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Seeing the Speaker's Face Enhances Second Language Shadowing: Neural and Behavioral Evidence

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated how facial cues influence second language (L2) shadowing among 42 Japanese learners of English. Participants completed four conditions that varied by task type (listening vs. shadowing) and visual input (face vs. mosaic).
Hyeonjeong Jeong, Shuhei Kadota, Mayumi Kajiura, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Koji Kazai, Mariko Kawasaki, Yoko Nakano, Naoya Hase   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vocabulary Opens the Door; Creativity Guides the Search: Complementary Contributions to Second Language Semantic Fluency Across Domains

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Semantic fluency, the ability to retrieve words within a category, relies on lexical knowledge, semantic memory and executive control mechanisms. A richer, interconnected semantic memory and optimal executive control, as seen in creative individuals, enhance fluency through broad associative searches and quicker access to remote concepts ...
Almudena Fernández‐Fontecha
wiley   +1 more source

Logical connectors in efl writing: Learners' Use and Instruction

, 2006
The aim of the present study was to analyse leaners’ use of logical connectors within the EFL classroom setting as well as to provide insights into the effects of instruction on their acquisition process. To this aim, two different types of instructional treatments (i.e.
openaire   +2 more sources

Developing L2 semantic knowledge of English modality through concept‐based language instruction: Do cognitive linguistics materials have an advantage?

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the pedagogical impact of integrating cognitive linguistics (CL) into concept‐based language instruction (C‐BLI) for teaching English modal verbs. Eighty‐nine Mandarin‐speaking university learners were assigned to one of three instructional conditions: C‐BLI with CL‐based conceptualizations (C‐BLI‐CL), C‐BLI with non‐CL
Helen Zhao, James P. Lantolf
wiley   +1 more source

Teachers promoting advocacy through social justice English language education: A collaborative action research study

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reports on a 2‐year collaborative action research project carried out in 2022–2023, which investigated the intersection of social justice and advocacy in English language teaching. The aim was to describe how English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers working at state secondary schools in two Argentinian cities harnessed their ...
Darío Luis Banegas, María Gimena San Martín, Fabiana Sacchi, Melina Porto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Teaching Through Critical Pedagogy Principles (CPP) on Advanced EFL Learners’ Writing Motivation and their Attitudes Towards CPP Inclusion in Writing

Research in English Language Pedagogy
Writing skill plays an important role in successful communication. The poor writing skill of EFL learners is a significant challenge that necessitates transformative frameworks like Critical Pedagogy Principles (CPP) to develop writing motivation and ...
Abbas Paziresh, Mansoor Ganji, Abdullah Sarani, Mehdi Safaie-Qalati, Khaled Kordi Tamandani   +4 more
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A scoping review of EFL learners' interlanguage pragmatic development. [PDF]

PLoS One
Li H, Kasim ZM, Ang LH.
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Author Voice Writing Instruction in EFL Writing Classes

Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics, 2015
openaire   +1 more source

How pre‐service L2 English teachers use accounts to mitigate turn allocation to unwilling participants in microteaching

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how pre‐service L2 English teachers manage turn allocation when student willingness to participate is uncertain or absent during microteaching sessions. Drawing on conversation analysis (CA), we examine video‐recorded teaching demonstrations conducted by undergraduate L2 English education majors in South Korea.
Eunseok Ro, Hyunwoo Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Fostering engagement in EFL listening: how teacher autonomy support mediates the impact of academic emotions. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zeng J, Peng A, Huang F, Wu C.
europepmc   +1 more source