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Zalzadeh Borazjani, Ashraf – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this study is to investigate how learner variables, including language proficiency, motivation, effort, and family background affect Iranian language learners' EFL vocabulary strategy use? Subjects in this study were 450 EFL students (N = 450) at Payam e Noor University, Borazjan, Iran. After a placement test, they were grouped into…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
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Bidabadi, Farinaz Shirani; Yamat, Hamidah – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
This paper discusses the findings of a qualitative study on the strategies employed by Iranian freshmen in extensive listening. A group of 12 freshman university students were purposefully selected based on their scores in the Oxford Placement Test administered. Four learners were identified as advanced, four as intermediate, and four as lower…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
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Bozorgian, Hossein; Pillay, Hitendra – International Journal of Instruction, 2013
Listening used in language teaching refers to a complex process that allows us to understand spoken language. The current study, conducted in Iran with an experimental design, investigated the effectiveness of teaching listening strategies delivered in L1 (Persian) and its effect on listening comprehension in L2. Five listening strategies:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Indo European Languages
Bozorgian, Hossein; Pillay, Hitendra – Online Submission, 2013
Listening used in language teaching refers to a complex process that allows us to understand spoken language. The current study, conducted in Iran with an experimental design, investigated the effectiveness of teaching listening strategies delivered in L1 (Persian) and its effect on listening comprehension in L2. Five listening strategies:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Indo European Languages