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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE USE OF THE FIRST LANGUAGE IN LIBYAN EFL CLASSROOMS

TEFLIN Journal, 2018
This article attempts to explore the use of first language (Arabic) in the Libyan EFL classrooms as well as teachers' and students' attitudes towards using it. To this end, 5 Libyan EFL teachers and 143 Libyan EFL undergraduate students from the English
Safia Mujtaba Alsied
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Insights from the Meaning First Approach and cognition into denominal verbs in child language: Cherrying means ‘eating cherries’, not ‘becoming like a cherry’

Glossa, 2023
We experimentally investigate the meaning of denominal verbs in child and adult Romanian using a semi-artificial/semi-nonce denominal verb (SAD) paradigm, i.e., using non-existent verbs derived from familiar nouns (a cireşi ‘to cherry’). Importantly, the
Adina Camelia Bleotu
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Investigating the target language usage in and outside business English classrooms for non-English major undergraduates at a Chinese university

Cogent Education, 2017
This article reports an investigative study on the target language use in and outside business English classrooms for non-English major undergraduates in a Chinese university context.
Qing Xie
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Lenneberg’s Theory of Language and Critical Period Hypothesis within the Context of Nature-Nurture Debate / Kalıtsalcılık-Çevrecilik tartışması bağlamında Lenneberg’ in dil kuramı ve Kritik Dönem Varsayımı [PDF]

Folklor/Edebiyat, 2018
Nature-Nurture debate relates to whether the genetics or the environment is dominant in humankind’s cognitive development. While the nativists claim that the inherited features are important in cognitive development, the environmentalists claim that ...
Özay Önal
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Preferences for Oral Corrective Feedback: Are Language Proficiency, First Language, Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety, and Enjoyment Involved?

Journal of Language and Education, 2023
Background. The effectiveness of oral corrective feedback (OCF) in language learning is influenced by learners' comprehension and response to various OCF techniques.
Watcharapol Wiboolyasarin, Phornrat Tiranant, Teavakorn Khumsat, Tidarat Ngamnikorn, Kanokpan Wiboolyasarin, Somkiat Korbuakaew, Nattawut Jinowat   +6 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF FIRST LANGUAGE ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF SECOND LANGUAGE (A CASE STUDY OF THE MEMBERS OF ENGLISH CLUB AT MTS SALAFIYAH SYAFIIYAH MUMBULSARI JEMBER)

Education Human and Development Journal, 2017
The first language will always influence the second language acquisition. The influences involve all parts of language learning such language skills (speaking, reading, listening, and writing) and language components (vocabulary, grammar, and ...
Nailul Authar
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Language use, language attitude, and identity: Perceptions of high school students attending an international school in Jakarta

Studies in English Language and Education, 2021
This study explores the perceptions of high school students who attend an international school in Jakarta towards language use, language attitude, and identity. One hundred sixty-five students aged between 15-18 years old participated in this study. They
Katharina Endriati Sukamto, Maria Fe Suganob Nicolau, K.R. Vinitha Rani, Sugiyanta Sugiyanta   +3 more
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TO THE DETERMINATION OF RUSSIAN AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, AS “THE SECOND NATIVE LANGUAGE” AND AS A FOREIGN

Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices, 2015
The article analyzes three different terms “Russian as a second language”, “Russian as a second native language”, “Russian as foreign language”. Based on the definitions of the concepts denoted by these terms”, in the relevant dictionaries the author ...
N L Sinyachkina
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First and Second Language Reading Difficulty Among Chinese–English Bilingual Children: The Prevalence and Influences From Demographic Characteristics

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Learning to read a second language (L2) can pose a great challenge for children who have already been struggling to read in their first language (L1). Moreover, it is not clear whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances L1 reading difficulty ...
Yue Gao, Lifen Zheng, Xin Liu, Emily S. Nichols, Manli Zhang, Linlin Shang, Guosheng Ding, Xiangzhi Meng, Xiangzhi Meng, Li Liu   +9 more
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The Use of First Language (L1) in EFL Classrooms: Teachers’ Practices and Perspectives

International Journal of Education, 2021
Teaching English in the context of foreign language needs vigorous efforts and strong commitment, especially for non-native English-speaking teachers to maintain professionalism and to achieve the success of learning language.
Hanna Sundari, Rina Husnaini Febriyanti
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