Vocabulary Strategy Instruction in the Argentine EFL Context: Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite extensive research on vocabulary strategy instruction (VSI), little has been known about teachers’ perspectives on how it is understood and implemented in practice. This study investigated Argentinian EFL teachers’ priorities in vocabulary instruction, their perceived knowledge of learner strategies for spoken vocabulary, and factors ...
Isobel Kai‐Hui Wang, Andrew D. Cohen
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Fostering engagement in the digital age: the mediating role of self-efficacy and self-regulation between enjoyment and learner engagement in AI-assisted EFL writing. [PDF]
Front PsycholLi X, Wang T, Wang W, Liu L.
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Exploring Peer L2 Grit in Relation to Grit and Motivation
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Grit has attracted considerable attention because of its positive association with second language (L2) learning; however, its socio‐contextual dimensions remain underexplored. Specifically, little is known about how learners’ perceptions of their peers’ perseverance and sustained interest in L2 learning, conceptualized in this study as peer ...
Mitsuko Tanaka +2 more
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Teacher motivational strategies in Saudi university EFL writing classes: a qualitative study. [PDF]
Front PsycholAbdel Latif MMM +2 more
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The Effects of Gen‐AI on Situated and Future‐Driven Academic Writing Motivation
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the increasing use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen‐AI) in education, there is still a significant gap in understanding its effects on the situated‐ and future‐driven motivation in academic writing. This longitudinal design‐based research sought to explore variations in academic writing motivation of 110 Chinese university ...
Xiao Hu +3 more
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Configurational impact of self-regulated writing strategy, writing anxiety, and perceived writing difficulty on EFL writing performance: an fsQCA approach. [PDF]
Sci RepFan C, Wang J.
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Exploring English Language Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge and Usage When Speaking
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Vocabulary forms a fundamental component of speaking ability, as it enables speakers to convey meaning accurately, fluently, and effectively. Although the relationship between vocabulary and speaking has been investigated to some extent, gaps remain in understanding the link between learners’ vocabulary knowledge and their speaking proficiency,
Junyan Guo, Martin East
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Second/foreign language (L2) learning is not solely a cognitive/linguistic acquisition process but includes mixed emotional experiences. Understanding how these emotional experiences relate to resilience could help our understanding of how learners navigate fluctuations in emotions when learning an L2.
Xinjie Chen +5 more
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Material Writing for and in the EFL Setting
HOW, 2016 The idea behind presenting a paper or a workshop at the XIX Annual English Language Teaching Symposium, at the Centro Colombo-Americano, sprang from my experience as both a teacher-trainer in Microteaching Sessions and a need to provide language teachers with some insights regarding materials development for and in the EFL setting.
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Developing Chatbot Pragmatics Through Prompting Instruction in AI‐Assisted Communicative Practice
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This quasi‐experimental study examines the impact of short‐term prompting instruction on the communicative performance of Czech learners of English in human–chatbot interaction, conceptualizing their prompting behavior as a context‐specific manifestation of pragmatic competence.
Alexey Tymbay
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