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Receptive Meaning‐Recall Knowledge of Derivational Morphology Among EFL Learners: A Case for L1‐Population‐Specific Assessment

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Vocabulary knowledge plays a crucial role in L2 proficiency, significantly impacting learners' reading comprehension. Although extensive research has explored whether knowledge of base words extends to recognition of derivational forms, results are inconsistent, especially among learners from non‐Indo‐European linguistic backgrounds.
Mastoor Al‐Kaboody, Geoffrey G. Pinchbeck, Joseph P. Vitta, Christopher Nicklin, Paweł Mandera, Stuart McLean   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Screen Time Exposure and Children's and Adolescents' Health. A Position Paper from the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP) and European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians (ECPCP)

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim This position paper aims to synthesize current evidence on the effects of screen exposure on children's and adolescents' physical, mental and social health, critically review existing international and European guidelines, and propose coordinated, harmonized and age‐appropriate recommendations for policymakers, paediatric societies ...
Lorenza Onorati, Grigorios Papantoniou, Berthold Koletzko, Artur Mazur, Dominique Kyriaki Karafyllidou, Eugenio Baraldi, Laura Reali   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ready for the changes? Exploring EAP teachers’ competencies and training needs in tertiary level in China

Frontiers in Education
English for academic purposes (EAP) has become increasingly prominent in tertiary education in China, as the focus of college English is shifting from general language proficiency toward supporting students’ academic studies and research engagement ...
Yu Chen
doaj   +1 more source

An Investigation into Iranian EAP Teachers’ Burnout and its Variations in Relation to Their Demographic and Organizational Characteristics [PDF]

Issues in Language Teaching, 2020
Teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses is highly demanding for EAP teachers as they are faced with diverse pedagogical and administrative challenges in such courses.
Ogholgol Nazari, Mahmood Reza Atai, Parviz Birjandi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence for Language Learning: A Systematic Review of its Design, Theoretical Foundations, Implementation, and Impact

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although the use of AI technologies (e.g., chatbots and automated writing evaluations (AWE)) has gained considerable attention in language learning fields in recent years, how AI technologies have been designed and implemented in language learning education, as well as their effectiveness, is understudied.
Shen Qiao, Michelle Mingyue Gu, Chaoqun Lu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The EAP‐AIAS: Adapting the AI Assessment Scale for English for Academic Purposes

TESOL Journal
ABSTRACT The advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is complicating traditional techniques in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instruction. This paper proposes a novel adaptation of an existing scale (the AI Assessment Scale), which is designed to facilitate effective learning and assessment in the era of GenAI ...
Jasper Roe, Mike Perkins, Yulia Tregubova   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A Systematic Review on Generative AI in L2 Speaking Development From a Self‐Determination Theory Perspective

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Second or foreign language (L2) speaking is a key aspect of L2 competence. While GenAI shows potential to address challenges in L2 speaking development, its role remains insufficiently understood. Self‐Determination Theory (SDT) could explain student language learning engagement. Therefore, this systematic review examines how GenAI affordances
Yanyan Catherine Lin, Yan Li, Xinjie Chen, Thomas K. F. Chiu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the factors that affect reading comprehension of EAP learners

, 2013
Due to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.As far as academic reading comprehension is concerned, a network of linguistic skills and strategies operate in a complex and integrated matter.
Nergis, Ayşegül
core   +1 more source

An investigation of academic writing at the University of Namibia : engendering an experiential, meaningful and critical pedagogy for English for academic purposes [PDF]

, 2016
Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe study aims to investigate academic writing at the University of Namibia and intends to explore whether a critical, meaningful and experiential pedagogy in EAP that enhances voice and agency in English for Academic Purposes ...
Mukoroli, Joseph Namutungika
core   +1 more source

EAP alignment in EFL writing courses towards developing student

Journal on English as a Foreign Language, 2020
The objective of the present study was to assess the prevailing alignment of English for academic purposes (EAP) in EFL writing courses vis-
Melaku Bayu Workie, Zelealem Shitahun Haregu   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source