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Download full textBayazidi, Aso; Saeb, Fateme – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This study examined the equivalence and reliability of the two versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test in an Iranian context. This study was motivated by the fact that the Vocabulary Levels test is increasingly being used in Iran for both research and pedagogical purposes without having been checked for validity and reliability in this context. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocabulary, English (Second Language), College Second Language Programs
Zafarmand, Atefeh; Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh; Akbari, Omid – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
This article sets out to examine the relationship between EFL learners' goal orientation, metacognitive awareness and self-efficacy in a single framework. One hundred fifteen EFL students from two universities of Mashhad, a city in north-eastern Iran took part in this study. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to examine the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Goal Orientation, Metacognition, English (Second Language)
Zare-ee, Abbas; Shirvanizadeh, Maryam – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The study of factors influencing undergraduate learners' participation and/or reticence in second/foreign language classrooms, a relatively recent line of research, can contribute to the betterment of language teaching and learning practices. In this work, we attempt to investigate the causes of a population of undergraduate English as a foreign…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, English (Second Language)
Jamshidi, Tahereh; Soori, Afshin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2013
This study aimed to evaluate an ESP textbook in terms of McDonough and Shaw (2003) based on external and internal evaluation. The ESP textbook was "Special English for Computer Sciences" (2010) by Hojjat Baghban. This study also discussed the external evaluation and a detailed evaluation of a chapter of the ESP textbook. This ESP…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Textbook Evaluation, English for Science and Technology, Computer Science Education
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
Badib, Ayesha Abdullah Najieb; Guru, Subhatra – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2011
The Malaysian government is rigorously drawing up strategies to increase the already existing 60,000 foreign students currently studying in the country (The Star, 2009). With the influx of more foreign students and with English as the medium of instruction in local higher education, it is felt that a study to investigate international students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)
