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Download full textBohyon Chung; Hyun Kyung Miki Bong – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This paper examined whether a younger starting age of formal instruction on a foreign language is beneficial in expanding circle countries. An experimental study was designed to examine to what extent the five varieties of English language teachers are intelligible to Japanese- (JSLs) and Korean-speaking language learners (KSLs), who have…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Yoko Suganuma Oi – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2023
This study aims to analyse how Japanese first-year university students' writing anxiety in academic writing classes changed over nine months. A total of 102 Japanese first-year university students participated in an academic writing class. Two assessors evaluated the students' compositions, using the same writing assessment rubric. The students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Academic Language, Anxiety
Simon Paxton; Tae Yamazaki; Hannah Kunert – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2022
The entrance exams to Japanese universities have long been criticised for creating negative "washback" on English education in high schools in Japan, as teachers have often focused their teaching efforts on teaching grammar to prepare students for these exams rather than helping students to develop competency in spoken English. Many…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Shen, Wei; Park, Hyesook – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2020
This paper systematically reviews the studies of working memory in second language learning in China over the past 20 years. A total of 140 studies that were published in 13 major foreign language journals during the past 20 years (2000-2019) were categorized and analyzed according to research method, educational level, and research content. For…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Akatsuka, Yuya – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2020
This study examined the effects of an approach that promotes EFL learners' critical thinking in an online EFL setting. Although recent studies have examined approaches to foster EFL learners' critical thinking, studies conducted in online settings are under-development. The participants were 31 Japanese undergraduate students enrolled in an online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Critical Thinking, Second Language Learning
Koo, Jinseon; Lee, Eun-Joo – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2020
This study investigates the effects that three different test presentation formats, i.e., written Korean, written English and aural English, have on EFL learners' listening comprehension. A total of 169 Korean college students participated in this study. The participants were divided into six groups, by three presentation format types and two…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Native Language
