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Koç, Tuncay; Dilek Bacanak, Kadriye; Ergül, Hatice – Language Learning Journal, 2023
In addressing vocabulary explanations in language classroom settings, a growing number of studies have examined the different ways teachers respond to the vocabulary explanation requests made by students in second language (L2) classrooms. Relatively lacking is an investigation into the nature of vocabulary explanation requests made by students in…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Adult Students
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Köylü, Zeynep – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study examines the influence of pre-departure proficiency on English as a second language (L2) oral development after a semester studying abroad in two distinct learning contexts. The data analysed were collected from tertiary level students (N = 33) who undertook an ERASMUS exchange semester in a European country where English was either the…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Decision Making, Study Abroad
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Mohamed, Salwa – Language Learning Journal, 2023
"The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment" (CEFR) (Council of Europe. 2001. "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment." Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) has been widely accepted as a reference for aligning curricula, learning…
Descriptors: Arabic, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Rating Scales
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Luukka, Emilia – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study examines the meanings attributed to literature in language education by Finnish General Upper Secondary teachers of English as a Foreign Language. The study employs a phenomenological research design structured around the concepts of language education, literature and values in education. The phenomenological analysis examines five…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), English Literature
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Hong, Jon-Chao; Lin, Chien-hung; Tsai, Ya-hsun; Tai, Kai-Hsin – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study explores the relationship between the experience of confusion and the outcomes of Chinese character learning by learners of Chinese as a heritage language (CHL). Based on the claim that impasses triggering confusion can lead to deeper learning of conceptually difficult material, the study employed three impasse-driven tasks. The tasks…
Descriptors: Chinese, Orthographic Symbols, Heritage Education, Native Language Instruction
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Ebadijalal, Marjan; Yousofi, Nouroddin – Language Learning Journal, 2023
Foreign language anxiety (FLA) has extensively been reported to interfere with second language learning and performance. To mitigate anxiety, researchers have called for the inclusion of technology into foreign language classes and providing learners with corrective feedback on their performance. One factor that may affect the comprehensibility of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, Speech Communication, Anxiety
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Kargar, Aliasghar; Ahmadi, Alireza – Language Learning Journal, 2023
As language acquisition research supports the value of the interactive scaffolded environment and awareness-raising communicative tasks for the development of pragmatic knowledge, the present study attempted to investigate the effect of Collaborative Translation Task (CTT) on learning and retention of request speech act strategies. The main…
Descriptors: Translation, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Parrish, Abigail – Language Learning Journal, 2023
Modern Foreign Language (MFL) education has long been described as being 'in crisis' by virtue of a long decline in the numbers of students being entered for exams at age 16 and 18. Whilst this decline is generally attributed to policy, harsh grading and the rise of global English, this paper challenges this view by positioning the decline at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Course Selection (Students), Femininity
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Hasnain, Shazia; Halder, Santoshi – Language Learning Journal, 2023
There has been ample research establishing the effectiveness of the task-based language teaching approach on improving learners' language skills. Some studies have also taken account of teachers' experience and their views of working in task-based classrooms, as experimentation with an approach is different from implementing it in real classroom…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Shin, Sun; Mercer, Sarah; Babic, Sonja; Sulis, Giulia; Mairitsch, Astrid; King, Jim; Jin, Jun – Language Learning Journal, 2023
Mid-career teachers are often described as experienced and comfortable in their jobs with higher motivation and self-efficacy (Hargreaves 2005); yet, at the same time, the mid-career phase has also been portrayed as a period marked by a career plateau and feelings of stagnation (Farrell 2014). Despite the criticality of this career phase and the…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Experienced Teachers, Secondary Schools
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Porto, Melina – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This article reports a service learning experience carried out by volunteer university student teachers of English during 2017-2018 in a non-governmental organisation in Argentina. In collaboration with their university teachers, they taught workshops using intercultural literature in English for underserved children aged 8-12. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, English Instruction, Volunteers
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Shabaka-Fernández, Sonia – Language Learning Journal, 2023
Teacher language use has long been debated and the different proportions and functions of the first language (L1) have been recurrently examined. Nevertheless, there has not been enough attention paid to the relationship between teacher language use and learning outcomes using empirical data. Hence, the present study aims to investigate the effect…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Sun, Xiaomei – Language Learning Journal, 2023
The benefits of using literature in second or foreign language teaching have been re-gaining attention and recognition in recent years. With the aim of exploring possible pedagogical approaches and teacher perceptions, this study investigates four reading programmes implemented by experienced teachers in Chinse secondary schools. Different young…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Experienced Teachers
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Mayumi, Kayoko; Zheng, Ying – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study explored the language learning motivation of a small group of five university students in the UK through the constructs of Dornyei's L2 Motivational Self System and Henry's notion of 'the ideal multilingual self'. The five participants, all successful language learners at school, chose to specialise in modern languages at university and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Learning Motivation, Student Motivation
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Hassanzadeh-Taleshi, Mobin; Yaqubi, Baqer; Bozorgian, Hossein – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This study aimed to examine the effects of combining task repetition with immediate post-task transcribing (TRIPT) on L2 learners' immediate and delayed oral repetitions of the same task in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF). For this purpose, 38 intermediate Iranian learners were randomly assigned to two groups: TRIPT and task…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Task Analysis, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
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