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‘Different Courses, Different Outcomes?’ A comparative study of Communicative Competence in English Language learners following ‘Academic’ and ‘International Understanding’ courses at High Schools in Japan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In Japan, where the traditional focus of English teaching has been on knowledge of a foreign language as a system, increasing emphasis is now being placed on the ability to communicate internationally.
Fraser, Susan Margaret   +1 more
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English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Versus English as a Second Language (ESL) Writing

open access: yes, 2018
Researchers and teachers frequently distinguish between English as a foreign language and English as a second language. Although this distinction usefully highlights some of the differences in the settings in which English, like other languages, is ...
Diane Pecorari, Pecorari, Diane,
core   +1 more source

Trajectories of second language student classroom engagement: Profiles and correlates

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Research on the development of second language (L2) student classroom engagement is growing; however, this body of research primarily relies on designs that preclude the examination of whether this development is common to all students or whether different developmental trajectories emerge for different groups. Aim Adopting a person‐
Hoi Vo
wiley   +1 more source

Will, Skill, Not Tool: Chinese university students' acceptance of generative AI for academic writing in informal English medium instruction settings

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract The generative AI (GenAI) has exhibited diverse functions in supporting academic writing, especially for university students who encounter both disciplinary content and academic English challenges in English medium instruction (EMI). However, existing studies have rarely addressed EMI students' behavioural intentions to use GenAI for academic ...
Pengzhan Yang, Wenqian Huang
wiley   +1 more source

Mastering second language humour: the ultimate challenge

open access: yesThe European Journal of Humour Research, 2020
This small-scale study on verbal humour takes place within a larger project entitled “From perception to oral production”, which aims to identify the links between comprehension and production processes and the sources of difficulty for French learners ...
Laurence Vincent-Durroux   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foreign language anxiety and its mediating role on Chinese language proficiency: A case study of Chinese flagship students

open access: yesForeign Language Annals, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explored the relationship between foreign language anxiety (FLA), oral proficiency, and other individual differences among 58 students in an intensive Chinese language program in the United States. The individual differences tested in this research include overseas experiences, academic year, and self‐efficacy.
Yiping Zhang, Wayne He
wiley   +1 more source

The Roles of Language Shift in English Language Teaching (A Case Study in the Class of Grammar III in the English Department in Universitas Galuh Ciamis)

open access: yesVision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning, 2017
This study emphasizes the use of language shift in the English language teaching classroom. Language shift is a common phenomenon in multilingual conversations, in this case, in the teaching and learning process in language classrooms.
R Bunga Febriani
doaj   +1 more source

An Investigation of Libyan EFL Teachers’ Conceptions of the Communicative Learner-Centred Approach in Relation to their Implementation of an English Language Curriculum Innovation in Secondary Schools [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This phenomenographical investigation explores conceptions of the communicative learner-centred approach (CLCA) held by a sample of Libyan English foreign language teachers (EFL) in relation to their implementation of an English language curriculum ...
SHIHIBA, SALAMA,EMBARK,S.   +1 more
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Motivation, Self‐Regulated R2W Strategy Use, and Their Relationship Patterns Among Different Writing Performance Groups

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study investigated how writing motivation and self‐regulated read‐to‐write (SRL‐R2W) strategy use was related to writing performance and how the relationship between motivation and SRL‐R2W strategy use varied among different writing performance groups.
Huixuan Zhou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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