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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study investigated how writing motivation and self‐regulated read‐to‐write (SRL‐R2W) strategy use was related to writing performance and how the relationship between motivation and SRL‐R2W strategy use varied among different writing performance groups.
Huixuan Zhou +3 more
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“A1 for Everyone”: Outline of a Plurilinguistic Project
Darnioji daugiakalbystė, 2020 The paper presents a new tool for approaching foreign languages. The “A1 for everyone” (A1FE1) project aims to promote multilingualism (meaning the ability of an individual to use different languages) in tune with the focuses of EU language policy, i.e. “
Lanza Stefano M., Lanza Vitalija
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Hacia un marco para los MOOC de idiomas y el aprendizaje de idiomas con asistencia móvil
Propósitos y Representaciones, 2020 En este artículo, se presenta una propuesta para un marco teórico que podría proporcionar la estructura y la coherencia necesarias para el desarrollo de aplicaciones eficaces de LMOOC (Language MOOC) y MALL (Mobile Assisted Language Learning) de una ...
Timothy Read, Elena Barcena
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Exploring Acoustic Overlap in Second Language Vowel Productions
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the alignment of vowel categories between second language (L2) learners and first language (L1) speakers of the target language, as well as potential overlaps between adjacent vowels in terms of formant frequencies and duration.
Georgios P. Georgiou, Elena Savva
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The CEFR and teaching Japanese as a foreign language
Linguistica, 2014 Soon after the publication of the CEFR in 2001, the Association of Japanese Language Teachers in Europe (AJE) started a research project on the history of language teaching in Europe, carried out a survey of language policies in various European ...
Chikako Shigemori Bučar +3 more
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Trolls, unicorns and the CEFR: Precision and professionalism in criticism of the CEFR
CEFR Journal - Research and Practice, 2020 This article starts by recalling the reasons that have been given for the CEFR’s success, for example its neutrality, the way it encourages the constructive alignment of planning, teaching and assessment and helps educators to fulfil both instrumental and educational goals. It then reviews and responds to some of the main criticisms that have been made
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Foreign language learning needs in higher education: Reasons for convergence and accountability [PDF]
, 2015 Needs analysis is a relevant issue in language teaching as its final aim is to enhance the language learning process by setting realistic course objectives.
Bocanegra Valle, Ana María
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How Teachers See It: Understanding Young Learners’ Engagement in Primary L2 Classrooms
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigated primary school teachers’ views and the basis for assessing young learners’ engagement in second language classrooms. Using a sequential mixed‐methods design, it analyzed interviews (n = 10) and surveys (n = 134) from teachers of learners in Grades 3–5 (aged 8–10 years old) across 102 public primary schools in Vietnam ...
Phung Dao, Trang Le Diem Bui
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is well‐known that adults vary to an important extent with regard to L2 learning outcomes. One apparent reason is the degree of exposure to the target language. Furthermore, it has been suggested that adult learning is more affected by social and psychological variables than in younger learners.
Marco Bril +2 more
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Examining the cultural appropriateness of the communicative approach to language teaching in Japan. [PDF]
, 2018 The communicative approach has been one of the most successful and widely-used second language teaching approaches in the latter part of the twentieth century and the early stages of the twenty-first century.
Mathieson, Paul
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