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Modeling the Paths from L2 Use and Socio‐Affective Variables to Communication Skills: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research demonstrated that communication anxiety reduces L2 learners' willingness to communicate and communication frequency, but left unexplored its impact on performance. The current mixed‐methods study investigated factors impacting L2 communication skills.
Debra M. Hardison
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of short stories on secondary school students' reading comprehension skills and attitudes in Northwest Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS One
Gela YG, Ayal BG.
europepmc   +1 more source

Metalinguistic Awareness in the EFL Classroom and Beyond: Exploring the Potential of Translation Tasks

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Current trends encouraging a move away from monolingual teaching have sparked a renewed interest in the role of translation in language instruction. Yet, there are few theoretically and empirically grounded proposals regarding specific uses of translation in the language classroom.
Monika Bader, Sandra L. Halverson, Christine Möller‐Omrani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An empirical study of intermediate and advanced Chinese learners of Japanese language about reading strategies based on think-aloud protocols. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Sun Y, Zhang M, Tan S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Using Virtual Exchange for Teaching BELF Pragmatics: Developing an Online Negotiation Activity

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Teaching Business English (BE) is experiencing a paradigm shift to reflect the communicative needs of the global workplace. With the majority of interactions in English now taking place among multilingual speakers, there are increasing calls to integrate perspectives of English as a business lingua franca (BELF) into English language and ...
Miya Komori‐Glatz, Kaisa S. Pietikäinen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping Theoretical Frameworks of Positive Psychology in Second Language Acquisition Research: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Psych J
Gao K, Zhang J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Communicative Drills: The Impact of Communicative Intent on Oral Proficiency

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This exploratory study investigated the role of communicative intent in second language (L2) oral practice by comparing communicative and meaningful drills. English language learners played a game designed to elicit repeated use of the second conditional.
Jonathan Serfaty
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating appreciative education with AI-assisted oral training for sustainable EFL learning: a study on speaking anxiety and oral proficiency. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Zhang F, Yang M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Longitudinal Tracking of Persistence in Other‐Repair Practices in an Audio‐Mediated English Private Tutoring Setting

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Private tutoring—or shadow education—has received ample scholarly attention due to increasing demand from parents for reasons of social mobility in ESL/EFL contexts. Referred to as English private tutoring (EPT) for language learning purposes, this type of non‐formal education shares certain features of formal education like content and ...
Semih Ekin, Ali Anaç, Muhammet Öcel
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Structured Context on Chest Radiograph Interpretation by a Multimodal Large Language Model: A Pilot Comparative Study. [PDF]

Cureus
Cusick A, Guy S, Herz C, Manfre C, DeVries R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source