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A Bird's Eye View of English Grammar: Connecting the Dots in Two Dimensions
TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Over the past few decades, discussions on grammar instruction have primarily focused on teaching methodologies, such as whether grammar should be taught explicitly or implicitly, and whether the focus should be on form or forms. This paper, however, shifts the focus to grammar itself, aiming to provide a “shape” for pedagogical grammar.
Akira Tajino, Yoshitaka Kato
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Metacognitive Reading Strategies and Their Impact on Comprehension: Insights from Rural EFL Learners
Indonesian Journal on Learning and Advanced Education (IJOLAE)The need for more understanding and implementation regarding the importance of metacognitive reading strategies has constrained reading skills learning among EFL learners.
Novri Pahrizal +3 more
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Revista Científica de Innovación Educativa y Sociedad Actual "ALCON"The aim of this research is to identify dysgraphia cases among rural EFL learners at Patronato de Amparo Social “Niño de Isinche” during the academic year 2024-2025, so that future researches can adapt activities to support children with handwriting difficulties.
Laura Jeniffer Makensie Vera +3 more
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Interlanguage refusals : a cross-sectional study of Thai EFL learners' refusals in English [PDF]
, 2006 Using the speech act of refusals and formulaic language as focuses of analysis, this thesis aims to explore whether or not grammatical proficiency and development is distinct from pragmatic proficiency.
Kasemsin, Chirasiri
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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 +2 more
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The Impact of ESA Elements on Motivation of EFL Learners to Speak: A Case of Iranian EFL Learners
International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature, 2017 Implementing a best course of action to boost English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ motivation to speak has been a controversial issue among EFL instructors. The present study aims to investigate the probable impact of Harmer’s ESA (Engagement, Study, and Activate) elements implementation on motivation of EFL learners to speak.
Hooshang Khoshsima, Hadi Shokri
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The effects of explicit pronunciation instruction on the degree of perceived foreign accent in the speech of EFL learners [PDF]
, 2017 This paper reports on a study that attempted to examine the effect of explicit pronunciation instruction of some English segments (individual sounds) on the degree of perceived foreign accent in EFL Arab learners’ speech. Nine Arab learners of English in
Algethami, Ghazi, Ghazi Algethami
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Lexical profiles of children and adolescent EFL learners in the semantic domain of animals [PDF]
, 2022 This chapter looks at the English lexical output and word association of children and adolescent EFL learners in the semantic domain of animals. Research on the relation of age and the productive vocabulary of these groups is scarce and has focused on ...
Jiménez Catalán, Rosa M. [0000-0001-7747-2047]
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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
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The Effect of Using Songs on Young Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning: A Case of Gender [PDF]
Journal of Modern Research in English Language Studies, 2016 Knowledge can be reflected in vocabulary repertoire; it is thus important to find out effective methods of vocabulary teaching which can assist language learners in the process of vocabulary learning. This study investigated the effectiveness of teaching
Ali Roohani, Somayeh Akbarpour
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