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Direct linkGhorbani Nejad, Solmaz; Farvardin, Mohammad Taghi – International Journal of Listening, 2022
Investigating the learner variables involved in second language (L2) listening comprehension can lead to a better understanding of the difficulties that learners may encounter while listening to an L2. In this line, this study aimed to examine the roles of some important learner variables (i.e., general language proficiency, aural vocabulary…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Listening Comprehension, Barriers, Language Proficiency
Alibakhshi, Goudarz; Nezakatgoo, Behzad; Bahremand, Alireza – International Journal of Training Research, 2022
Assessing language learners' needs has been abundantly studied by a large number of researchers interested in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Needs Analysis (NA). However, task-based language needs of the students of marine (maritime) engineering have not been well-investigated, to the date. A qualitative research method was used. We…
Descriptors: Marine Education, Task Analysis, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning
Namaziandost, Ehsan; Mohammed Sawalmeh, Murad Hassan; Izadpanah Soltanabadi, Masoumeh – Cogent Education, 2020
The current study investigates the effect of massed and spaced instruction on vocabulary recall and retention. To fulfill this objective, 75 Iranian pre-intermediate EFL learners (16 to 19 years) took part in 15 sessions of 60 minutes. The participants were randomly divided into three experimental groups; a spaced distribution group (n = 25), a…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Janebi Enayat, Mostafa; Amirian, Seyed Mohammad Reza; Zareian, Gholamreza; Ghaniabadi, Saeed – SAGE Open, 2018
This study investigates the correlations between the three measures of written receptive vocabulary size and second language (L2) depth of vocabulary knowledge to find the most reliable test of vocabulary size. Moreover, the corresponding relationship is examined for the higher and lower word-frequency bands of the three tests to find whether the…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Language Tests, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
Download full textRoghani, Shadan; Milton, James – TESOL International Journal, 2017
This paper reports an investigation into whether a test of productive vocabulary size using a category generation task can be useful and effective. A category generation task is a simple task where learners are asked to name as many as words as they can from a prescribed category such as "animals" or "body" parts. The virtue of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Ahmadi, Alireza; Sahragard, Rahman; Babaie Shalmani, Hamed – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
The present study aimed to examine whether agent-based instruction would privilege English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners any better than mainstream approaches (e.g. analogical reasoning, guessing from context, image formation, semantic analysis, etc.) when it comes to the teaching of English idioms. It also sought to explore whether…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Figurative Language
