This study investigated the effectiveness of providing L1 explicit information (EI) with practice for making more accurate and faster interpretations of L2 French Imparfait (IMP). Two treatments were ...

When it comes to learning to read, new research suggests that explicit instruction -- a phonics teaching method in which the relationship between sound and spelling is taught directly and ...

Language education has long been a cornerstone of academic enquiry and policy, with grammar instruction occupying a pivotal role in shaping linguistic competence. Recent decades have witnessed a shift ...

If the main goal of a language course is for learners to learn to use the target language more efficiently, fluently and correctly in authentic language use situations, then current scientific ...

“I can’t tell you the number of kids who have gone from class clown to school captain just because they learned to read,” he tells Inquirer. “We focus on direct instruction when it comes to teaching ...

Tiffany Hogan, a professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston and the director of its speech and language literacy lab, and MaryKate DeSantis, a school-based reading ...