scholarly journals English as second-language students' strategies when reading and writing about literary texts: Some ethical considerations

Per Linguam ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khulekani Amegius Gazu
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Language Students

Cognitive Writing Strategies of English as Second Language Students in Higher Education: A Sociocultural Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 3181-3184
Author(s):  
Lee Lai Fong ◽  
Geethanjali Narayanan ◽  
Teoh Sian Hoon ◽  
Chan Yuen Fook ◽  
Gurnam Kaur Sidhu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Writing Strategies ◽  
Sociocultural Perspective ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Language Students

scholarly journals The Attitudes of Students from ESL and EFL Countries to English

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Hasbi
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
English Students

This research is to study the attitudes of English students from English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) country in English and Foreign Languages University (EFL University), Hyderabad to English. This is a descriptive-quantitative research with a survey method. The attitudes researched include those to listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The data was taken through questionnaireconsisting of 20 questions. The findings of this study showed that the English students in EFL University have neutral-to-positive attitudes to Listening, positive attitudes to Speaking, positive attitudes to Reading, and poor attitudes to Writing. In addition, the English students from ESL country have better attitudes to Reading (positive) and Writing (neutral)and those from EFL country have better attitudes to Speaking (neutral-topositive)and Listening (neutral-to-positive). Keywords: Attitudes; English as Second language (ESL); English as Foreign Language (EFL). 

scholarly journals Bridging English Language Learner Achievement Gaps through Effective Vocabulary Development Strategies

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Charles Gibson
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocabulary Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Achievement Gaps ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Language Students

<p>Despite a well-documented history of immigration in the United States of America and rise in population of students that speak a language other than English, academic achievement gaps between English Language Learners and their native English language speaking counterparts from Grades Pre-Kindergarten through the college/university level still exist. This research paper conducted a review of philosophical and scholarly literature which displayed evidence that vocabulary development is a major section that educators should consider focusing for to better achievement with English as Second Language students. Implementing educational practices that promote high-frequency vocabulary learning, using teaching approaches that include cognitive and metacognitive strategy, along with incorporating computer-based instruction into language development activities were found to be effective strategies. The discussion of the identified strategies presented in the present review of literature concludes with recommendations for administrators and education professionals serving English Language Learners and English as Second Language students in various learning environments.</p>

scholarly journals The Attitudes of Students from ESL and EFL Countries to English

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Muhamad Hasbi
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
English Students

This research is to study the attitudes of English students from English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) country in English and Foreign Languages University (EFL University), Hyderabad to English. This is a descriptive-quantitative research with a survey method. The attitudes researched include those to listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The data was taken through questionnaireconsisting of 20 questions. The findings of this study showed that the English students in EFL University have neutral-to-positive attitudes to Listening, positive attitudes to Speaking, positive attitudes to Reading, and poor attitudes to Writing. In addition, the English students from ESL country have better attitudes to Reading (positive) and Writing (neutral)and those from EFL country have better attitudes to Speaking (neutral-topositive)and Listening (neutral-to-positive). Keywords: Attitudes; English as Second language (ESL); English as Foreign Language (EFL). 

The role of cross-linguistic stress pattern frequency and word similarity on the acquisition of English stress pattern by native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Post Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
American English ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Stress Pattern ◽  
Target Language ◽  
English As Second Language ◽  
Word Similarity ◽  
L1 Transfer

This is a preliminary study in which we investigate the acquisition of English as second language (L2[1]) word stress by native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese (BP, L1[2]). In this paper, we show results of a multiple choice forced choice perception test in which native speakers of American English and native speakers of Dutch judged the production of English words bearing pre-final stress that were both cognates and non-cognates with BP words. The tokens were produced by native speakers of American English and by Brazilians that speak English as a second language. The results have shown that American and Dutch listeners were consistent in their judgments on native and non-native stress productions and both speakers' groups produced variation in stress in relation to the canonical pattern. However, the variability found in American English points to the prosodic patterns of English and the variability found in Brazilian English points to the stress patterns of Portuguese. It occurs especially in words whose forms activate neighboring similar words in the L1. Transfer from the L1 appears both at segmental and prosodic levels in BP English. [1] L2 stands for second language, foreign language, target language. [2] L1 stands for first language, mother tongue, source language.

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