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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"language learning theories"”.
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English vocabulary learning applications and self-directed learning: how language learning theories and pedagogies underlying mobile applications designs influence users’ self-directed vocabulary learning behaviours
Among a growing body of mobile-assisted-language-learning (MALL) studies, vocabulary app studies have taken an unprecedented proportion. While previous research on mobile-assisted language learning has primarily focused on learning outcomes, content delivery, and user experiences of vocabulary …
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Living Latin: Exploring a Communicative Approach to Latin Teaching Through a Sociocultural Perspective on Language Learning
… To advance understanding of how Latin learning takes place and to investigate the potential benefits of existing conceptual and pedagogical frameworks, this study draws on modern language learning theories and teaching practices and explores the application of Vygotskian sociocultural …
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THE ELIZA-HIGGINS MODEL: THE IDEOLOGY, RAPPORT AND METHODS OF DIALECT ACQUISITION
… or complement to Higgins’ model, contemporary theories and techniques of dialect pedagogy. Chapter one of this thesis explores the ideology of dialect acquisition, addressing the issues of dialect prestige and standard speech. Chapter two examines the rapport between teacher/coach and …
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CHINESE CLASSIFIER ACQUISITION: COMPARISON OF L1 CHILD AND L2 ADULT DEVELOPMENT
… issue of whether or not adult second language (L2) development is basically similar to child first language (L1) development. The thesis approaches the issue through research dealing with L1 acquisition of Chinese classifiers and a pilot study of L2 adult classifier acquisition. First, …
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CHINESE CLASSIFIER ACQUISITION: COMPARISON OF L1 CHILD AND L2 ADULT DEVELOPMENT
… issue of whether or not adult second language (L2) development is basically similar to child first language (L1) development. The thesis approaches the issue through research dealing with L1 acquisition of Chinese classifiers and a pilot study of L2 adult classifier acquisition. First, …
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Integrating English as a Foreign Language in Austrian primary schools: contextual and participant perspectives
… should receive their first teaching of a foreign language integrated into the syllabus subjects. The present study, embedded in the theoretical framework of social constructivist learning and socio-cultural language learning theories, investigated the actual classroom practices of Austrian primary …
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Learning Irish in English-medium primary schools in Ireland: understanding children’s views and experiences through a child-centred methodology
… examined children’s views and experiences of learning Irish in English-medium primary schools in Ireland. To date, children’s voices have largely been absent from these discussions, and this study set out to address this gap in the research by documenting primary school children’s experiences, …