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EFL students' English language knowledge, strategy use and multiple-choice reading test performance: a structural equation modeling approach

open access: yes, 2008
In Taiwan, a reading comprehension component is included in the English test of the Senior High Academic Ability Examination (SHAAE) – a national examination which can be regarded as a university entrance examination for students in their final year of ...
Hsu, Wei-Tsung
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Developing whole-class interactive teaching: meeting the training needs of Syrian EFL secondary school teachers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This study explores teacher instructional practices within EFL secondary school class-rooms in Syria. In 2004, the Syrian Ministry of Education introduced a new national curriculum, English for Starters, which recommends a shift in EFL teachers’ instruc ...
Rajab, Taha
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Perceptions and Acceptance of Generative Artificial Intelligence Influencing Chinese EFL Learners’ Engagement in Informal Digital Learning of English: Mediating Roles of Self‐Efficacy and Motivation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a powerful tool in the Informal Digital Learning of English (IDLE) environment, offering personalized, interactive, and innovative language learning experiences that may enhance learning engagement.
Jin Liu, Meilu Liu, Yuan Yao, Dechao Li
wiley   +1 more source

TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) OR AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL)

open access: yes
Teaching English to non-native speakers encompasses two main approaches: English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Though both aim to develop learner’s proficiency in English, they differ significantly in context, learner environment, and instructional objectives.
Anorboyeva, Rukhshona Oybek kizi   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Synthesizing Empirical Research on Learner Metacognition in Second Language Writing

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite considerable research interest in learner metacognition in second language (L2) writing, there is not yet a review that synthesizes the existing empirical findings and discusses their implications. To fill the void, this systematic review synthesized 39 empirical studies on learner metacognition in L2 writing and examined their salient
Chen Li, Icy Lee, Zhicheng Mao
wiley   +1 more source

Concepts of Literacy of Thai Foundation English Teachers: A National Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This dissertation investigated the concepts of literacy held by Thai teachers of university-level Foundation English courses, the connection between concepts of literacy and EFL literacy instruction, teachers’ literacy-teaching practices, and the ...
Riamliw, Jakraphan
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The Effect of Listening Strategy Intervention on the Development of Young Learners’ L2 Listening Skills

open access: yesInternational 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

The Process of English Language Teaching and Learning experienced by Teachers and Students in Two Contexts: China and New Zealand

open access: yes, 2009
This study investigated the process of tertiary English language teaching and learning as experienced by teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) and English as a second language (ESL) and their Chinese EFL and ESL students in the two contexts ...
Wang, Xiufang
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