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Li, Liping; Zhu, Danli; Wu, Xinchun – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2021
This study investigated whether listening comprehension played a mediator role between vocabulary and reading comprehension. 127 Mandarin-speaking children were longitudinally assessed at 6;4, 6;10, 7;4, and 7;10. Data were collected in four batteries of tests implemented at the beginning of first grade (T[subscript 1]); at mid-first grade…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Emergent Literacy
Critten, Rory G.; Dutton, Elisabeth – Language Learning, 2021
This article introduces the nonmedievalist reader to the multilingual landscape of England 700-1400. Building on recent work exploring in particular the relationships among English, French, and Latin in medieval England, it discusses a series of "multilingual moments" from a range of sources, including letters, poems, travel writings,…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Medieval History, Foreign Countries, English
Newman, Mark; Kwan, Irene; Schucan Bird, Karen; Hoo, Hui-Teng – Education Endowment Foundation, 2021
Meta-syntheses have reported positive impacts of feedback for student achievement at different stages of education and have been influential in establishing feedback as an effective strategy to support student learning. However, these syntheses combine studies of a variety of different feedback approaches, combine studies where feedback is one of…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Charito G. Ong; Villegas, Eunice – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2021
This study analyzed and observed the oral discourse of Local Community College students. A descriptive analysis was conducted to find out the communicative competence level among the one hundred fifty randomly chosen respondents. A triangulation method was initiated to ensure the legitimacy of the gathered data. "Focus Group Discussion,"…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Fluency, Communicative Competence (Languages), Teaching Methods
Heather Willis Allen; Sarah Gamalinda – CALICO Journal, 2021
This study argues for grounding the teaching of presentational communication in a foreign language (FL) in Making- and Design-related concepts. We use the example of creating personal narrative podcasts in an advanced collegiate FL course to demonstrate how these concepts facilitate student learning outcomes in relation to genre awareness, digital…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Outcomes of Education
Barton-Hulsey, Andrea; Sevcik, Rose A.; Romski, MaryAnn – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Past research shows positive correlations between oral narrative skill and reading comprehension in typically developing students. This study examined the relationship between reading comprehension and narrative language ability of 102 elementary students with mild levels of intellectual disability. Results describe the students' narrative…
Descriptors: Correlation, Oral Language, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students
Dufour, Sophie; Nguyen, Noël – Cognitive Science, 2017
In this study, we examined whether the lexical competition process embraced by most models of spoken word recognition is sensitive to talker-specific information. We used a lexical decision task and a long lag priming experiment in which primes and targets sharing all phonemes except the last one (e.g., /bagaR/"fight" vs.…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Word Recognition, Lexicology, Competition
Peng, Xiaolin – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The important role of collocations has been widely accepted in the current literature, but to date there are still relatively few studies on language learners' collocation knowledge and development within different local contexts. The current study intends to contribute to the literature by investigating the oral production of Chinese verb-noun…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Chinese, Verbs, Nouns
Ölmezer-Öztürk, Elçin – Language Learning Journal, 2019
This paper examines Turkish English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' beliefs and practices regarding the amount, timing and types of oral corrective feedback (OCF) preferences. Eight instructors working in the English preparatory programme of a state university were included in the study. The data were collected through a questionnaire,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Sakale, Sana – Arab World English Journal, 2019
Throughout the teaching/learning process of speaking, a teacher's role is believed to hold great importance. Teachers initiate learners to the whole learning process, and their feedback constitutes the significant step forward that triggers learners towards enunciating a language. As an illustration, Swain (1985, 2000) uses empirical evidence to…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Speech Skills
Mesa, Carol; Yeomans-Maldonado, Gloria – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to examine the role that the 1st language, Spanish, at prekindergarten (pre-K) plays in predicting 2nd language (L2), English, word reading in 1st grade. In addition, it examines the role of conceptual vocabulary in predicting word reading in English. Method: As part of a longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Spanish, Oral Language, Grade 1
Ortiz Neira, Ramón Antonio – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2019
This study adopted a mixed method approach with an action research design. The aim was to determine the impact of information gap activities on young English as a foreign language learners' oral fluency. Information gap activities were based on the communicative approach as well as on task-based learning. Twenty-three eighth graders participated…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Games, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Lightbown, Patsy Martin – Modern Language Journal, 2019
This special issue contains reports of research on a variety of variables that are hypothesized to have an impact on how practice affects language learning. This includes spacing of practice opportunities, the provision of feedback, training working memory, and oral versus written input. Each study is complex and clearly contextualized within the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Short Term Memory
Favot, Kate; Carter, Mark; Stephenson, Jennifer – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2019
The purpose of this pilot study was to examine and refine an oral narrative intervention addressing personal narratives of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and severe language impairment. A multiple baseline across participants design investigated the effect of the intervention on the macrostructure of personal narratives. Three…
Descriptors: Intervention, Personal Narratives, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Hayes, Nóirín; Rooney, Tríona – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
This paper outlines the use of Learning Language and Loving It™ -- The Hanen Program® for Early Years Educators/Teachers (LLLI) with Early Years Educators (EYEs) as part of a community-based early years Continuing Professional Development (CPD) intervention. Trainer sensitivity to the cultural use of questions by EYEs was used as a means to raise…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children