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The Effect of Listening Strategy Intervention on the Development of Young Learners’ L2 Listening Skills

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The impact of strategy intervention on second language (L2) listening development has been explored in various contexts; however, research on both implicit and explicit listening strategy interventions for young learners remains limited.
Pelin Irgin, Munevver Ilgun‐Dibek
wiley   +1 more source

A Fun Game for EFL Learners

open access: yes, 2020
This paper aims to introduce a technique in teaching English Grammar through a game. The researchers implemented define, design, and develop, adapted from 4-D model. From the need analysis, it was found that students in junior high school faced difficulties in learning Simple Present Tense through a lecture model.
Megawati, Fika   +4 more
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Facilitation of learner autonomy in EFL

open access: yesLeksika: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra dan Pengajarannya
This study investigates how the ‘Work in Progress’ English textbook facilitates learner autonomy, as perceived by an English teacher and tenth-grade students. A qualitative case study approach was used, with data collected through semi-structured interviews with one teacher and ten students who use the textbook as their main learning material. Thematic
Astri Winandari Berlin, Yanty Wirza
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Listening comprehension problems and strategies among Kurdish EFL learners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This quantitative research investigated listening comprehension problems and strategies usage among Kurdish EFL undergraduates. Additionally, it tested the relationship between the learners’ listening problems and strategy usage.
Nimehchisalem, Vahid   +1 more
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Language Mindset and Discipline Mindset Both Matter: Exploring the Effect of Growth Mindset on Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in EMI Higher Education

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In English medium instruction (EMI), students face cognitive and emotional demands in second language (L2) communication, which may hamper their motivation and willingness to communicate (WTC). Adopting a mixed‐methods design, this study explores how growth mindsets affected student motivation (e.g., ideal L2 self and ideal disciplinary self ...
Pengzhan Yang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of apologies by EFL learners

open access: yesEnglish Language Teaching, 2009
The aim of this study is to investigate the act of apologizing with subjects from two different levels of English proficiency to find out whether there are similarities and differences between these groups and whether they approach native speaker apology norms.
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The role of metacognition in the development of EFL learners’ listening skill

open access: yes, 2014
This study investigated the impact of metacognitive instruction on the listening skill, and metacognitive knowledge of a group of male students (N = 30) who were learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Iran.
Bozorgian, Hossein
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Promoting Foreign Language Enjoyment Through Displaying Affiliation in Collaborative Digital Multimodal Composing in Hong Kong ESL Classrooms: Insights From Translanguaging and Transpositioning Perspectives

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studies on classroom interactions suggest that displaying affiliation through linguistic and multimodal resources could promote positive emotions like enjoyment, thereby enhancing engagement and enthusiasm in second/foreign language learning.
Karen C. K. Choi, Kevin W. H. Tai
wiley   +1 more source

More Than Words: The Multimodal Practice of Repetition in English as a Lingua Franca Interactions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the use of repetition as an interactional resource in video‐recorded English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) interactions, focusing on partial repeats produced in responses to wh‐questions. By adopting a multimodal conversation analytic approach, the analysis demonstrates that repetition in this context may either index the ...
Yujong Park
wiley   +1 more source

Not the word I wanted? How online English learners' dictionaries deal with misspelled words [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This study looks at how well the leading monolingual English learners’ dictionaries in their online versions cope with misspelled words as search terms.
Lew, Robert, Mitton, Roger, Lew, R.
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