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Direct linkHuilin Chen; Huan Mei – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Based on theories on vocabulary knowledge, grammar knowledge, and reading comprehension subcomponents, ten attributes/subskills were defined for 50 items from relevant subtests of TEM4 (Band Four of Test for English Majors in China). Cognitive diagnosis was conducted on the TEM4 data of the randomly sampled 2285 examinees (roughly at the B2 level)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Language Tests, Linguistic Input, Vocabulary Skills
Colton Seaman; Leticia Rincón Herce; Aaron Yamada – Second Language Research, 2024
Recent studies in the second language acquisition of negation have focused on polarity items and their licensing contexts. Although several studies show a correlation between higher degrees of second language (L2) proficiency and the acquisition of the target L2 structures, less attention has been given to the relation between the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Correlation
Trebits, Anna; Koch, Martin J.; Ponto, Katharina; Bruhn, Ann-Christin; Adler, Marie; Kersten, Kristin – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This study explores the relationship of early immersion education, socioeconomic background, and cognitive gains of young learners. We examine the possible advantages of early bilingual education and the impact of family socioeconomic status (SES) for the cognitive development of children. Participants (N = 39) were students at regular (German) or…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Second Language Learning, Immersion Programs, Cognitive Ability
Download full textWongpuchit Chulee; Ketwadee Khanom; Natrut Chesa; Mohammed Yassin Mohd Aba Sha'ar; Chamaiporn Buddharat – MEXTESOL Journal, 2023
This study aims to investigate why the Thai EFL learners at Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University (NSTRU) cannot speak English fluently and examine the internal factors that demotivate them from speaking English either in class or in daily life situations. To achieve these objectives, 316 male and female learners were randomly selected to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation
Syamsudin; Istiadah; Syafiyah; Agus Eko Cahyono; Sugeng Mulyono – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
This qualitative case study aimed to explore fillers usage to address speaking challenges related to the improvement of self-confidence and motivation in speaking practices done by two English foreign language (EFL) learners of the English department of one of the Islamic Universities in Malang, Indonesia. Data were collected through observations…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peace Fiadzomor; Kabelo Sebolai; Brenton Grant Fredericks – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
Writing a quality research abstract is crucial for a scholarly report. An abstract should be informational and lexically dense, be formal, and have a professional tone. This requires precision, objectivity, logicality, technicality, and comprehensiveness. However, writing a good research abstract is a hurdle for novice and inexperienced…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Education, Word Frequency, Grammar
Hamid Allami; Boshra Najari; Zia Tajeddin – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2025
This study explores the impact of sociocultural theory-based instruction on enhancing L2 learners' writing skills including grammatical accuracy, coherence, cohesion, task response, and lexical resources for the IELTS. To this end, a cohort of 40 participants, spanning intermediate and advanced proficiency levels, was divided into experimental and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Writing Skills
Noam Siegelman; Irina Elgort; Marc Brysbaert; Niket Agrawal; Simona Amenta; Jasmina Arsenijevic Mijalkovic; Christine S. Chang; Daria Chernova; Fabienne Chetail; A. J. Benjamin Clarke; Alain Content; Davide Crepaldi; Nastag Davaabold; Shurentsetseg Delgersuren; Avital Deutsch; Veronika Dibrova; Denis Drieghe; Dušica Filipovic Ðurdevic; Brittany Finch; Ram Frost; Carolina A. Gattei; Esther Geva; Aline Godfroid; Lindsay Griener; Esteban Hernández-Rivera; Anastasia Ivanenko; Juhani Järvikivi; Lea Kawaletz; Anurag Khare; Jun Ren Lee; Charlotte E. Lee; Christina Manouilidou; Marco Marelli; Timur Mashanlo; Ksenija Mišic; Koji Miwa; Pauline Palma; Ingo Plag; Zoya Rezanova; Enkhzaya Riimed; Jay Rueckl; Sascha Schroeder; Irina A. Sekerina; Diego E. Shalom; Natalia Slioussar; Neža Marija Slosar; Vanessa Taler; Kim Thériault; Debra Titone; Odonchimeg Tumee; Ross van de Wetering; Ark Verma; Anna Fiona Weiss; Denise Hsien Wu; Victor Kuperman – Language Learning, 2024
This article presents the ENglish Reading Online (ENRO) project that offers data on English reading and listening comprehension from 7,338 university-level advanced learners and native speakers of English representing 19 countries. The database also includes estimates of reading rate and seven component skills of English, including vocabulary,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Language
Clara Fridman; Maria Polinsky; Natalia Meir – Second Language Research, 2024
While it is known that heritage speakers diverge from the homeland baseline, there is still no consensus on the mechanisms triggering this divergence. We investigate the impact of two potential factors shaping adult heritage language (HL) grammars: (1) cross-linguistic influence (CLI), originally proposed for second language acquisition (SLA), and…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Second Language Learning, Grammar, Native Language
McDonough, Kim; Ammar, Ahlem; Michaud, Gabriel – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2022
As a reflection of the value attached to interaction in L2 learning, pair and small-group activities have been integrated into different phases in the writing process. Focusing specifically on peer interaction during the planning and revision phases, this "In the Classroom" study explores the relationship between peer interaction and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Peer Relationship, French, Second Language Instruction
Yildiz, Mustafa – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2023
The present study sets out to measure Turkish EFL learners' receptive affix knowledge and productive derivative vocabulary knowledge. More specifically, the extent to which Turkish EFL learners recognize written form of affixes, know the meaning of affixes and determine the part of speech of the derivatives produced by means of affixes and how…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Rutamornchai, Nuttapong; Tepsuriwong, Saowaluck – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2022
EFL learners commonly infer word meanings while reading. However, previous research suggested that a large number of lexical inferencing attempts were far from success (Nylander, 2014; Qian, 2005). This study aims to examine possible factors of failure in lexical inferencing, with strategy use as a main focus. Eight participants were asked to read…
Descriptors: Inferences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Omid S. Kalantar – International Journal of Language Testing, 2024
This study sought to identify the challenges and needs of TOEFL iBT candidates in achieving C1 level scores in the speaking and writing sections of the exam. To this end, the researcher employed a mixed-method approach to collect data from a population of 46 students, both male and female, between the ages of 22 and 30. The participants were…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Scores, Native Language, Grammar
Taladngoen, Unaree; Pratumtone, Kannika; Thong-ngamkham, Tonghathai; Palawatwichai, Naruporn; Rakprang, Kwankamon; Thapkrathok, Maypreeya – THAITESOL Journal, 2023
Needs analysis is a critical step to undertake when executing the design and development of a course. This quantitative research aimed to investigate the engineering students' reasons for taking the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test and their needs for English language preparation for taking the test. The participants were 83 voluntary and…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Cox, Troy L.; Brown, Alan V.; Thompson, Gregory L. – Language Testing, 2023
The rating of proficiency tests that use the Inter-agency Roundtable (ILR) and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines claims that each major level is based on hierarchal linguistic functions that require mastery of multidimensional traits in such a way that each level subsumes the levels beneath it. These…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Fluency, Scoring, Cues
