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The Effects of Mobile, Gamified, and Paper Flashcards on Vocabulary and Collocation Learning in Young Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined English vocabulary learning by using three types of flashcards: paper flashcards, non‐gamified mobile application (app) flashcards (i.e., digital flashcards), and gamified mobile app flashcards (i.e., gamified flashcards) in a privately owned language institute in Iran.
Ali Soyoof, Barry Lee Reynolds, Ehsan Rassaei, Boris Vazquez‐Calvo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fairness in language classroom assessment practices: what do EFL teachers underscore?

Language Testing in Asia
Studies have confirmed that fair assessment practices in educational contexts affect learners’ motivation, self-regulation, and above all teacher credibility, yet the concept has been subject to educational stakeholders’ diverse outlooks and perspectives.
Mohammad Ahmadi Safa, Bahare Nasiri
doaj   +1 more source

The implementation of integrating flipped classroom and self-regulated learning in enhancing EFL speaking competence

Cogent Education
Speaking competence in English as a foreign language (EFL) is considered essential for students in the twenty-first century. However, EFL students struggle to achieve optimal speaking performance.
Linling Zhong
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Investigating How Self‐Efficacy and L2 Grit Influence Language Learners’ Well‐Being: The Mediating Role of Resilience

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Well‐being is increasingly recognized as a key psychological construct of success and persistence in second language (L2) learning, yet limited research has examined how individual psychological‐emotional resources interact to shape it. To bridge this gap, this study explores how L2 grit and self‐efficacy influence L2 learners’ well‐being ...
Şafak Uçmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of university teachers’ teaching style on EFL learners’ classroom engagement: the mediating role of self-efficacy

BMC Psychology
Background The objective of this study is to construct a model that can predict classroom engagement by Chinese EFL learners. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study specifically investigates how university teachers’ specific teaching styles ...
Wei Zhou, Qiong Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Grammar Searches for Wh‐Questions in Beginning‐Level Child Second Language Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is important for learners to be able to ask wh‐questions in interaction. However, making wh‐questions can be difficult for beginning‐level EFL leaners, particularly for those learners whose L1 and L2 differ in the way wh‐questions are formed.
Haerim Hwang
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Flipped Classroom on Improving EFL Students' Speaking Skills at Salahaddin University

Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences
This study investigates the effectiveness of the flipped classroom model in enhancing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students' speaking skills at Salahaddin University, Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Pakhshan Ismael Hamad
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of English Language Learners’ Attitudes Toward Global Englishes and Global Englishes Language Teaching in Relation to Their Academic Interests and Experiences With English as a Global Lingua Franca

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates Japanese university students’ attitudes toward Global Englishes (GE) and Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT), focusing on how these attitudes are shaped by students’ academic interests and experiences using English as a lingua franca (ELF), both abroad and in domestic EFL contexts.
Natsuno Funada, Heath Rose
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions and Acceptance of Generative Artificial Intelligence Influencing Chinese EFL Learners’ Engagement in Informal Digital Learning of English: Mediating Roles of Self‐Efficacy and Motivation

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a powerful tool in the Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) environment, offering personalized, interactive, and innovative language learning experiences that may enhance learning engagement.
Jin Liu, Meilu Liu, Yuan Yao, Dechao Li
wiley   +1 more source

Synthesizing Empirical Research on Learner Metacognition in Second Language Writing

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite considerable research interest in learner metacognition in second language (L2) writing, there is not yet a review that synthesizes the existing empirical findings and discusses their implications. To fill the void, this systematic review synthesized 39 empirical studies on learner metacognition in L2 writing and examined their salient
Chen Li, Icy Lee, Zhicheng Mao
wiley   +1 more source