange…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, College Students, Foreign Countries, Barriers
BijanKhan, Mahmood; ShayesteFar, Parvaneh; Mohebbi, Hassan – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
Drawing on a growing body of research on the interface between corpus linguistics and second/foreign language testing and assessment, we adopted "Peykare," a large-scale, annotated, Persian written language resource to evaluate the content (i.e., coverage and typicality) and construct validity of a Persian language proficiency test…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Language Tests, Test Construction, Test Validity
Álvarez-Cañizo, Marta; Afonso, Olivia; Suárez-Coalla, Paz – Annals of Dyslexia, 2023
Different studies have demonstrated that people with dyslexia have difficulties in acquiring fluent reading and writing. These problems are also evident when they learn a second language. The aim of our study was to investigate if there is a linguistic transfer effect for writing in children with dyslexia when they face tasks in English (L2), as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Phuong, Hoang Yen; Phan, Quoc Toan; Le, Thanh Thao – Language Testing in Asia, 2023
This research investigates the effectiveness of utilizing analytic rubrics in peer-assessment (PA) and self-assessment (SA) methodologies to enhance the proficiency of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' essay writing skills in the Vietnamese context. It further contributes to the existing body of literature regarding formative…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Scoring Rubrics, Language Proficiency
Villegas, Leslie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
The English learner (EL) population has grown by 35% in the last 20 years. However, in addition to new students being identified as ELs, the EL subgroup is being inflated by students who are not being reclassified within a reasonable and developmentally appropriate timeframe. These students, often labeled long term ELs (LTELs), are a product of…
Descriptors: Accountability, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Equal Education