Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| English (Second Language) | 3 |
| Foreign Countries | 3 |
| Nouns | 3 |
| Second Language Learning | 3 |
| Teaching Methods | 3 |
| Verbs | 3 |
| Chinese | 2 |
| Phrase Structure | 2 |
| Second Language Instruction | 2 |
| Academic Discourse | 1 |
| Accuracy | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Audience
Location
| Taiwan | 3 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkTsai, Mei-Hsing – Language Teaching Research, 2020
This study investigates the relative effectiveness of two methods for teaching a set of English verb-noun collocations: form-focused instruction (FFI) and concept-based instruction (CBI). The sample comprised 73 Chinese-speaking learners of English taking intermediate English courses, who were randomly assigned to one of three groups: an FFI…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Pretests Posttests
Reynolds, Barry Lee – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2016
Lack of knowledge in the conventional usage of collocations in one's respective field of expertise cause Taiwanese students to produce academic writing that is markedly different than more competent writing. This is because Taiwanese students are first and foremost English as a Foreign language (EFL) readers and may have difficulties picking up on…
Descriptors: Action Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Chinese
Lin, Lu-Fang – Educational Media International, 2010
This study investigates first whether news video in a computer-assisted language learning (CALL) program can foster second language (L2) comprehension and incidental acquisition of adjectives, nouns, and verbs. Second, this study examines the relationship between the participants' vocabulary acquisition and their video comprehension. The…
Descriptors: Verbs, Nouns, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
