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Phaiboonnugulkij, Malinee; Srisupha, Rujira; Kanta, Mayuree; Janpong, Wijitporn – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
This study aims to compare the youth guides' speaking scores before and after learning through English for Geotourism Instruction Innovation at Khorat Geopark Area in Nakhon Ratchasima, investigate the differences among their tasks' mean scores and their speaking components. The sample group consists of 109 youth guides who are Grade 11…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, English for Special Purposes, Grade 11
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Köroglu, Zeynep Çetin; Elban, Mehmet – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
Textbooks can change, shape, and affect the formation of identity of those who learn the target language rather than teaching the language. In this study, the textbooks determined by the Ministry of National Education and used for English lessons in public high schools were analyzed with the content analysis method in terms of national identity…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Global Approach, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Gürergene, Elif – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This study has recently been conducted to find out the effect of extensive exposure to reading materials and of moderate amount of exposure supported by explicit instruction on enhancing discourse signaling awareness. Data analyzed quantitatively came from test scores of 36 high school students at elementary level in Istanbul, Turkey, divided into…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Reading Processes, Form Classes (Languages), Reading Materials
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Jalalian, Farzad – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The inability of English language learners to recall English concepts is a major challenge faced by teachers. This paper aims to determine the effectiveness of video educational games with a linguistic approach in English language education of the 2nd grade high school students. This is an applied and quasi-experimental study conducted in 2016.…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Games, Sampling, Control Groups
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Mohammadian, Amir; Saed, Amin; Shahi, Younes – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
With the development of educational technology, the concept of technology-enhanced multimedia instructions is using widely in the educational settings. Technology can be employed in teaching different skills such as listening, reading, speaking and writing. Among these skills, reading comprehension is the skill in which EFL learners have some…
Descriptors: Video Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ahmadian, Mousa; Amerian, Majid; Goodarzi, Ahmad – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
Vocabulary acquisition is one of the largest and most important tasks in language classes. New technologies, such as computers, have helped a lot in this way. The importance of the issue led the researchers to do the present study which concerns the comparison of contextualized vocabulary learning on paper and through Computer Assisted Language…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Statistical Analysis, Vocabulary Development
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Alkhaldi, Ali Ata; Oshchepkova, Tamara – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
Language is implicated in daily lives, and there are a large and open-ended number of activities (Cook, 2003), which involve language theories (Alkhaldi, 2011). This research analyses the language theories which are involved in the activities of Jordanian language materials. The researchers have chosen a sample from language materials used to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Linguistic Theory, Instructional Materials, English (Second Language)
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Rafiee, Marzieh; Keihaniyan, Mahbube – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This mixed-method study investigated the language teachers' opinions on the inclusion of the principles of Participatory Approach in language classroom settings in Iran. Applying both quantitative and qualitative approaches of data collection procedures, the study explored the language teachers' attitude, on the perceived importance and use of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Mixed Methods Research, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
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Wang, Xingrong – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This paper mainly explores the impacts of presenting new words in semantically-related (SR) sets on vocabulary learning. 38 students from two classes of Grade 2 in Taiyuan Foreign Language School (Senior High School Section) participate in the whole process. The same vocabulary items unknown to all students are taught to them in 4 lessons. The…
Descriptors: Semantics, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Language Research
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Abbasi, Zahra; Azizifar, Akbar; Gowhary, Habib; Heidari, Mina – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The Impact of using Supplementary books alongside the national academic text book has received great attention of the curriculum and material developers. Since the beginning of language studies, Second & Foreign Language Acquisition (SLA & FLA) researchers have been searching for effective ways of improving learners' language skills. This…
Descriptors: Supplementary Reading Materials, Experimental Groups, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Praneetponkrang, Sasitorn; Phaiboonnugulkij, Malinee – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This article aims to advocate retelling stories technique for developing speaking ability of grade 9 students in Thailand. Morrow's theory (1981) and other scholars in retelling stories technique are presented. This technique is integrated in the lesson plans following Morrow's framework. Narrative text of short stories which refer to daily life…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Story Telling, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
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Shiri, Saeed – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This study was conducted in order to inspect the impact of podcasts as learning and teaching tools on Iranian EFL learners' motivation for listening as well as on their listening comprehension ability. It also investigated the learners' perception towards podcasts. 34 intermediate learners who were homogeneous in terms of listening ability were…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Motivation Techniques, English (Second Language), Multimedia Materials
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Mostafavi, Fatemeh; Vahdany, Fereidoon – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
The current study aimed at investigating the possible effects of explicit teaching of affective strategies on Iranian EFL learners' oral language proficiency and the extent of their anxiety in EFL classroom. First, PET test was administered to a total number of 120 female third grade high school EFL students. Then, 60 participants whose score fell…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning