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

International 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

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Captivity: The case of Iranian prisoners of war in the Iraq-Iran war [PDF]

, 2019
During the Persian Gulf War of Iraq-Iran (1980-1988), thousands of Iranians were taken captive by Iraqi troops. These prisoners of war (POWs) had to find ways to enrich and fill their time in prison camps. Learning English was one such activity.
Emam, Abbas
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MI as a predictor of students’ performance in reading competency [PDF]

, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine whether performance in MI could predict the performance in reading competency. The other objectives were to identify the components of MI which are correlated with the reading test scores, and to determine the ...
Hajhashemi, Karim, Wong, Bee Eng
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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

International 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, Yuqing Wang, Wenqian Huang   +2 more
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Pre‐Task Explicit Instruction, Input Modality, and Working Memory in L2 Oral Self‐Repair

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the central role of tasks in language education and ensuing research documenting how task‐related variables might affect language performance and learning, it remains unclear whether pre‐task explicit instruction, input modality, and working memory (WM) influence how learners monitor and repair grammatical structures in real‐time ...
Reza Yadollahpour, Mostafa Pourhaji, Michael Sadeghi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vocabulary learning in EFL context: do primary school English Subject textbooks provide structured support?

Cogent Education
Vocabulary is recognised as a core aspect of EFL learning and communicative competency. To support this critical component of language proficiency, textbooks play a central role in EFL instruction and must be deliberately designed to foster learners ...
John Misana Biseko
doaj   +1 more source

EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi, Christopher J. Jenks   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Effects of Synchronous Written Corrective Feedback During Computer‐Mediated Collaborative Writing: Feedback Type and Learner Perceptions

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1194-1207, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Spurred by the advancement of educational technology, more language instruction has been offered in online environments. Consequently, teaching practices have had to adapt to digital platforms. Accordingly, teachers’ provision of synchronous written corrective feedback (SWCF) on digital texts has received increasing attention.
Sanghee Kang, YouJin Kim, Minkyung Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Representation in English and Arabic Foreign Language Textbooks in Iran: A Comparative Approach [PDF]

, 2015
Female educational attainment in Iran has been increasing since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran. This study investigated whether this female superiority is reflected or supported in Iranian textbooks.
Baghdadi, Mitra, Rezaei, Ali
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How Teachers See It: Understanding Young Learners’ Engagement in Primary L2 Classrooms

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1461-1478, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigated primary school teachers’ views and the basis for assessing young learners’ engagement in second language classrooms. Using a sequential mixed‐methods design, it analyzed interviews (n = 10) and surveys (n = 134) from teachers of learners in Grades 3–5 (aged 8–10 years old) across 102 public primary schools in Vietnam ...
Phung Dao, Trang Le Diem Bui
wiley   +1 more source