The Impact of Computerized Dynamic Assessment on Iranian EFL Learners' Interlanguage Pragmatic Development [PDF]
The present study reports the results of a dissertation aimed at consolidating assessment and instruction of L2 pragmatics comprehension by drawing on an interventionist computerized dynamic assessment (C-DA) through which the test was embodied by ...
Ali Zangoei +3 more
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EFL Professors’ vs. Teachers’ Home Culture Attachment
The purpose of the present study is to determine whether studying or teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) will lead teachers to decrease home cultural values or help them to develop their cultural values in both cultures. This mix-method research
Saba Hasanzadeh +2 more
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Se vogliamo che tutto rimanga com'è, bisogna che tutto deva essere scritto in inglese [PDF]
The knowledge of foreign professional literature which is not written in English language is rare in the habit of American library science, and it is easily recognizable if we consider the citations of works not written in English.
Bade, David
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Diachronic variations of metadiscourse markers in research articles
Metadiscourse markers (MDMs) are rhetorical devices used to enhance audience comprehension (interactive MDMs) and engage authors and audiences within a text (interactional MDMs).
Armin Abbasi Aghdam +2 more
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Relationship between Second Language Deep Vocabulary Knowledge and Speaking Performance: Mediation of Task Type [PDF]
Most of the models accounting for L2 oral production have deemed a significant role for vocabulary knowledge in this process. Previous studies have demonstrated a positive relationship between different aspects of lexical knowledge and performance or ...
Davoud Amini, Rana Ansari, Bahram Behin
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Extensive reading in a second language : literature review and pedagogical implications [PDF]
textThis Report explores the importance of including extensive reading (ER) program in English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) context.
Hong, Sunju
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Generative AI has prompted educators to reevaluate traditional teaching and assessment methods. This study examines AI’s ability to write essays analysing Old English poetry; human markers assessed and attempted to distinguish them from authentic ...
T. Revell +10 more
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The Role of English Language in Nigerian Development [PDF]
:The language policy in Nigeria granted the English language the status of being the sole official language, and the language of instruction in the country.
Iskandar, Iskandar +1 more
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Mobile-based aural oral skill lessons: The effects on EFL teacher trainees’ oral performance
EFL teacher-educators and teachers are seen as ignorant of teaching aural skills for referring to resource shortages is a common mechanism for their scapegoating.
Gashaw Tefera Woldetsadik +3 more
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International Perspectives on Parenting Support - Non-English Language Sources [PDF]
This study was commissioned by the DCSF, and began in October 2007. The project aimed to extend existing knowledge of ‘what works’ in parenting support beyond the English language international evidence that was comprehensively reviewed in an earlier ...
Boddy, Janet +10 more
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