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McLeod, Sharynne; Verdon, Sarah; Tran, Van H.; Margetson, Kate; Wang, Cen – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this pilot feasibility study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the group VietSpeech SuperSpeech program targeting speech skills and home language maintenance via telepractice. Method: In Stage 1, using a case-control design, 30 Vietnamese-English-speaking children were assessed in English and Vietnamese, and parents…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Native Language, Intervention, Language Maintenance
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Yanagi, Miho; Baker, Amanda A. – TESOL Journal, 2016
Due to ever-increasing demands to acquire effective communicative abilities in the English language, increasing numbers of international students choose to study in Western tertiary institutions; however, they frequently encounter difficulties in performing satisfactorily in English. This study aims to identify specific challenges that Japanese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Language Proficiency
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Ping, Rebecca Lee Su – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Past research has found that many pre-university L2 learners, having completed an Intensive English Program (IEP) still have difficulty in undertaking various disciplines in English-speaking tertiary institutions and continue to exhibit numerous linguistic problems (Bialystok, 2001, Celce Murcia 2001). The purpose of this paper is to present the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Intensive Language Courses