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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"second-language (L2) learning"”.
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Cognitive Styles, Working Styles on Computers and Second Language Learning
Using a population of English as a second language (ESL) adult students, this study observed relationships among the cognitive styles of Reflection/Impulsivity (R/I) and Field Independence (FI), working styles on computerized language lessons (interaction rate and errors, editing and listening), …
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Oral and writing strategies in French second language learning: An action research study
Despite the extensive research conducted on second language (L2) learning over the years, there is no emerging distinct choice of L2 learning approach or strategy that single-handedly facilitates beginning second language learning. Research that seek to find out how beginning L2 learning is best …
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Learner-generated focus on lexical form during task-based interaction
… of meaningful communication may facilitate second language (L2) learning (Long, 1991; Long & Robinson, 1998). Empirical studies have found that focus on form through implicit negative feedback has a favorable effect on learners' L2 development (Doughty & Varela, 1998; Mackey & Philp, 1998). …
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Focus on form from the inside : the significance of grammatical sensitivity for L2 learning in communicative ESL classrooms
Are analytic learners at an advantage in second language (L2) learning? Early research on aptitude (Carroll, 1962) established the significance of grammatical sensitivity when learners are in structure-based instructional settings. This study addressed the question of whether grammatical …
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Learner Attitudes Toward Studying English in a Rural Japanese University: Motivation, WTC, and Preferences for Instructional Activities
… study is a multi-faceted analysis of the English learning motivation of one particular population: first-year non-English-major Japanese university students in a rural area of Japan. In addition to traditional motivation measures, measures of group dynamics thought to be relevant to classroom …
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Temporal perceptions of second language learning motivation : a Japanese context
… motivation has become recognized as crucial in language learning success. Researchers have conducted numerous of studies which have sought to explain why people select, perform, and continue to learn a language. The results and findings of these studies allow us a greater understanding of second …
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Individual Differences in Multilingualism and Language Learning: Effects on Cognitive Flexibility and Structure Learning
… Working Memory, Inhibition) and Structure Learning, a novel statistical learning framework involving learning under uncertainty. Furthermore, various age groups, including children, young and middle-aged adults have been assessed, as well as diverse sociolinguistic contexts (United Kingdom, …
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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
Research has shown that input is essential to second language (L2) learning, but input alone may not always be enough for learning to occur. Specifically, adult learners need a pedagogical intervention such as form-focused instruction in order to gain proficiency in the L2. Form-focused instruction …
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Promoting Conceptual Development through Mediation: An Investigation of Gal’perin’s Concept-Based Instruction of Genre in Chinese EFL Writing Classrooms
In sociocultural research on second language (L2) learning, there has been a growing interest in concretising Vygotskian principles in the language classroom. Gal’perin’s model for Concept-Based Instruction (CBI) has been seen as a promising framework that unifies the theoretical principles and …
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Flourishing in Chinese Heritage Language Learning: Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Language Learner Wellbeing
… delving into a domain-specific understanding of language learner wellbeing. Specifically, it focuses on the wellbeing experiences of a particular learner group – young Chinese heritage language (CHL) learners in the UK – with the ultimate goal of fostering positive and flourishing HL learning …
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Acquisition of inverse scope by L1-Mandarin L2-English learners
In second language (L2) learning scenarios in which learners have to learn a linguistic phenomenon that exists in the L2 but is absent in the L1, input informing learners that the phenomenon exists in the L2 is crucial for learning. The effects regarding the form in which the input is delivered to …