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Linguistic complexity of EFL writing with different levels of English proficiency: A stratified study of an application-oriented university. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhang J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Doing Item Reviewing in and Through Interaction: What It Takes to Problematize and Revise a Language Test Item

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study brings an interactional perspective to item reviewing (IR) as one of the critical language test construction stages by using conversation analysis. Drawing on video recordings of IR sessions in an English preparatory school at the tertiary level, it examines how EFL teachers problematize and revise syllabus‐based language test items
Hümeyra Can, Çiler Hatipoğlu
wiley   +1 more source

Coaching past simple forms of habitual expressions beyond the textbook: A corpus-based experimental investigation. [PDF]

PLoS One
Dagnaw AM, Filatie AY, Adugna ET.
europepmc   +1 more source

Logical connectors in efl writing: Learners' Use and Instruction

, 2006
The aim of the present study was to analyse leaners’ use of logical connectors within the EFL classroom setting as well as to provide insights into the effects of instruction on their acquisition process. To this aim, two different types of instructional treatments (i.e.
openaire   +23 more sources

Exploring Interactions Between Young Chinese as Second Language Learners and Chinese‐Speaking Students in Hong Kong: Influence of Interlocutor and Patterns of Interaction

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oral interaction plays a facilitative role in second language acquisition. While numerous studies have explored adult learners’ interactions, research that has examined young learners’ interactions, especially among Chinese as a second language learners (CSLs), is lacking. This study focused on CSLs and Chinese‐speaking students (CSSs) in Hong
Jing Yan
wiley   +1 more source

How teacher-student collaborative assessment relates to L2 writing self-efficacy: insights from Chinese EFL learners. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Huang N, Lyu C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Unraveling Student Anxiety in EFL Classrooms in China: The Roles of the Classroom Environment and Control–Value Appraisals

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this study, control–value theory (CVT) was used to investigate how students’ perceptions of the classroom environment shape their anxiety in the context of English as a foreign language (EFL) learning through the mediating effects of control and intrinsic value appraisals.
Quan Qian, Xianhan Huang
wiley   +1 more source

From belief to identity: teacher resilience as a mediating mechanism between growth mindset and professional identity among EFL student teachers. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Alsuwaylim AM, Alshehri MA, Lamouchi A, Abdellatif MS, Ibrahim AR, Nemt-Allah MA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Iteratively Designing a Theory‐Driven Gamified Morphological Awareness Intervention to Improve EFL Learners’ Reading Performance and Engagement

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gamification has been increasingly implemented for language learning purposes across the globe. However, there remains unknown regarding how the change in gamification design might maximize students’ language learning outcomes and engagement.
Shen Qiao, Susanna Siu‐sze Yeung, Samuel Kai Wah Chu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effectiveness of corpus-based high-frequency word acquisition strategies in improving English writing skills. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Li H, Zhu J.
europepmc   +1 more source