This study investigated semantic transfer in second language (L2) learning and provided a replication of the author’s study (Jiang, 2002) in a different English as a Second Language (ESL) population. Korean ESL speakers were asked to perform a semantic judgment task in which they decided whether or not 2 English words were related in meaning. Two types of related word pairs served as critical s...

We present a meta-analysis of cross-linguistic transfer of oral language (vocabulary and listening comprehension), phonology (decoding and phonological awareness) and reading comprehension. Our findings show a small meta-correlation between first (L1) and second (L2) oral language and a moderate to large correlation between L1 and L2 phonological awareness and decoding. This is interpreted in t...

The paper reveals the basic factors that lead to foreign vocabulary attrition. article considers phonological, morphological and semantic aspects of L2 lexical attrition, causes this phenomenon, summarizes views domestic researchers on issue. Scientific originality study lies in fact authors analyze attrition process taking into account specificity its linguistic manifestation, which contribute...

Vocabulary experts recommend first language (L1) translation equivalents for establishing form–meaning mappings new second (L2) words, especially lower proficiency learners. Empirical evidence to date speaks in favor of L1 over L2 meaning definitions, but most studies have investigated bi- rather than multilingual In our study, we instructed English vocabulary learning through an intervention s...

This experimental study attempts to see whether incorporating supplemental podcasts into the blended module of second language (L2) vocabulary teaching and learning leads to better learning outcomes in comparison with other common teaching and learning methods as self-study and conventional. To that end, undergraduate students from Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences were summoned ...

The present research sought to investigate the effects of different games on IranianEFL learners in second grade high school's vocabulary improvement. Seventy eight malesecond grade students of Emam ali high school in Avaj participated in this research. Theresearch was conducted in five sessions in near two months, each session lasted aboutforty five minutes. The subjects were randomly assigned...

This article describes two studies that examined the effects of pictorial and written annotations on second language (L2) vocabulary learning from a multimedia environment. In both studies, students were randomly assigned to one of four aural multimedia groups: a control group that received no annotations, and three treatment groups that provided written, pictorial, or both written and pictoria...

Argument maps as schematic representations of arguments and their logical and evidential relationships are effective diagrams for instruction in education as well as in L2 development. However, their use for teaching L2 writing in EFL contexts has not been adequately studied. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of argument mapping instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ writing achieveme...

This study explores the complex relationships between language learning motivation, vocabulary strategies, and two components of second knowledge (i.e., size depth), within framework self-regulated learning. Responses to questionnaires were gathered from 185 secondary-level Korean adolescent learners English as a foreign language, regarding their motivation strategy use; additionally, results d...