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Download full textAlshammari, Hammad Ali; Ahmed, Elsayed Abdalla; Shouk, Mukhled Atta Abu – English Language Teaching, 2020
Studying English literature is interrelated to studying English as a foreign language (EFL), and thus incorporating literary texts into EFL learning curricula is important for providing EFL learners with the necessary language skills and emotional growth. However, EFL learners prefer to avoid studying English literature due to several challenges…
Descriptors: English Literature, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Difficulty Level
Chen, Che-Han – English Language Teaching, 2021
Although much research on English for specific purposes (ESP) has been conducted, little focus has been placed on investigating the mechanisms involved in ESP readers' comprehension process. This case study explored the reading process that characterizes a competent ESP reader's comprehension. A juris doctor student attending a major university in…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Case Studies, English for Special Purposes, Recall (Psychology)
Alnasser, Suliman Mohammed; Alyousef, Hesham Suleiman – English Language Teaching, 2015
Several studies have addressed the subject of the preferences of L2 student-writers for receiving teacher feedback (FB) on macro level features (feedback related to meaning) and micro level features (feedback related to surface level issues); however, none of these have investigated their preferences when it comes to giving and receiving peer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Evaluation, Writing Evaluation, Feedback (Response)
Boonkongsaen, Nathaya; Intaraprasert, Channarong – English Language Teaching, 2014
The present study was intended to examine the effects of 1) fields of study (arts, business and science-oriented); and 2) language-learning experiences (whether limited or non-limited to formal classroom instructions) on the use of VLSs among Thai tertiary-level students. The participants were 905 Thai EFL students studying in the Northeast of…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies, Postsecondary Education, Learning Experience
Al Rasheed, Hana S. S. – English Language Teaching, 2014
Reading comprehension is a key issue in learning English as a foreign language, and it is critical that teachers utilize pre-reading strategies in reading classes in order to help students enhance their comprehension. The present study investigates the effectiveness of two pre-reading strategies on EFL students' performance in reading…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Negari, Giti Mousapour; Rouhi, Mahdieh – English Language Teaching, 2012
The present article reports on the results of a study designed to investigate the effects of two types of lexical modification i.e., lexical simplification and elaboration, on incidental vocabulary acquisition of Iranian EFL learners.To this end, four versions of experimental texts containing 20 target words were created: baseline and simplified…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary Development, Incidental Learning, English (Second Language)
