Making all repertoires count: Re‐envisioning TBLT through critical multilingual language awareness
Abstract As calls intensify for language education to provide authentic exposure to linguistic and cultural diversity—an essential condition for preparing learners to navigate an interconnected world—concerns about the declining status of additional language study reveal an important challenge.
Koen Van Gorp
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Reviewing enjoyment in foreign language education from the perspective of positive psychology. [PDF]
Wang Q.
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Multiword sequences do not predict speaking proficiency in dialogue: A pair‐level analysis
Abstract This study revisited the commonly held view that the use of multiword sequences (MWSs) is a reliable predictor of L2 speaking proficiency in monologue, by extending the investigation from monologic to dialogic speaking contexts. We accessed dialogic performance data from 127 test‐takers of the Test of English for Educational Purposes assessed ...
Takumi Uchihara +3 more
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International students' experiences on speaking and writing skills in language learning processes in higher education. [PDF]
Karakuş İ.
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“This is the Work I'm Most Proud of”: K‐Pop Fandom and Children's Multilingual Literacy Practices
ABSTRACT This paper examines how children's affective investments in K‐pop generated sustained multilingual literacy practices in an arts‐based bookmaking project. Drawing on Pennycook's concept of language assemblages and Norton's investment framework, and informed by Paris and Alim's distinction between heritage and community practices, we analyse ...
Julie Choi, Rafaela Cleeve Gerkens
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Reducing anxiety and enhancing performance: the impact of AI chatbots versus human facilitation on EFL speaking assessment outcomes. [PDF]
Susoy Z.
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James Lyman Merrick's Aborted “Mission to the Mohammedans of Persia”
Abstract James Lyman Merrick (1803‐1866) served as a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) in Persia between 1835 and 1845. He was America's first missionary to the Muslim world. Based on his field research on the Persians’ religious beliefs, he correctly predicted that the conversion of Persia's Muslims into ...
Hooman Estelami
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The effect of literature experience of language education teachers on their professional goals and expectations. [PDF]
Albayrak Y, Aydın N, Bakır S.
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A Forced Union: Exploring the Consequences of India's Removal of Jammu and Kashmir's Special Status
ABSTRACT This article adds to academic literature interested in two core questions: What happens to residents as a result of an annexation? And how do aggressor states maintain control over an annexed territory where there is a history of insurgency and mobilization for independence?
Serena Hussain
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