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Download full textGray, James W.; Smithers, Ryan W. – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2019
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is well known for providing authentic opportunities for second and foreign language (L2) skill development. However, for many learners the use of traditional grammar within TBLT lacks the functional support necessary to create accurate and fluent L2 output. The current study replaced traditional grammar…
Descriptors: Semantics, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Michael Barcomb; Walcir Cardoso – CALICO Journal, 2020
This one-group quasi-experimental study aimed to determine the effectiveness of using a gamified course management system with points, badges (and consequently competition) to facilitate the development of English phonology in a foreign language context in Japan. To implement this idea, we focused on the acquisition of English segments /r/ and /l/…
Descriptors: Management Systems, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Small, Lyndon – THAITESOL Journal, 2019
This non-experimental study gauged the English lexical preferences of 545 native Japanese university students. Specifically, this univariate design collated the frequency of English loanword selection in preference to non-borrowed lexical items. A major focus of the study design was instrument validity, addressing the flaws of two previous studies…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Linguistic Borrowing
Direct linkLucas, Matthew Wycliffe; Yiakoumetti, Androula – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
In our globalised world, the desire for the acquisition of English has led to increased research into the appropriate pedagogical approaches for learning and teaching the language. This manuscript focuses on the use of learners' mother tongue in the learning and teaching of English in an effort to identify ways in which cross-linguistic…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Universities
Colpitts, Bradley D. F.; Past, Travis Hunter – JALT CALL Journal, 2019
The present study compared the efficacy of computer-mediated peer corrective feedback (CF) among two groups of high-proficiency (n=11) and low-proficiency (n=19) postsecondary Japanese EFL students. They completed a 10-week process writing composition, during which the students were given explicit instruction in metalinguistic peer CF. They then…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Peer Evaluation, Error Correction, Feedback (Response)
Hinenoya, Kimiko; Lyster, Roy – Language Teaching Research, 2015
The present study investigated the effects of instruction on the use of the definite article "the" by Japanese learners of English by implementing two instructional treatments that varied in the extent to which they emphasized identifiability and accessibility. One instructional treatment, referred to as the traditional (TR) treatment,…
Descriptors: Japanese, Native Speakers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
