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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
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Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as an alternative to human interlocutors for assessing interactional competence (IC) in a second language (L2). Thirty L2 English speakers completed a 6‐item roleplay task designed to elicit refusals of requests, invitations, and offers, interacting with both a ...
Yunwen Su, Xi Chen
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Computer literacy and competency: a survey of Indonesian teachers of English as a foreign language [PDF]
, 2011 This article presents the results of a study, which examined the current level of computer literacy of a group of Indonesian teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) and investigated factors affecting their use of computers in classrooms ...
Son, Jeong-Bae +2 more
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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
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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 +3 more
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, 2014 The present study is an investigation of the composing processes and writing strategies of fourth year Libyan university students majoring in English as a foreign language. The study predominantly adopts a qualitative approach, using a number of research
Elshawish, MF
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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
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Self-regulated learning of vocabulary in English as a Foreign Language
, 2018 This is the final version of the article. Available from English Language Education Publishing via the link in this record.Within the framework of self-regulated learning, this study examined how motivational factors (extrinsic and intrinsic motivations)
Choi, Y, Zhang, D, Lin, C-H, Zhang, Y
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Making all repertoires count: Re‐envisioning TBLT through critical multilingual language awareness
The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.Abstract As calls intensify for language education to provide authentic exposure to linguistic and cultural diversity—an essential condition for preparing learners to navigate an interconnected world—concerns about the declining status of additional language study reveal an important challenge.
Koen Van Gorp
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, 2011 In the realization that second language learners’ grammatical competence does not always guarantee their communicative language ability and that meta-knowledge of English information structure might play an important role in developing their ...
Huynh, Tuan Anh
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