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The Differential Effects of Comprehensive Feedback Forms in the Second Language Writing Class
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Bonilla López, Marisela; Steendam, Elke; Speelman, Dirk; Buyse, Kris – Language Learning, 2018
This study investigated the potential of comprehensive corrective feedback forms as editing and learning tools and examined their effect on learners' cognitive and attitudinal engagement. Low-intermediate second language writers (N = 139) were randomly assigned to four experimental conditions (direct corrections of grammatical errors,…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Error Correction
The 'Awakening to Languages' Approach at Preschool: Developing Children's Communicative Competence
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Coelho, Daniela; Andrade, Ana Isabel; Portugal, Gabriela – Language Awareness, 2018
This article reports a study which examined the effects of an "Awakening to Languages" (AtL) programme on preschool children's language abilities. This programme aimed at exposing children to language and cultural diversity as well as promoting positive attitudes towards different languages and cultures amongst children. However,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Metalinguistics, Communication Skills, Syntax
Effect of Mobile-Assisted Dialect Awareness Training on the Dialect Attitudes of Prospective English Language Teachers
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Bozoglan, Hilal; Gok, Duygu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a mobile-assisted dialect awareness programme on the dialect attitudes of pre-service English language teachers in Turkey. The study adopted a pre-test and a post-test design including 58 first-grade pre-service English language teachers in two different classes. The experimental group…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Metalinguistics, Scores, Nonstandard Dialects
Lexical Bundles and the Construction of an Academic Voice in Business Writing
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Mhedhbi, Malek – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Most previous studies on disciplinary academic writing focused on the structures in research articles or linguistic realizations of each move (Lau, 2004; Hyland, 2000). Few have been conducted to address the interpersonal aspect of disciplinary discourse texts. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of lexical bundles' (LBs) awareness…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, English for Special Purposes, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires
The Effectiveness of Written Corrective Feedback and the Impact Lao Learners' Beliefs Have on Uptake
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Rummel, Stephanie; Bitchener, John – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2015
This article presents the results of a study examining the effectiveness of written corrective feedback (CF) on the simple past tense and the impact beliefs may have on students' uptake of the feedback they receive. A seven-week study was carried out with 42 advanced EFL learners in Vientiane, Laos. Students' beliefs about written CF were first…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Pretests Posttests, Cues, Grammar
The Effect of Implicit and Explicit Feedback: A Study on the Acquisition of Mandarin Classifiers by Chinese Heritage and Non-Heritage Language Learners
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Han, Ye – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Previous studies revealed mixed results in terms of the relative effects of implicit and explicit feedback: some found that explicit feedback worked more efficiently than implicit feedback; others found no difference between the two feedback types. These contrasting results called for further investigations into this issue, particularly examining…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Research Design, Second Language Learning