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Download full textKamalizad, Jalal; Samuel, Moses – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015
Responding to the controversies in the results of past studies regarding the impact of language proficiency on learners' use of language learning strategies, this article reports the effect of language proficiency on the strategy use of Iranian English learners across two different settings, namely ESL Malaysia, and EFL Iran. Some 157 Iranian…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Sa'd, Seyyed Hatam Tamimi; Rajabi, Fereshte – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2018
Vocabulary constitutes an essential part of every language-learning endeavour and deserves scholarly attention. The objective of the present study was three-fold: 1) exploring Iranian English language learners' Vocabulary Learning Strategies (VLSs), 2) examining language learners' perceptions of vocabulary learning, and 3) exploring Iranian…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Best Practices
Karimnia, Amin; Kay, Elham – International Journal of Instruction, 2015
The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of Islamic Azad University TEFL program at B.A. (undergraduate) level in Iran. To do so, five IAU branches were selected through cluster sampling. Within each branch selected, twenty senior students were randomly sampled as the participants of the study. In addition to the students, five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Program Evaluation, Undergraduate Students
Sadeghi, Karim; Khonbi, Zainab Abolfazli – English Language Teaching, 2013
This study investigated the use of language learning strategies (LLS) and reasons for learning English among Iranian EFL students who began learning English at different ages. The participants (N = 33, both male and female) were divided into two groups of younger beginners (who began learning English before age 9; N = 16) and older beginners (who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies
Direct linkBidabadi, 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)
Ketabi, Saeed; Ghavamnia, Maedeh; Rezazadeh, Mohsen – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2012
This study investigated the cognitive strategies used by Persian EFL (English as a foreign language) graduate students while reading a hypermedia text. Prior to the start of the study, the Nelson-Denny Reading Test was used in order to measure the reading ability of the students. Data was collected through think-aloud protocols, and the strategies…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Reading Tests, Indo European Languages, Native Speakers
