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Tran, Thi Thanh Thao; Ma, Qing – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This paper explores how a formative assessment-based blended English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) listening course affects students' perceptions of their listening performance and what difficulties they may encounter during the course. The study was carried out at the Hue University of Foreign Languages in Vietnam. Sixty students majoring in…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Blended Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Öbrink Hobzová, Milena – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
Sweden has been the target country for migrants and refugees for many decades now. One important tool for the integration of newcomers is the language classes called 'Svenska för invandrare' (Swedish for Immigrants). The aim of this article is to answer how Swedish for Immigrants has developed to respond to changes in attitudes to integration and…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Refugees
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Iwaizumi, Emi; Webb, Stuart – TESOL Journal, 2021
Research has indicated that first language (L1) English speakers acquire derivational knowledge--the ability to understand and produce derived forms of a word--through increased exposure to the language (e.g., Anglin, 1993). Second language (L2) research has shown that L2 English learners tend to have limited productive derivational knowledge in…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Hipfner-Boucher, Kathleen; Pasquarella, Adrian; Prasad, Sonal; Chen, Xi – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Our 1-year longitudinal study tracked the development of cognate awareness among second (L2) and third language (L3) learners of French in French immersion in Grades 1 and 2 to explore the impact of orthographic overlap and cognate status (true vs. false) on children's ability to recognize cognate relationships. We also assessed the…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, French, Immersion Programs, Elementary School Students
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Koné, Kadidja – MEXTESOL Journal, 2021
Directed motivational currents (DMCs) are a unique and intense motivational drive capable of supporting second language learning. Learners throughout the world can experience these unique motivational feelings regardless of their teaching and learning contexts. Therefore, researchers and language teachers have been exploring cases of DMCs since…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Learning Motivation
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Wang, Jianwei – English Language Teaching, 2021
Lexical approach has been believed to be an ideal way for language teaching and learning, but few empirical studies are concerned with the effects that lexical approach has on art major students' English writing. This study aims to explore the effects the lexical has on writing through an experiment in which the lexical approach was applied in an…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Art Education, Majors (Students), Writing Improvement
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Arifani, Yudhi; Jumadi – Teaching English with Technology, 2021
Previous studies have indicated inconsistencies in utilizing the mobile application known as "WhatsApp" in academic vocabulary learning. This study attempts to overcome those inconsistencies by addressing three research aims, namely a) to examine any significant difference of employing vocabulary learning between using…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Vocabulary Development, Computer Mediated Communication, Learning Activities
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Alzamil, Jwahir – Arab World English Journal, 2021
This study of 87 Saudi female university students aimed to discover whether they experience difficulties learning to listen to spoken English. Acknowledging that listening is an important part not just of learning a new language but also of day-to-day communication, data was collected using an online questionnaire. Participants were asked to…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Skill Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Y?n, Tr?n Th? Ng?c – TESL-EJ, 2021
A great deal of past research in reading fluency has focused on oral reading fluency in L1, but literature in EFL oral reading and silent reading is still in its infancy. This study attempts to examine the development of silent reading fluency in a speed reading course and aims to determine whether an improvement in silent reading speed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Oral Reading
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Deng, Delin – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2021
Sankoff et al. (1997) indicated in their research on discourse markers (DMs) used by anglophones in Montreal that the mastery of DMs is a good indicator of the non-native speakers' integration into the linguistic community. As DMs, especially the informal ones, are not taught explicitly in language classes, their acquisition could only be…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Chinese, Speech Acts
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Sanpanich, Nawaporn – rEFLections, 2021
This study aimed at investigating factors including gender, prior experience of hybrid learning, and computer literacy that affect students' attitudes toward hybrid learning with reference to different learning aspects. The study adopted a survey research methodology using a questionnaire and examined 879 students who had enrolled in hybrid…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Blended Learning, Gender Differences, Student Experience
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Takei, Naoko – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2021
This article aims to provide a better understanding of Japanese Mixed Heritage Youth's (JMHY) relationship to heritage language and senses of ethnicity, by analyzing their daily language use as provided by 14 JMHY. All (with two exceptions) do not use Japanese at home, and some have enrolled in Japanese as a second language class at a university.…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Self Concept, Language Usage, Japanese
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Windsor, Ryan John – Smart Learning Environments, 2021
This paper outlines and describes the effectiveness of a virtual learning environment (VLE) as a grammar learning resource for first year students at a university in southern China over two academic years. The resource, named the Independent Grammar Study Scheme (IGSS), offered short grammar exercises that were completed over a 14-week period by…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Adversario, Jan – Adult Learning, 2021
This qualitative phenomenological study examined the occupational downgrading experiences of six adult immigrants. Occupational downgrading happens when an individual's occupation post immigration does not match his or her education credentials and previous professional experiences. The goal is to make sense of the participants' narratives through…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Phenomenology, Self Concept, Occupations
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Masoud, Ameera; Holm, Gunilla; Brunila, Kristiina – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
This article scrutinises the normalised realities behind integration policies and training for refugees and immigrants that are claimed to be inclusive. The 'great narrative' of Finland has been focused on equal opportunity via education and training, which makes it even more important to examine the hidden realities and how such realities affect…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Public Policy, Foreign Countries, Refugees
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