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Exploring the effect of lexical inferencing and dictionary consultation on undergraduate EFL students' vocabulary acquisition. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Alahmadi A, Foltz A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Exposing the work of the market through the case of Alternative Provision for English school students

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Pupils in England who, for some reason, are not able to attend school often find themselves in Alternative Provision (AP). These are special arrangements designed to address their specific needs and help them return to mainstream schooling.
Nick Pratt, Elizabeth J. Done, Sam Morahan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degree and not type of iconicity affects sign language vocabulary acquisition. [PDF]

J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn, 2020
Caselli NK, Pyers JE.
europepmc   +1 more source

THE ACQUISITION OF VOCABULARY

Abstract. There is no doubt that structured and well-focused concentration onvocabulary acquisition while learning foreign languages is beneficial to all L2learners. Knowing the effective ways of learning new vocabulary saves students’energy and time. In this article, we will discuss the importance of vocabulary,successful methods of acquiring it
openaire   +1 more source

Beyond the phonics debate: Blending code and context in classroom reading instruction

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This mixed‐methods study adds to the body of knowledge around current reported practices of teachers of reading in the early years of schooling in Australia. It provides a comprehensive analysis of 254 teachers' practices and perspectives as reported by the study participants.
Rachelle Naidu, Stacey Campbell, Sue Walker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language Difficulty and Prior Learning Influence Foreign Vocabulary Acquisition. [PDF]

Languages (Basel), 2020
Hayakawa S, Bartolotti J, van den Berg A, Marian V.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How do secondary schools in England talk about modern languages? A corpus‐assisted discourse analysis of school websites

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Situating the study within an ecological perspective on language education, this article examines how secondary schools in England present Modern Languages (MLs) on official school websites. Focusing on 44 schools in Local Authorities with the lowest percentage average entry for the Languages pillar of the EBacc, we built a text database ...
Zhu Hua, Yunpeng Du, Elin Arfon
wiley   +1 more source

Lexical Elaboration and Intentional Vocabulary Acquisition: An Eye-Tracking Study. [PDF]

J Eye Mov Res
Lee T, Choi B, Choi S, Kweon SO.
europepmc   +1 more source

Racial gaps without racism: How English universities frame inequality in access and participation plans

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Racial inequalities are pervasive in higher education despite concerted efforts to redress issues of access, progression and continuation. Little attention has been paid to how universities themselves construct race within their policy texts.
Benjamin Hart, Mirna Šumatić
wiley   +1 more source

No other choice: The fracturing of reflexivity in families' pathways into (non‐)elective home education in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In England, education is compulsory, but schooling is not: it is legal for families to home educate their children. This form of education is officially termed by the Department for Education as ‘Elective Home Education’. As this designation implies, many families home educate as a positive and preferential ‘choice’.
Katherine Davey, Lisa Russell, Ron Thompson, Jo Bishop   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source