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Werkmann Horvat, Ana; Bolognesi, Marianna; Kohl, Katrin – Applied Linguistics, 2021
This article investigates the connection between multilingual experiences and creative metaphoric competence. As multilingualism has been shown to bring cognitive advantages in creative thinking, this article explores whether the ability to interpret creative metaphors differs in participants with less versus more multilingual experience. The…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Multilingualism, Figurative Language, Semantics
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Ghaemi, Hamed – International Journal of Language Testing, 2021
The Online Interaction Learning Model was founded on constructivist learning theory. It is an input-process-output model based on moderating variables, the inputs, which includes all of the characteristics of the courses, the instructors, EFL learners, and the technology. Due to the fact that the studies considering the pivotal role of the Online…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Questionnaires, Interaction
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Hernández-Chérrez, Elsa; Hidalgo-Camacho, Cynthia; Escobar-Llanganate, Paulina – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
The current work was based on a project that aimed to enhance the English-speaking skill development in tenth graders of a public high school in Ambato, a city of the Andean Region of Ecuador. The population involved 145 students who were surveyed to detect their impression about the use of Communication Games in the English as a Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Speech Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Alnaeem, Lubna – Arab World English Journal, 2021
This study attempted to examine the relationship between participation in extracurricular activities and levels of Communication Apprehension (CA) among English as a foreign language (EFL) students and explore the students' perspectives of how extracurricular activities affect their communication skills. The study addressed the following two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
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Yaghi, Eyhab T. – Arab World English Journal, 2021
The scientific knowledge related to online reading dispositions and factors affecting the occurrence of these dispositions is limited. Therefore, this treatise aims at studying the impact of metacognitive online reading strategies on online reading dispositions. To achieve this goal, the mixed method was employed using questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Metacognition, Reflection, Electronic Learning
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Almanea, Manar – Arab World English Journal, 2021
The present study is concerned with the relationship between brain hemisphericity and the reading comprehension of adult Saudi EFL learners. The tendency to rely on one side of the brain over the other can affect the degree of success in learning a foreign language as well as the appropriateness of learning and teaching strategies. A total of 122…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
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Mori, Setsuko; Gobel, Peter – English Language Teaching, 2021
The present study explored whether two semester overseas study programs had any impact on participants' language ability and motivation to study English. The language ability, L2 learning motivation and learning attitude of 65 Japanese university students participating in semester-long study abroad programs were measured pre departure and on their…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Language Proficiency, Student Motivation, English (Second Language)
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Elhassan, Mohamed Omer Ali; Tharbe, Ida Hartina Ahmed; Muhamad, Ahmad Shamsuri – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2021
Introduction: High academic achievement in English is a valued key for high school students in Sudan to guide them toward a better life, career, and social opportunities. At the same time, many of the Sudanese students have linguistic, cultural, and rhetorical problems in the English language, and many of them face challenges in expressing…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Beliefs, High School Students, Student Motivation
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Clahsen, Harald; Jessen, Anna – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2021
Morphological variability in bilingual language production is widely attested. Producing inflected words has been found to be less reliable and consistent in bilinguals than in first-language (functionally monolingual) L1 speakers, even for bilingual speakers at advanced proficiency levels. The sources for these differences are not well…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Bilingualism, Turkish, German
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Albalawi, Fatemah H.; Al-Hoorie, Ali H. – SAGE Open, 2021
Research into language learning demotivation has tended to focus on the identification of discrete factors resulting in demotivation. In this article, we report an investigation into the interrelationship among factors eventually leading to demotivation using a sequential exploratory mixed-methods design. In Study 1, 13 participants were…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Second Language Learning, Structural Equation Models, Self Concept
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Shelton-Strong, Scott J.; Mynard, Jo – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
In this study, Japanese university students learning English in Japan were asked to keep a confidence-building diary (CBD) for one week in order to understand the benefits of maintaining a positive outlook for learning. The researchers investigated what activities the participants engaged in and what emotions they felt as a result, how the…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Student Motivation, Second Language Learning, Self Esteem
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Leek, Joanna – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This paper seeks to extend discussion on ICT and intergenerational learning by examining the experiences of unrelated older adults and immigrant youths participating in the community-based "ICT Guides" project in Gothenburg, Sweden. I claim that ICT-supported learning between unrelated older adults and immigrant youths eliminates…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Older Adults, Immigrants, Young Adults
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Harsch, Claudia; Seyferth, Sibylle; Larenas, Salomé Villa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
We report on research conducted during a language assessment literacy (LAL) project set up for employees at a university language centre. Teachers, students and an external accreditation body requested a revision of the end-of-course exams to increase comparability, transparency and alignment to course aims. We used a collaborative approach where…
Descriptors: Assessment Literacy, College Faculty, Coordinators, Researchers
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Henderson, Davis E. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Standardized norm-referenced language assessments are used to identify developmental language disorder (DLD) in bicultural Navajo children. However, these assessments do not include normative data for Navajo children, the majority of whom are exposed to both Navajo and English, and consequently the assessments may not reflect their true language…
Descriptors: Navajo, Biculturalism, Language Skills, Norm Referenced Tests
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Ababneh, Sana' – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2021
The present study investigated the types of intelligence BAU students prefer to use in learning English. This study used a quantitative method for collecting data via a questionnaire. The subjects of the study were 138 Jordanian students at Al-Huson University College, Al-Balqa Applied University. The results revealed that logical-mathematical and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multiple Intelligences
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