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Ateek, Mohammed – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2021
A number of studies have suggested that extensive reading can lead to gains in different language skills. Few studies on extensive reading have been conducted outside the East Asia classroom setting. This study investigated the impact of an extensive reading programme conducted over 12 weeks with 90- minutes group sessions 3 times a week involving…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Azieb, Samia; AL-Khanji, Rajai; Tarawneh, Majid – International Education Studies, 2021
The aim of the present study is two-fold in essence. First, it aims at finding out the extent to which cognates' recognition aids Jordanian French-English bilinguals to translate from English into French. Second, it seeks to determine if such recognition can be a good strategy in learning foreign languages. Accordingly, a Translation Elicitation…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Translation
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Ababneh, Sana – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020
The present study addresses a significant but neglected aspect of vocabulary teaching in general and teaching collocations, in particular, which is color term collocations. A significant number of idioms involve use color terms such as blue blood, black death, red tape, black sheep, and yellow press that are significant to study in the context of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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A-Momani, Mufadi; Ababneh, Sana' – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The present study aimed at investigating the effect of an instructional program on vocational educational students' proficiency of vocational educational terms in English. The study sample consisted of 60 male and female students from Al-Balqa'a Applied University, Jordan. Moreover, the study investigated the effect the students' gender and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, College Students
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Alkhawaldeh, Ahmad Mokbel – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This qualitative study addressed the English language learning needs and challenges expressed by a sample of 22 postgraduate students from diversified faculties in the University of Jordan. These students were required to take the Alternative National English course. They wrote a self-report reflecting on their English language learning needs and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education
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Al-Hinnawi, Arwa N. – English Language Teaching, 2012
This study aimed at investigating the effect of the graphic organizer strategy on vocabulary building and vocabulary incremental growth of Jordanian university EFL students. One hundred and two students participated in the study which lasted for one academic semester of four months. Each student enrolled in one of two intact and equally-sized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction