Correlation between phonological and morphological awareness and the reading of punctuated and non-punctuated words in Arabic as first language and Hebrew as second language by Saied Bishara, Itzhak Weiss

“…Phonological and morphological awareness and its correlation with reading punctuated and non-punctuated words in Arabic as a first language were examined, as well as its transfer to Hebrew as a second language. Research participants were 30 fourth grade pupils. …”
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Dealing with Students’ Errors: Oral Corrective Feedback in the Italian EFL Classroom by Luciana Pedrazzini

“…I first consider how it is both handled in language pedagogy and investigated in second language research. Next, I present an observational study that aimed to explore teacher corrective feedback strategies in four Italian "English as a Foreign Language (EFL)" classrooms. …”
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ELEMENTI UTILI PER UNA DIDATTICA DELL’ITALIANO L2 ALLA LUCE DELLA RICERCA ACQUISIZIONALE by Marina Chini

“…Useful elements in Italian L2 teaching in light of acquisitional research The article presents some reflections about possible contributions of (Italian) second language research to L2 teaching. After some general contextualising remarks, some applications of research results about L2 Italian morphosyntax in teaching are discussed and finally some hints about teachers’ input manipulation and feedback to learners are given in order to maximise their usefulness.…”
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The impact of social phobia on willingness to communicate in a second language: The mediation effect of ideal L2 self by Chen Zhang, Wenzhong Zhang

“…The current study, therefore, aims to broaden the spectrum of second language research and explore the impact of social phobia on willingness to communicate in the second language context. …”
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How do the component skills affect Chinese FL reading comprehension? A study based on ridge regression analysis by Zhong, Kai, Wong, Ling Yann, Yong, Mei Fung, Ng, Boon Sim

ENGAGING PRE SERVICE TEACHERS IN MULTIMODAL READING WITH LEARNING LOGS: AN ACTION CLASSROOM-BASED RESEARCH by Elih Sutisna Yanto, Kusrin Kusrin

“…Finally, students who are engaged in cognitive work in content areas (e.g., statistics for second language research) have the motivation to learn a language that supports their learning. …”
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Vuxna nybörjarstuderandes uppfattningar om skriftlig lärarrespons på skrivande i svenska som andraspråk by Liivi Jakobson

“…Ranking, where different feedback categories are related to each other, has not been found in previous studies on feedback in the field of second language research. The results show that the students take feedback seriously. …”
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Promoting Literacy in Adult Second Language Learners: A Systematic Review of Effective Practices by Sabrina Piccinin, Serena Dal Maso

“…Among them, migrants face the additional challenge of having to learn a second language as they settle in a new country. Second language research has only recently started focusing on this population, whose needs have long been neglected. …”
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Students’ Perceptions of Ethics in Applied Linguistics Research at a Costa Rican Public University by William Charpentier-Jiménez

“…Consistent with the reviewed literature, these findings demonstrate the lack of ethical training in language teaching programs and second language research. Furthermore, the analysis suggests that direct instruction may broaden students’ understanding of ethical issues when conducting research. …”
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Exploration of instrumental and integrative motivation for reading English as a second language among second year pre-university students of Government MAO College, Lahore (Pakista... by Jahan Khan, Tahir, Murad Sani, Azlina, Shaik Abdullah, Sarimah

“…Since the 1970s work of Gardner and Lambert, studies on language learning motivation have received much consideration in second language research. More recently, studies on reading motivation have also gained much interest. …”
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Language Learning Investment in Higher Education: Validation and Implementation of a Likert-Scale Questionnaire in the Context of Compulsory EFL Learning by Leonor Dauzón-Ledesma, Jesús Izquierdo

“…For validity and reliability purposes, the questionnaire was administered to six second language research professors and 41 students who completed three compulsory English courses in a BA in Inclusive Education. …”
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Student Teachers’ Perceptions and Application of Questionnaire Survey in an EFL Context by Pingping Hu, Honglei Xu

“…Although questionnaire surveys are widely applied in second-language research, there is still little research on the application of questionnaire among early career researchers. …”
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Grammaticality judgment test : does it reliably measure English language proficiency? by Tan, Bee Hoon

“…Research studies on grammatical judgment tests (GJTs) are still getting contradictory research results since its introduction in second language research from the mid-70s (Rimmer, 2006). While productive language tests measure language use of learners (i.e. performance), GJTs are “a standard method of determining whether a construction is well-formed … where subjects make an intuitive pronouncement on the accuracy of form and structure in individual decontextualised sentences” (Rimmer, 2006, p.246). …”
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Grammaticality judgement test: do item formats affect test performance? by Tan, Bee Hoon, Mohamad Noor, Nor Izzati

“…It was introduced to second language research in the mid 70s. GJT is premised on the assumption that being proficient in a language means having two types of language knowledge: receptive knowledge or language competence; and productive knowledge or language performance. …”
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Typological characteristics of interlanguage: Across L2 modalities and proficiency levels by Yuxin Hao, Xuan Xu, Xuelin Wang, Yanni Lin, Haitao Liu, Haitao Liu

“…It is expected that our study will bring insight into second language research with more objective and holistic evidence.…”
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Code-switching as a communicative tool in the classroom interaction of ED2203B B.Ed TESL students at the Faculty of Education, UiTM Shah Alam: a case study / Nik Mastura Nik Ismail... by Nik Ismail Azlan, Nik Mastura

“…Many studies have been conducted by linguistic experts on the phenomenal functions of code-switching in the instructional contexts of the second language. Research has found many different aspects of code-switching studied in language classrooms. …”
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Students’ learning style preferences and the impact on their achievements in mainstream English 1 (bel 200): a study on UiTM students in the northern region (branch campuses of UiT... by A.S.Rajoo, Francis Xavier, Mak, Kem Seng

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Students' learning style preferences and the impact on their achievements in mainstream English I (BEL 200): A study on UiTM students in the northern region (branch campuses of U... by Xavier A.S.Rajoo, Francis, Mak, Kem Seng

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L2M1 and L2M2 Acquisition of Sign Lexicon: The Impact of Multimodality on the Sign Second Language Acquisition by Krister Schönström, Ingela Holmström

“…In second language research, the concept of cross-linguistic influence or transfer has frequently been used to describe the interaction between the first language (L1) and second language (L2) in the L2 acquisition process. …”
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Role of personality traits and working memory capacity in scalar implicature computation among L2 Malay adults by Khorsheed, Ahmed

“…This study makes a significant new intellectual contribution to second language research by testing scalar implicatures using an online testing paradigm. …”
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