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Direct linkKlára Matiasovitsová; Petra Cechová; Jakub Sláma; Kamila Homolková; Filip Smolík – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: We examined the properties of mean length of utterance (MLU) in Czech, a morphologically complex Slavic language. We compared the scores of MLU calculated in different units and based on different sample lengths and assessed its validity against another transcript and test-based measures. Method: One hundred nine children were recorded…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Slavic Languages, Morphemes
Yaqian Shi; Lei Lei – Reading Research Quarterly, 2024
Most of the previous studies focused on lexical and syntactic features in adapted texts while little attention has been paid to the structural complexity from the perspective of the amount of information. In this study, we intend to examine the differences in structural complexity in adapted texts from the perspective of the amount of information…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Reading Research, Grammar, Syntax
Huilin 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
Kim, Yun Jung; Sundara, Megha – Developmental Science, 2021
Each language has its unique way to mark grammatical information such as gender, number and tense. For example, English marks number and tense/aspect information with morphological suffixes (e.g., -"s" or -"ed"). These morphological suffixes are crucial for language acquisition as they are the basic building blocks of syntax,…
Descriptors: Infants, Morphemes, Grammar, English
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
Solbee Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Since the release of advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT in the winter of 2022, educators have been challenged to integrate AI in educational contexts without adequate preparation. This multimethod study aims to provide valuable insights into how students and teachers can make effective, responsible use of AI tools for writing.…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Writing (Composition), Technology Uses in Education, Computer Software
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
Hawari, Omar Moh'd Amer; Al-Shboul, Yasser; Huwari, Ibrahim Fathi – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Writing is very important for learners; it is a dynamic and creative skill. Although studies on students' problems when writing a dissertation among Native Speakers (NS) are widely done, studies on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) are limited, especially those which examine problems faced while writing dissertations among Ph.D. EFL learners, in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Doctoral Dissertations, Writing Difficulties, Teacher Attitudes
Karyolemou, Marilena – Applied Linguistics, 2022
In this article, we report the results of a study undertaken at the University of Cyprus (2017-2020) in the framework of the research project MapCyArS financed by the Leventis Foundation. The study concerns the design and development of an assessment test to evaluate proficiency in Cypriot Arabic (CA), a severely endangered language spoken in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Metalinguistics, Language Skill Attrition, Language Maintenance
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
