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Peer reviewedWilcox, George K. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1978
A study was conducted at Nanyang University in Singapore with Chinese-educated students who supposedly received 12 years of instruction in English but who were still deficient in the language. Comprehension of four different English accents were tested, and two tests of measuring aural comprehension were compared. (SW)
Descriptors: Dialects, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Language Instruction
Direct linkZhang, Lawrence Jun – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2008
The study explored English as a Second Language (ESL) learner development. In particular, it focused on investigating learners' understanding of reading and their willingness to be engaged in strategic reading in participatory classroom activities. It also examined possible effects of such pedagogy on reading performance. The context was a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), English (Second Language), Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Peer reviewedGoh, Christine – Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1999
Discusses factors that influence learners' listening comprehension in relation to a group of Chinese English-as-Second-Language learners in Singapore. Reports on how one type of knowledge, within a broader framework of metacognitive knowledge, affects listening comprehension in learners of different ability levels. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGoh, Christine C. M. – Language Teaching Research, 1998
Presents findings from research into listening strategies and tactics of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learners from the People's Republic of China studying in an intensive English language and academic skills program in a university in Singapore. Showed that high-ability listeners used more strategies and tactics than the low-ability ones.…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
