English academic writing proficiency in higher education: Facilitating the transition from metalinguistic awareness to metalinguistic competence [PDF]
Students entering higher education are expected to develop into proficient academic writers in the course of their studies. The article focuses on metalinguistic awareness in the development of English (L2) academic writing proficiency in higher ...
Ingunn Ofte
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Metalinguistic Awareness of Multilingual First Graders: An Exploratory Study [PDF]
This study, which utilized a modified metalinguistic awareness test adopted from Dita’s (2009), probed on young children’s metalinguistic awareness in identifying syntactic errors; determining sounds and the use of phonological segments; and ...
Irish Mae Dalona, Alvert Dael Dalona
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Students’ Metalinguistic Awareness in L2 Writing: The Case of Grammarly-Mediated Feedback
This case study aims to explore students’ perceptions of their metalinguistic awareness in L2 writing mediated by Grammarly as online feedback tool. Data garnered from twenty participants’ questionnaire and reflection were analyzed.
Muthiah Hidayatun +3 more
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Syntactic awareness and reading ability: is there any evidence for a special relationship? [PDF]
Syntactic awareness has been linked to word reading and reading comprehension (Tunmer & Bowey, 1984). The predictive power of two syntactic awareness tasks (grammatical correction, word-order correction) for both aspects of reading was explored in eight-
Cain, Kate
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The acquisition of infinitive and gerund as complements in ESL by Mexican undergraduates
Metalinguistic awareness has been assessed primarily throughout metalinguistic knowledge and grammaticality judgment tests. Then, very limited research has been conducted on the attempt to understand how metalinguistic awareness may be developed among ...
Selene Maya Ruiz
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Some studies have unequivocally indicated the links between the early development of metalinguistic consciousness and the later success of children in the acquisition of literacy, as well as with their integration into society. However, in the context of
Vladimir Vukomanović Rastegorac
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Discovering Iranian EFL Teachers’ Metalinguistic Knowledge: The Role of Academic Degree and Teaching Experience in Focus [PDF]
The relevance of metalinguistic knowledge in effective teaching of the four language skills is evident. As such, the present study sought to determine the degree of Iranian EFL teachers’ metalinguistic knowledge by focusing on the role of academic degree
Najmeh Talaie +2 more
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Metalinguistic Awareness & Language Learning
Learning a second language typically makes learning a third easier. A hypothesized reason for this improved learning ability is metalinguistic awareness: the ability to consciously and explicitly think about linguistic form.
Arruda, Rebekah Q.
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Arabic metalinguistic knowledge predicts reading comprehension: A scoping review
Arabic is a language with unique characteristics, yet the role metalinguistic skills (i. e., phonological awareness, morphological awareness, and orthographical knowledge) play in the development of reading and reading comprehension in Arabic is not well
Nouf Bin Sawad +3 more
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Reading Comprehension and Metalinguistic Knowledge in Chinese Readers: A Meta-Analysis
Metalinguistic knowledge has a facilitative effect on reading comprehension. This meta-analysis examined the relationship between metalinguistic knowledge and reading comprehension among Chinese students.
Yang Dong +5 more
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