Using the discord application to facilitate EFL vocabulary acquisition

MA Odinokaya, EA Krylova, AV Rubtsova… - Education …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vocabulary knowledge is a prerequisite for mastering any foreign language. It takes a lot of
time and effort to develop English as a foreign language (EFL) vocabulary skills. Efficient …

What linguistic features distinguish and predict L2 writing quality? A study of examination scripts written by adolescent Chinese learners of English in Hong Kong

C Lee, H Ge, E Chung - System, 2021 - Elsevier
While such linguistic features as lexical complexity and syntactic complexity have been used
to analyse the texts written by college-level L2 learners and experts in previous research …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the use of academic vocabulary in first-year ESL undergraduates' writing: A corpus-driven study in Hong Kong

E Chung, A Wan - Assessing Writing, 2025 - Elsevier
A good command of academic vocabulary is important for academic success in higher
education. However, research has primarily focused on the receptive academic vocabulary …

Language learning investment in Higher Education: Validation and implementation of a Likert-scale questionnaire in the context of compulsory EFL Learning

L Dauzon-Ledesma, J Izquierdo - Education Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Second language learning investment relates to the willingness and effort of learners to
develop language competencies which will give them a good return in terms of personal or …

Effecting change in teachers' epistemological and pedagogical beliefs about vocabulary learning and teaching: The role of dialogic reflection

E Chung - Sage Open, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite its significance, the relationship between changes in teachers' beliefs regarding
specific aspects of language learning and teaching, and the developmental processes of …

[PDF][PDF] Word recognition and reading skills to improve reading comprehension

MY Chamba, MR Ramirez-Avila - Journal of Foreign Language …, 2021 - researchgate.net
This research aimed at showing the influence of word recognition, and using skimming and
scanning skills to improve reading comprehension. Participants were a group of 15 students …

Revisiting second language vocabulary teaching: Insights from Hong Kong in-service teachers

E Chung - The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2018 - Springer
In second language (L2) vocabulary research, much attention has been paid to how
learners can be supported to acquire vocabulary and how teachers can be better prepared …

'I realised I only knew the word partly': Student beliefs about vocabulary knowledge and learning in different grades and proficiency levels

E Chung, D Fung - The Language Learning Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Given the significant role vocabulary plays in second language acquisition, how to help
learners acquire vocabulary has always been a concern for educators. Despite the general …

Defining language goals in EMI: vocabulary demand in a high-stakes assessment in Hong Kong

D Fung, E Chung - Language and Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the rapid growth of English Medium Instruction (EMI) programmes around the globe,
the language goals in such programmes have not been clearly defined, making it difficult to …

Structure and written expressions of the TOEFL: Linguistic and non-linguistic constraints

R Yosintha, SS Yunianti… - NOBEL: Journal of …, 2021 - jurnalfahum.uinsa.ac.id
This study aimed at investigating the students' linguistic and non-linguistic constraints in
doing the Structure and Written Expression section of the TOEFL. This was a qualitative …