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Discourse markers in EFL setting: Perceptions of Turkish EFL teachers

Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
Discourse markers are seen as one of the fundamental units in spoken discourse due to their frequent and multifunctional use by native speakers of English. Discourse markers also have significance in foreign language instruction. In this respect, this study explored the perceptions of Turkish EFL teachers towards the use of discourse markers in terms ...
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Enhancing General and Academic L2 Writing Complexity Through Dialogue Journal Writing: The Role of Learners' Motivational Beliefs

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Writing is crucial in tertiary education, yet enhancing the complexity of academic writing presents significant challenges for second language (L2) learners. This study explores the potential of dialogue journal writing (DJW), an interactive and low‐stress classroom activity, to enhance writing complexity among novice L2 writers.
Barry Lee Reynolds, Xiaoke Bai, Brian V. Rusk   +2 more
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A Program Based on Critical Reading Strategies for Improving the Content-Area EFL Reading Comprehension Skills of the Mass-Media Students at the Faculty of Specific Education [PDF]

مجلة دراسات و بحوث التربیة النوعیة
The current study has been conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a program based on critical reading strategies for improving the content-area EFL reading comprehension skills of mass-media students at the Faculty of Specific Education, Zagazig ...
Dr. Nadia Lotfy Abd El-Hallim
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Optimizing the Effectiveness of Captioned Viewing for Incidental Second Language Vocabulary Learning: The Effects of Repeated Viewing and Reading Fluency

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined the effects of repeated viewing and reading fluency on incidental second language vocabulary acquisition through captioned video exposure. A total of 149 Japanese EFL learners watched a short animation with or without captions, varying in the number of repetitions (once, twice, or three times).
Satsuki Kurokawa, Takumi Uchihara
wiley   +1 more source

3D printing of gelatin methacrylate-based nerve guidance conduits with multiple channels

Materials & Design, 2020
Methods in nerve tissue engineering for peripheral nerve regeneration have recently focused on the application of rapid three-dimensional (3D) printing with resorbable and degradable biomaterial ink.
Wensong Ye, Haibing Li, Kang Yu, Chaoqi Xie, Peng Wang, Yating Zheng, Peng Zhang, Jingfang Xiu, Yi Yang, Feng Zhang, Yong He, Qing Gao   +11 more
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Cumulative Testing for Learning Spoken Vocabulary

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Cumulative testing is known to improve vocabulary learning by integrating both new and previously introduced words in weekly quizzes. While evidence for its benefits is promising, prior research has primarily focused on the written mode of vocabulary, with target words studied, practiced, and tested in the visual mode only.
Ryo Maie, Takumi Uchihara
wiley   +1 more source

A Corpus based analysis of the application of “concluding transition signals” in academic texts

Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2021
This corpus-based study aimed at investigating Concluding Transition Signals’ (CTS) frequency, functions, and grammatical formula within the academic texts.
Mohammad Saber Khaghaninejad, Mehrnoosh Eslami, Samaneh Yadollahi, Seyed Mohammad Jafari   +3 more
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Teaching Enjoyment and Vitality as Mediators of Cognitive Flexibility and Reflective Teaching in EFL Teachers: A Mixed‐Methods Serial Mediation Analysis

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Reflective teaching (RT) is influenced by a range of cognitive, pedagogical, and psycho‐affective factors in second/foreign language (L2) education. However, empirical evidence on the influence of psycho‐affective variables on teachers' reflectivity remains limited.
Lili Qin, Hossein Nassaji, Ali Derakhshan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
wiley   +1 more source

Ideophones and sound symbolism in Northern Amis (Austronesian)

Linguistic Typology at the Crossroads
This is a study of ideophones in Northern Amis, an East Formosan, Austronesian language of Taiwan. Ideophones depict sensory experiences, and they generally have the same phonological and phonotactic properties as other lexemes; however, some ideophones ...
Isabelle Bril
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