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The role of grit and classroom enjoyment in EFL learners’ willingness to communicate

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
This interdisciplinary study investigates whether, and to what extent, grit (consisting of perseverance of effort and consistency of interests) and classroom enjoyment are linked with EFL learners’ willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC),
Ju Seong Lee
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Self-oriented learning perfectionism and English learning burnout among EFL learners using mobile applications: The mediating roles of English learning anxiety and grit

, 2021
The advancement of mobile technologies enables students to learn English without being limited by space and time. Recent studies investigated affective factors and personality traits in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning.
Chenchen Liu, Jinbo He, Chen Ding, Xitao Fan, Gwo-jen Hwang, Yanyong Zhang   +5 more
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Technology-Assisted Vocabulary Learning for EFL Learners: A Meta-Analysis

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
This meta-analysis reviewed research between 2012 and 2018 focused on technology-assisted second language (L2) vocabulary learning for English as a foreign language (EFL) learner.
Tao Hao, Zhe Wang, Yuliya Ardasheva
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The impact of Google Assistant on adolescent EFL learners’ willingness to communicate

Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
Willingness to communicate (WTC) is considered to be an important factor contributing to successful foreign language learning. Many studies aim at finding effective tools for enhancing WTC.
Tzu-Yu Tai, Howard Hao-Jan Chen
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Anaphora Resolution by EFL Learners

Korean Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2013
In order to understand how grammatical and thematic roles cues influence the anaphora resolution processes of Korean EFL learners and how they differ from those of native speakers of English and Korean respectively, an experiment employing a self-paced reading task was performed with native speakers of English (NSE), higher-level learners (HLL), lower ...
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Iranian EFL learners' compliment responses

System, 2012
Abstract The present study aimed at examining the knowledge of Iranian EFL learners in responding to compliments in English, with a focus on the variables of gender, age and educational background. The data were collected through a 24-item English Discourse Completion Task (DCT) to which 40 male and female EFL learners were asked to provide short ...
Hamid Allami, Maryam Montazeri
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Challenges in engaging EFL learners

Language Teaching for Young Learners
Abstract This study investigated the challenges in engaging young learners in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes in primary schools. It further examines engagement challenges across the different school settings, rural and urban, as well as teachers’ perspectives on addressing these challenges.
Trang Le Diem Bui, Dao Thi Thuy Nguyen, Truc Thi Thanh Ly, Khoa Dang Nguyen   +3 more
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Improving EFL learners' pragmatic awareness

ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2003
This paper overviews the ways in which EFL learners' pragmatic awareness can be developed in language classrooms through focused instruction and practice. It argues that effective communication requires awareness of the conventions governing language use and attention to the characteristics of the context and the interlocutors, besides linguistic ...
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DEVELOPING EFL LEARNERS’ COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Galaxy International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2021
This article analyzes the concept of communicative competence from various points of view and defines active forms and methods of teaching English. Communication-based activities help in making classroom situation more interactive and provide as much opportunities for exposure to English as possible.
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REFERENCE RESOLUTION OF EFL LEARNERS

Proceedings of the 23rd International Academic Conference, Venice, 2016
This study aimed to investigate first and total fixation times of pronouns in native English speakers and Turkish EFL speakers by using an eye tracking device, to specify the correlation between first and total fixation times of pronouns and perceived difficulty of understanding (PDU, and finally, to disclose participants?
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