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Using the Cognitive Pretesting Method to Gain Insight Into Participants’ Experiences

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2016
Quantitative researchers traditionally use cognitive pretesting methods such as think-alouds to determine whether participants are interpreting close-ended survey items as intended.
Kristin L. K. Koskey
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The significance of pauses in EFL listening comprehension tests [PDF]

, 2007
Many EFL (English as a Foreign Language) listening comprehension tests use multiple-choice formats. How well such tests are devised is a crucial issue in EFL assessment and instruction.
Zare-ee, Abbas
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EFL Learners' Engagement: Empowering EFL Young Learners to Initiate Speaking Through Personalizing Meaningful EFL Classroom Activities

Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
The study aims to determine whether personalizing classroom activities with meaningful and realistic situations can encourage EFL beginners to apply their learning experiences to verbal practices. The study employs a pretest, a posttest, and an interview as tools for data collection.
openaire   +1 more source

Digital competencies in the EFL classroom: What is (or isn't) part of the curriculum for pre‐service primary EFL teachers at Spanish universities?

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The digital age has revolutionized many aspects of citizens' everyday lives, including educational systems, as Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been integrated into the curriculum at all educational levels. In the case of English as a foreign language (EFL), many studies support that ICTs contribute positively to the ...
María Felicidad Tabuenca Cuevas, Francisco Pradas Esteban, María Ribes Lafoz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re-using features of English as a foreign language (EFL) materials for special needs students of the same age group [PDF]

, 2006
This paper identifies a lack of age-appropriate literacy software for dyslexic teenagers in Irish classrooms and investigates the features of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) software that could be helpful to dyslexic students.
Greene, Cara N.
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Bioactive Magnesium Silicate Activating Myocardial Energy Metabolism For Infarcted Myocardium Repair

Exploration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The heart is a highly energy‐dependent organ, developing bioenergy‐activating biomaterials to activate myocardial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production and restore dysregulated energy homeostasis is a promising solution for its functional recovery.
Zhibin Liao, Chen Qin, Erhong Song, Chengbin Ding, Zhixu Wang, Yan Sun, Chen Song, Junjie Liu, Jingge Ma, Hongjian Zhang, Leyu Wang, Chengtie Wu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergência de Chamaecrista desvauxii em casa de vegetação sob diferentes condições de substratos

Heringeriana
A Chamaecrista desvauxii (Fabaceae), escorpião-azul, é uma planta presente no Cerrado brasileiro com grande potencial paisagístico, porém ainda com informações insuficientes em relação à sua emergência e desenvolvimento.
Beatriz Casimiro Alves, Matheus Maramaldo Andrade Silva, Júlio Barêa Pastore, Rosana de Carvalho Cristo Martins, Maria Eduarda Curado Picorelli, Joel Barbosa Ramos, José Rubens Lucas Gomes, Ivan Kleber da Silva Mattos, Madson Reis de Oliveira Trindade, Pedro Augusto Calisto Benfica   +9 more
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A Case Study of EFL Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices in Written Corrective Feedback [PDF]

, 2016
Based on a mixed-method approach, this interpretive exploratory case study aimed to identify English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ perceptions and practices in Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) in the Saudi context.
Elyas, Tariq, Khan, Khalid, Rajab, Hussam   +2 more
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Teaching Through Trauma: English Teachers Navigating Affective Regimes in Post‐Earthquake Türkiye

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in post‐earthquake Türkiye narrated their experiences of loss, survival, and teaching within state‐imposed affective regimes. Drawing on an affective–discursive analysis of Ministry of National Education (MoNE) documents and media texts, the study first investigates how ...
Merve Özçelik
wiley   +1 more source

Developing and Improving EFL Writing Skills [PDF]

, 2016
Learning a foreign language is a process that entails the development of four basic skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. According to the Common European Framework, such skills can be grouped into productive and receptive.
Tuero, Susana B.
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