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Minalla, Amir Abdalla – English Language Teaching, 2022
For some reason, EFL students lose their motivation and interests and become more demotivated as time goes by. Many of the conducted studies focus on the factors that cause EFL learners' demotivation rather than how EFL learners' demotivation impact on classroom learning processes. Thus, the study will focus on the impact of EFL learners'…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Bhatti, Aisha; Shamsudin, Sarimah; Said, Seriaznita Binti Mat – English Language Teaching, 2018
In every society, language plays a vital role in communicating with each other as it allows speakers to expand their knowledge, deliver their ideas, opinions and feelings in the society. English, as a global language, provides a platform for communication for people who speak the language. Due to the growing trend in linguistic globalisation,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Code Switching (Language)
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Sidky, Gihan – English Language Teaching, 2017
This study investigated power relations in a graduate seminar on "Literacy learning and knowledge acquisition." Three categories were examined in relation to ideological assumptions: students' expectations, institution's expectations, and teachers' perceptions of their roles as guided by their teaching perspectives. The study aimed at…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Power Structure, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Attitudes
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Alghofaili, Noor Motlaq; Elyas, Tariq – English Language Teaching, 2017
Many people believe the myth that being taught by a native speaker is the best way to learn a language. This belief has influenced many Saudi schools, language institutes, and universities to include the nativeness factor as part of a language instructor's job requirements. Using an open ended questionnaire, this study aims to investigate the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Shuchi, Israt Jahan; Islam, A. B. M. Shafiqul – English Language Teaching, 2016
The role of a mother tongue (L1) in the teaching and learning of a foreign language (FL) has been the subject of much debate and controversy. This paper reports on a piece of research carried out in our own teaching environments (at universities both in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia) and presents an analysis of the attitudes of students and teachers…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Role, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
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Liang, Xiaohua – English Language Teaching, 2009
This study aims to investigate the role of mediation in the learning process from a sociocultural perspective, activity theory in particular. This study was carried out in a primary English immersion school within the CCUEI Programs in Mainland China. Data were collected mainly through observations and interviews, which were then supplemented by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries