Results 101 to 110 of about 3,474 (214)

Socioeconomic Account of Reading Abilities in Learning Chinese as a First Language and English as a Second Language

open access: yesLanguage Learning, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 425-453, June 2026.
Abstract The study examined the mediation model of socioeconomic status (SES) and executive function (EF) on reading abilities in Chinese (as first language, L1) and English (as second language, L2) in 260 native Cantonese‐speaking students (146 boys) from Hong Kong local primary schools with the mean age at 111.3 months (range = 98–132 months).
Dan Lin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eye Movements, Item Modality, and Multimodal Second Language Vocabulary Learning: Processing and Outcomes

open access: yesLanguage Learning, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 528-564, June 2026.
Abstract This study examined second language vocabulary processing and learning in reading only (RO) versus reading while listening (RWL). 119 English learners read or read‐while‐listening to a story embedded with 25 pseudowords, 10 times each, and had their eye movements tracked.
Jonathan Malone   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children's Foreign Word Recognition at First Exposure: The Role of Phonological Similarity and Utterance Position

open access: yesLanguage Learning, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 565-596, June 2026.
Abstract The current study examined how children apply their phonological knowledge to recognize translation equivalents in a foreign language. Target words for recognition were either phonologically similar (cognate) or dissimilar (noncognate) to words they already knew in their first language.
Katie Von Holzen, Rochelle S. Newman
wiley   +1 more source

World Englishes, applied linguistics, and air traffic control communication

open access: yesWorld Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 2, Page 292-308, June 2026.
Abstract Air traffic control (ATC) communication in international aviation is conducted in a variety often referred to as Aviation English. Based on an analysis of the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), two specialized sub‐registers of Aviation English are identified in previous ...
Markus Bieswanger
wiley   +1 more source

Phonetic Quantity Cue in the English of Educated Edo Nigerians as Reflection of Non- Native English

open access: yesTraduction et Langues, 2017
Studies on Educated Edo English phonology have been on word stress and variable stress but studies on English syllabic consonants have been rare. Three hundred final-year university undergraduates were purposively sampled and two Standard English (SE ...
Julianah A. Akindele
doaj  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy