The Selective Fossilization Hypothesis, Focus on Form, and the Second Language Classroom: Future Possibilities by Charles H. Combs

“…The questions of how and when (if at all) to treat the potentially fossilizable linguistic features in the second language (L2) classroom have occupied second language researchers and practitioners since Selinker (1972) brought the concept of fossilization to the fore.…”
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Effects of Recasts, Metalinguistic Feedback, and Students’ Proficiency on the Acquisition of Greek Perfective Past Tense by Sophia Ioannou, Dina Tsagari

“…The role of interactional corrective feedback in second language assessment has attracted both teachers’ and second language researchers’ interest, as they are concerned with when corrective feedback can be implemented to assist second language acquisition. …”
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Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as extralinguistics factors in second language learning among foreign students in five universities of Malaysia by Kamaruddin, Rohaidah, Sha’ri, Sharil Nizam, Ahamd Ghazali, Aqmar Hayati, Hamdan, Rahimah

“…Being aware of this fact, the researchers have conducted a study on dominant second language extralinguistic factors in learning a second language. Researchers are keen to study the motivation as one of the main factors in extralinguistic. …”
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Social and communication skills in english through virtual or simulated environment by Wan Mansor, Wan Fara Adlina, Zakaria, Mohamad Hassan, Mustaffa, Faizal Yamimi

“…Since early 1990s, MOO has generated much interest among second language researchers. However, to date, not many studies have focused on the impact of using MOO on face-to-face communication skills. …”
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Classification of L2 writing process and writing strategies by Abas, Imelda Hermilinda, Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima

“…Because of its own rules and conventions, writing skill is considered difficult to learn in a short period of time.Although it is a difficult skill, writing is essential for second language learners’ academic success.Second language researchers are still trying to find satisfactory answers to the how and why of the teaching of writing process to second language learners.More studies are needed to shed light on second language writing process area. …”
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Participation In An Online Forum: A Case Study Of UTM Students by Wan Mansor , Wan Fara Adlina, Bala, Shalini Srika

“…Since early 1990s, Online Forum has generated much interest among second language researchers. However, to date, not many studies have focused on Online Forum as a platform for language learning. …”
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Rhetorical Perspectives of Undergraduate Students’ Thesis Abstracts by Siyaswati Siyaswati, Dyah Rochmawati

“…Two ESL (English as a second language) researchers validated the data classification. …”
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