Brian Strong
Biographic Data
| ID | 4608704 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Strong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Strong |
| SIGNATURE | STRONG B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3602-0690 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Phrasal Verb Use and Development Among Japanese Learners of English
Phrasal verbs are a frequent and essential feature of English vocabulary. However, they pose persistent challenges for second language (L2) learners, particularly those from verb-framed languages like Japanese, due to structural and semantic differences. While their difficulty is well established, little is known about how phrasal verb usage develops across different proficiency levels in authentic learner writing. This corpus-based study examine…
The impact of guessing and retrieval strategies for learning phrasal verbs
Previous research on phrasal verbs has focused on the effectiveness of exercises requiring learners to provide the missing particle for a given verb. However, this research does not address other common exercise formats, such as those requiring learners to complete entire phrasal verbs. This study aims to bridge this gap by exploring such an exercise format and its two principal implementations. The participants were 134 Japanese EFL learners. Bo…
A thought group is a group, not a thought!” results of a teaching intervention on complex noun phrases in Canadian EAP programs
Evaluating the Application of a Gap‐Fill Exercise on the Learning of Phrasal Verbs
In recent years, there has been considerable interest in how to maximize learners' retention of multiword expressions. One technique that has been shown to be highly effective is the use of exercises such as those found in mainstream English as a second language textbooks. In the present study, we investigated how the execution of a gap‐fill exercise impacts the learning of phrasal verbs with 118 learners studying English as a foreign language. P…
The Error in Trial and Error
An analysis of 44 commercially available English as a foreign language ( EFL ) textbooks found that it is common for textbooks to present learners with exercises on phrasal verbs without first providing relevant input to help them. In these cases, learners are likely to resort to trial and error and are then expected to learn from feedback. The authors report an experiment conducted with Japanese EFL students ( N = 140) that compared the effectiv…
The Error in Trial and Error
An analysis of 44 commercially available English as a foreign language ( EFL ) textbooks found that it is common for textbooks to present learners with exercises on phrasal verbs without first providing relevant input to help them. In these cases, learners are likely to resort to trial and error and are then expected to learn from feedback. The authors report an experiment conducted with Japanese EFL students ( N = 140) that compared the effectiv…
Evaluating the Application of a Gap‐Fill Exercise on the Learning of Phrasal Verbs
In recent years, there has been considerable interest in how to maximize learners' retention of multiword expressions. One technique that has been shown to be highly effective is the use of exercises such as those found in mainstream English as a second language textbooks. In the present study, we investigated how the execution of a gap‐fill exercise impacts the learning of phrasal verbs with 118 learners studying English as a foreign language. P…
The Error in Trial and Error
An analysis of 44 commercially available English as a foreign language ( EFL ) textbooks found that it is common for textbooks to present learners with exercises on phrasal verbs without first providing relevant input to help them. In these cases, learners are likely to resort to trial and error and are then expected to learn from feedback. The authors report an experiment conducted with Japanese EFL students ( N = 140) that compared the effectiv…
A thought group is a group, not a thought!” results of a teaching intervention on complex noun phrases in Canadian EAP programs
Evaluating the Application of a Gap‐Fill Exercise on the Learning of Phrasal Verbs
In recent years, there has been considerable interest in how to maximize learners' retention of multiword expressions. One technique that has been shown to be highly effective is the use of exercises such as those found in mainstream English as a second language textbooks. In the present study, we investigated how the execution of a gap‐fill exercise impacts the learning of phrasal verbs with 118 learners studying English as a foreign language. P…
The impact of guessing and retrieval strategies for learning phrasal verbs
Previous research on phrasal verbs has focused on the effectiveness of exercises requiring learners to provide the missing particle for a given verb. However, this research does not address other common exercise formats, such as those requiring learners to complete entire phrasal verbs. This study aims to bridge this gap by exploring such an exercise format and its two principal implementations. The participants were 134 Japanese EFL learners. Bo…
Phrasal Verb Use and Development Among Japanese Learners of English
Phrasal verbs are a frequent and essential feature of English vocabulary. However, they pose persistent challenges for second language (L2) learners, particularly those from verb-framed languages like Japanese, due to structural and semantic differences. While their difficulty is well established, little is known about how phrasal verb usage develops across different proficiency levels in authentic learner writing. This corpus-based study examine…
Second Language Acquisition and Learning (5 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Text Readability and Simplification (3 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Modal verb (2 works) · Natural language processing (2 works) · Verb (2 works)