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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Second language acquisition (SLA)"”.
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Second language acquisition as the control of non-primary linguistic perception: A critique of research and theory
The field of second language acquisition (SLA) has, in the last forty years, been one of the fastest growing branches of the social sciences. Today, aspects of non-primary language teaching and research are studied the world over. Advances in communications technology and geopolitical developments …
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Markedness and instructed SLA: An experiment in teaching the Spanish subjunctive
… the role of typological markedness on instructed second language acquisition (SLA). In particular, the study has examined whether instruction in a marked Spanish subjunctive use had an effect on the acquisition of this marked element and triggered the acquisition of unmarked subjunctive uses. For …
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Cultivating Passion in Teaching English Language Learners: A Critical Analytical Inquiry
… research the academic literature in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), compare it to the life experiences of past and/or present students, colleagues, children and myself to reflect and summarize my learning in the form of a conceptual framework that I have named, Framework for …
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The effects of simplification, linguistic item, and language experience on second language learners' attention to form contained in the input
… postulates that during the early stages of second language acquisition (SLA), constraints on adult second language (L2) learners' information processing mechanism are largely responsible for what is attended to in the input. Recently, some psycholinguistic studies have begun to investigate …
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Web-based, speech-enabled games for vocabulary acquisition in a foreign language
… technology might aid students with vocabulary acquisition in a foreign language. While research in the applied linguistics field of second language acquisition (SLA) increasingly suggests that students of a foreign language should learn through meaningful interactions carried out in that …
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Decoding STEM: The Impact of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Outreach Programming on English Language Learners
… to be gatekeeping school subjects. The language used in STEM education and traditional pedagogies which place emphasis on textbook learning can be challenging for students, especially those who are learning English at the same time. This case study examines a cohort of English Language …
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THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: POIESIS AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE MULTILINGUAL SUBJECT
<p>This study explores relationships between second language acquisition (SLA), poetic language, and embodied cognition and its connection to second language speakers’ linguistic self-formation, or their distinct ways of speaking and thinking. In particular, this study examines processes by which …
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Testing the null subject parameter in adult second language acquisition: A study of Vietnamese and Spanish speakers learning English
This study of adult second language acquisition (SLA) tests a hypothesis proposed for first language acquisition (FLA) within the Government and Binding framework of Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory (1981,1986). A grammatical judgment task was used to elicit data about late learners' mental …
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Creating An Equitable Educational Technology Plan for Elementary Hispanic English Language Learners in Rural California Communities
<p>English language learners (ELLs) comprise a large percentage of California’s </p> <p>public school enrollment and are rapidly changing the cultural diversity landscape</p> <p>within schools and communities. In rural California school districts where access to</p> <p>funding and technology is …
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A case study of students from mixed educational and linguistic backgrounds learning English as a first language in a non-racial school
… Cape Town college, studying English as a first language. It assesses the social and academic effects of the multilingual composition of the class. The study locates the class in the broader South African social and educational context and provides a rationale for emancipatory and reciprocal …
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Electronic role-play as a manifestation of open task computer-assisted language learning: a case study
… effect and effectiveness of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) as manifested in one specific electronic role-play (ERP) which was designed for a group of final year undergraduate students of international business (with German). The ERP task was informed by a sociocultural perspective …
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Sociocultural Literacy Practices of a Sudanese Mother and Son in Canada
Students learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) within Canada often need extra supports. However, the further needs of students who lack first language print literacy skills are, more often than not, neglected. The purpose of this thesis is to look at the social and cultural practices of …
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Tense, aspect and time concepts in English and Bahasa Indonesia: Pedagogical implications
… theory of tense and aspect and how the two languages compared fit into such a general theory; ii. questions relevant to how the teaching of English tense-aspect complexes can be seen as consistent with contemporary views based on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research. Within the former …
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Exploring teacher awareness and implementation of TELPAS descriptors in rural secondary classrooms: A qualitative study
… in bilingual education (BLE) or English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) when those programs are available. Secondary teachers, therefore, assume that ELLs in junior high and above have achieved the conversational and academic language needed for content areas in elementary school. Therefore, …
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Emotion In Online Distance Language Learning: Learners’ Appraisal Of Regret And Pride In Synchronous Audiographic Conferencing
… Despite assumptions that success and failure in language learning are partly determined by learners’ ability to regulate their emotions, there is no research in second language acquisition (SLA) on everyday emotions other than anxiety. Thus, we move away from linguists’ broad conception of affect …
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对外汉语课堂学生自主话语与师生互动研究 = A Study of Student-Directed Talk and Teacher-Student Interaction in a CSL Classroom
… student output in teacher-student interaction in second language classrooms, which means a new topic or additional information introduced by students. Therefore, they enjoy initiative in turn-taking and turn-initiation to a certain extent. However, there are very few studies conducted to explore …
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Interaction, corrective feedback, and the development of lexical stress
… commonly studied type of correct feedback by second language acquisition (SLA) researchers and there is substantial evidence that they facilitate different types of L2 development (Li, 2010; Mackey & Goo, 2007; Sheen & Ellis, 2011). However, to date, their impact on learners’ phonological …
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BYU Students' Beliefs About Language Learning and Communicative Language Teaching Activities
… to attitude and motivation, may affect language learning. It is therefore valuable to investigate the malleability of learner beliefs, and to determine whether potentially detrimental beliefs can be ameliorated. This study examines how instruction of the principles of Second Language …
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Kia matatau ki te reo: Factors influencing the development of proficiency in te reo Māori with adult learners
… what factors help or hinder adult Māori second language learners to become proficient speakers of te reo Māori? I ask this question at a moment in history when te reo, like other indigenous languages, sits on the edge of a precipice in terms of its survival as a living language. …
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Principals' Perceptions of Their Responsibilities and Practices Related to English Language Learners
… of their responsibilities for English language learners (ELLs) and their beliefs about what contributes to these students' academic success. The growing population of ELLs in the US face increased risk for underachievement, as recorded by traditional measures, yet little research …
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