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English Foreign Language Reading and Spelling Diagnostic Assessments Informing Teaching and Learning of Young Learners
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Janina Kahn-Horwitz; Zahava Goldstein – Language Testing, 2024
In order to inform English foreign language (EFL) diagnostic assessment of literacy, this study examined the extent to which 175 first-language Hebrew-speaking EFL young learners from fifth to tenth grade exhibited differences in single-letter grapheme recognition, sub-word, and word reading, and rapid automatized naming (RAN) of letters and…
Descriptors: Spelling, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Learnability of Word Knowledge Aspects in Thai EFL High School Learners
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Nontasee, Worakrit; Sukying, Apisak – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
This study investigated the learnability of multiple word knowledge aspects and the relationship between the word knowledge aspects. A total of 261 Thai high school students were measured on receptive and productive word knowledge aspects: word parts, the form-meaning link, and collocations. The current findings indicated that word parts are…
Descriptors: Correlation, High School Students, Vocabulary Development, Semantics
Why Should We Care about Sound Symbolism in EFL Learning?: Two Pilot Studies
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Roig-Marín, Amanda – International Journal of English Studies, 2017
Given the importance of the phonological and lexical components of the language in L2 learning, this article discusses an innovative, holistic approach to learning these two components of the language based on the existence of "sound symbolism"--the interrelation between sound and meaning--in English. In particular, it describes how and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Semantics
The Effects of Spanish Heritage Language Literacy on English Reading for Spanish-English Bilingual Children in the US
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Kremin, Lena V.; Arredondo, Maria M.; Hsu, Lucy Shih-Ju; Satterfield, Teresa; Kovelman, Ioulia – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
Models of monolingual literacy propose that reading acquisition builds upon children's semantic, phonological, and orthographic knowledge. The relationships between these components vary cross-linguistically, yet it is generally unknown how these differences impact bilingual children's literacy. A comparison between Spanish-English bilingual and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Spanish, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Beginners' Progress in Decoding L2 French: Some Longitudinal Evidence from English Modern Foreign Languages Classrooms
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Woore, Robert – Language Learning Journal, 2009
"Decoding"--converting the written symbols (or graphemes) of an alphabetical writing system into the sounds (or phonemes) they represent, using knowledge of the language's symbol/sound correspondences--has been argued to be an important but neglected skill in the teaching of second language (L2) French in English secondary schools.…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Vocabulary Development, French
Improving Reading, Writing, and Content Learning for Students in Grades 4-12
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Taylor, Rosemarye T. – Corwin Press, 2006
In contrast to the primary grades when children are learning to read, students in grades 4 through 12 are expected to learn content as they read, yet they may still struggle with reading basics. This book provides a realistic and systematic process for improving reading and writing while enhancing content knowledge and skills. Based on proven…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Critical Reading