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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Textual Enhancement"”.
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The Effect of Textual Enhancement on Second Language Learner Reading Comprehension and Form Recognition
… of focus on form that has received attention is textual enhancement. The instructor attempts to draw the learner's attention to specific forms by using any of a variety of enhancement techniques, such as bolding, underlining, italics, and so on. Previous textual enhancement research, however, has …
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The Effects of Textual Enhancement and Simplified Input on L2 Comprehension and Acquisition of Non-Meaningful Grammatical Form
The results for acquisition demonstrated that textual enhancement and simplified input did not help learners acquire the target form. However, the results for comprehension revealed that while textual enhancement had no effect on total idea units in the texts, textual enhancement aided recall of …
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Implicit and explicit instruction: what type of knowledge is promoted? : An empirical study investigating the effects of processing instruction, metalinguistic rule instruction and textual enhancement
… implicit types of training such as input enhancement and more explicit interventions like processing instruction. The effectiveness of implicit and explicit form-focused instruction has not been conclusive. Namely, there is contradicting evidence about whether both implicit and explicit …
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The Role of Attention in Second Language Development
… noticing: Grammar Consciousness-Raising and Textual Enhancement. Finally, a review comparing the Focus on Form approach to a selection of alternative teaching methodologies demonstrated that Focus on Form is by far the most progressive approach available to today’s language teachers, because …
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The Role of Attention in Second Language Development
… noticing: Grammar Consciousness-Raising and Textual Enhancement. Finally, a review comparing the Focus on Form approach to a selection of alternative teaching methodologies demonstrated that Focus on Form is by far the most progressive approach available to today’s language teachers, because …
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Attentional processing of different types of written L2 input and its relationship with learners' working memory capacity
… The implicit conditions were input flood and textual enhancement (TE). In both explicit conditions learners were asked to pay attention to the highlighted target examples. In addition, the participants in one of the explicit input conditions were provided with an explicit explanation of the …
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The Impact of Cognitive Processes on Input Enhancement Techniques: studying Chinese Students with English as their Second Language
… second language acquisition method called Input Enhancement: textual using boldface, and audio enhancement, using intonation and stress and explicit rules aimed at facilitating gender pronoun grammar structures in English as a second language. Previous research on visual input enhancement has …
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Coming from different directions : A comparison of the eye movements of English L1 and Arabic L1 speakers reading in English and the implementation of an intensive reading intervention programme
… received reading interventions consisting of textual enhancement, phonemic awareness, spelling, tracking exercises, rapid word recognition and oral text fluency and two intact classes in the control group which received regular classroom instruction (N=19). The effect of the treatment on …