Archive:: International Journal of Language and Linguistics:: Science Publishing Group

Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015

The Magic of Mnemonics for Vocabulary Learning of a Second Language

Farzaneh Khabbazibab Anari, Mansoureh Sajjadi, Firooz Sadighi

Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-1, January 2015

Pages: 1-6

Received: 6 October 2014

Accepted: 27 November 2014

Published: 29 November 2014

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijll.s.2015030101.11

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This article belongs to the Special Issue Teaching English as a Foreign / Second Language--tayebeh asgari

Abstract: The keyword method is undeniably an effective method for accelerating learning of suitable material. Nor is there any doubt that it improves immediate recall, which can be useful in itself. However, what people want is long-term recall, and it is there that the advantages of the keyword method are most contentious. In this short article we introduc... Show More

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A Corpus-Based Study on the Influence of Ethnic Language on Zhuang English Learners in China

Ming Yue, Yingzhu Chen

Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-1, January 2015

Pages: 7-12

Received: 30 December 2014

Accepted: 6 February 2015

Published: 14 February 2015

DOI: 10.11648/j.ijll.s.2015030101.12

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This article belongs to the Special Issue Teaching English as a Foreign / Second Language--tayebeh asgari

Abstract: This study built a rare kind of interlanguage corpus of English compositions from middle school students of Zhuang ethnic group, exploring language transfer on English writing output of the students from their mother-tongue—Zhuang. Another interlanguage corpus is used as the reference corpus with English compositions by Chinese students of non-spec... Show More

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