Monday, December 23, 2024

Research News

Teach your children well

First language literacy skills enhance second language learning. Early enhancement of reading skills in Spanish translates to improved English literacy, according to a study by Raul Gutiérrez Fresneda and colleagues...

Never too old to start

Language learning protects against dementia. Language learning improves cognitive function, especially cognitive flexibility, in the over 65s, according to...

An island of growth

How Malta's recovery outperformed all other destinations in 2023. Malta’s post-pandemic recovery is one of the remarkable success stories...

Singing from the same song book

Technology can enhance the use of music in language learning. Combining the use of music and technology during English...

Mapping SCAMPERing

Guidance can improve brainstorming techniques for essay writing. Brainstorming techniques improve creativity in writing tasks, especially with additional structured...

Don’t dub and improve your English

Countries which use subtitles score higher on tests, according to European researchers Watching English-language films and TV with subtitles rather than being dubbed may increase...

Give us more global English say teachers

The continued focus on native speaker standards in language testing and materials were identified as the main obstacles to incorporating Global English Language Teaching...

Trial and error fails for phrasal verbs

Study followed by retrieval practice may be a better way to learn new items than the popular trial and error method, so finds a...

Using AR in ELT materials: a case study Could Augmented Reality transform ELT materials?

It is not yet a standard feature, but one publisher, as a proof of concept, has started to use AR in their newest catalogue. “We’re...

AR may intensify emotions in educational games

Olga Lantovou and George Fesakis from the University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece added augmented reality (AR) to a board game for young English...

Say that again? Translanguaging in Chinese Universities

Several translanguaging processes are common in bilingual Chinese-English university classes, according to a recent study by Weihong Wang, China university of Geosciences, Wuhan, China...
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