Cognitive and socioaffective predictors of L2 microdevelopment in late adulthood: A longitudinal intervention study

M Kliesch, SE Pfenninger - The Modern Language Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The question of cognition in second language (L2) acquisition later in life is of importance
inasmuch as L2 learning is largely mediated by domain‐general cognitive capacities. While …

Global and localized network characteristics of the resting brain predict and adapt to foreign language learning in older adults

M Kliesch, R Becker, A Hervais-Adelman - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Resting brain (rs) activity has been shown to be a reliable predictor of the level of foreign
language (L2) proficiency younger adults can achieve in a given time-period. Since rs …

How many words do you need to speak Arabic? An Arabic vocabulary size test

A Masrai, J Milton - The Language Learning Journal, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study describes a vocabulary size test in Arabic used with 339 native speaking learners
at school and university in Saudi Arabia. Native speaker vocabulary size scores should …

The role of informal learning activities in improving L2 lexical access and acquisition in L1 Arabic speakers learning EFL

A Masrai, J Milton - The Language Learning Journal, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Case studies in lexical uptake suggest that some well reported language learning strategies,
such as extensive reading and listening to songs, can be quantified accurately in terms of …

The correlation between translation equivalence, as a vocabulary learning strategy, and Tunisian EFL learners' speaking anxiety

K Boustani - Languages, 2019 - mdpi.com
The use of the native language in the foreign language learning process has evoked
controversy since the last century. The present research will argue for the use of translation …

The contribution of morphological awareness to vocabulary among L1 and L2 French-speaking 4th-graders

A Fejzo - Reading and Writing, 2021 - Springer
The present study examines the concurrent relationship between morphological awareness
and vocabulary breadth and depth after accounting for the effect of other potential …

[PDF][PDF] L1 and L2 vocabulary acquisition in Greek primary schools

T Alexiou, A Vagenas - Research Papers in Language Teaching …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Research emphasises that vocabulary development is essential for the successful
acquisition of a language (eg Biemiller, 2003; Alexiou et al, 2019). The volume of words …

Facilitating L2 reading comprehension through L1 and L2 group discussions

A Almalki, M Alzahrani - 2024 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
The current study was set to explore the influence of the first (L1) and second (L2) language
group discussions on L2 reading comprehension. It also explored two sub-elements that …

Bilingualism, vocabulary knowledge and nonverbal intelligence: Turkish-English bilingual children in the UK

Z Ongun - 2018 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
The rationale behind the present study comes from the assumption that the language
proficiency level in the two languages of a bilingual are related (The Common Underlying …

Traces to Entrenchment: A Mixed Methods Study Examining the Use of Reading and Writing to Facilitate Lexical Sequence Acquisition Among Bilingual Learners and …

A Lofgren - 2023 - scholarworks.gsu.edu
Informed by entrenchment and usage-based theories, this mixed methods study, modeled
after Riazi's mixed methods fully integrated design, examined how reading and writing may …