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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Comprehensible Input"”.
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English language learners and expository text: A cross-case analysis of reading behaviors using retrospective miscue analysis
… Approach hypothesis provides the means for comprehensible input. These theoretical frameworks on second language acquisition support the idea that an ELL's background knowledge gained through social experiences provides comprehensible input to create meaning while reading in any language. …
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The teaching of Shanghainese in Shanghai kindergartens
… acquisition and learning hypothesis and input hypothesis, the teaching of Shanghainese is implemented with an attempt to create an acquisition-rich learning environment for children to acquire Shanghainese with sufficient comprehensible input. However, there is much more that needs to be …
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The Efficacy Of Corrective Feedback And Target Form Enhancement In Promoting Acquisition Of The À/Au/En/Aux Distinction In L2 French
… 1993), empirical studies have suggested that comprehensible input alone may be insufficient in fostering target-like L2 production skills (Swain, 1985; Hammerly, 1987; Klein & Perdue, 1997). As such, many SLA researchers (e.g., Long, 1991; 1996; 2007; Spada, 1997; Lyster, 1998; 2001; 2004) now …
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The Effects of Hypertext Glosses on L2 Vocabulary Acquisition: A Meta-Analysis
… the field of second language acquisition (SLA), "comprehensible input" (Krashen, 1985) has been considered a critical factor to help learners acquire foreign and second languages (L2). From this perspective, the notion of extensive or free voluntary reading (Day & Bamford, 1998; Krashen, 1993) has …
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Diné Bizaad Bitsisiléí Bóhoo’aah: A Basis for learning Navajo
… exist in Diné Bizaad. Influenced by ideas in Comprehensible Input and Holistic Learning methodologies, this guide intends to encourage learners to situate themselves in Diné Bizaad basics as well as develop a sense of direction upon completion. A simplified look at the structure of Diné …
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The Acquisition of the English Present Perfect by a Speaker of Brazilian Portuguese
… study argues against claims based on Krashen's input hypothesis that only comprehensible input can promote acquisition and that explicit data and negative evidence only affect performance. The results confirm the importance of noticing (Schmidt and Frota, 1986) as an essential aspect of adult …
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LANGUAGE LEARNER LITERATURE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
… time away from explicit grammar and toward Comprehensible Input using Language Learner Literature.</p>
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Developing Adults' Oral English Communicative Competence in an EFL Environment: Collaborative Studies of a Chinese EFL Teacher and Her Students
… interactions in an EFL environment that enhance comprehensible input and output. In phase two of the study, continual practicing of communicative activities in groups or pairs facilitates their oral English grammatical knowledge, speaking strategies and sociocultural discourse rules through …
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Language Interactions between Reading Recovery Teachers and their English-Language Learners
… in the lesson; and the teachers delivered “comprehensible input” (Krashen, 1981) for English-language learners. The explanation for the most successful new book introductions relied on many interconnected characteristics. Teachers used both verbal and non-verbal interactions, concentrated …
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Learning opportunities and outcomes of L2-L2 and L2-HL learner interaction during a collaborative writing task
Task-based pair work encompasses comprehensible input, negotiation of form and meaning, and modified output, thus affording learners with optimal opportunities for language learning. Specifically, exchanges in which interactants turn their attention to certain linguistic targets within meaningful …
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Meaning negotiation through task-based synchronous computer-mediated-communication (SCMC) in EFL learning in China – A case study
… negotiation in L2 learning is that it provides comprehensible input, and elicits corrective feedback, helps learners to produce comprehensible output, and has the potential to draw learners’ attention to non-target-like aspects of language output. However, recognising the growing role of …
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Student Engagement in Junior High World Languages Classes
<p>This study is a qualitative case study that sought to explore the perspectives of World Languages students and teachers on student engagement in relation to the teachers’ instructional choices. Five kinds of engagement and three components of Self Determination Theory were studied in relation to …
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Reading Children's and Adolescent Literature in Three University Second-Semester Spanish Courses: An Action Research Study
The purpose of this research study was to explore the possibilities of using children's and adolescent literature with lower-level students of Spanish. The study investigated second-semester students' perceptions of their experiences reading children's and adolescent literature in Spanish and the …