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Investigating the Relationship between Critical Thinking Skills and the Quality of Iranian Intermediate TEFL Students' Writing
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Nikou, Farahnaz Rimani; Bonyadi, Alireza; Amirikar, Negin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The current study intended to find out the relationship between critical thinking skills and the quality of Iranian TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) students' writing. One-hundred forty students who were homogeneous in their language proficiency were selected non-randomly. The researcher asked students to take part in a proficiency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Writing (Composition), Thinking Skills
An Investigation of the Learning Strategies as Bias Factors in Second Language Cloze Tests
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Ajideh, Parviz; Yaghoubi-Notash, Massoud; Khalili, Abdolreza – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
The present study investigated the contribution of the EFL students' learning strategies to the explanation of the variance in their results on language tests. More specifically, it examined the role of these strategies as bias factors in the results of English cloze tests. Based on this aim, first, 158 intermediate EFL learners were selected from…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Cloze Procedure, Foreign Countries
An Investigation of the Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Cultural Intelligence and Their Performance on the IELTS Listening Modules
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Rafie, Arezoo; Khosravi, Robab; Nasiri, Mahdi – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Iranian EFL Learners' Cultural intelligence (CQ) and their performance on the IELTS Listening Module. Sixty advanced EFL students majoring in English translation at University of Zanjan were matched for the study through the Oxford Quick Placement Test. Cultural Intelligence Scale developed…
Descriptors: Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Interface between Iranian EFL Instructors' Personality and Their Self-Efficacy
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Rahimi, Ali; Saberi, Maryam – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
In recent years, teachers' self-efficacy has demonstrated a profound influence on the daily lives of teachers and their students. However, little is known about the relationship between teachers' personality traits and their self-efficacy. To gain more insight into this area, this study sought to explore the interface between 100 male and female…
Descriptors: Correlation, Personality Traits, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning