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Download full textChavangklang, Thanaset; Chavangklang, Pitchayapa; Thiamhuanok, Sirichai; Sathitdetkunchorn, Premkamon – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The objectives of this study were: 1) to investigate the effects of online multimedia-based extensive reading activities on students' vocabulary size; 2) to investigate the effect of online multimedia-based extensive reading activities on students' reading comprehension, and 3) to investigate the relationship between vocabulary size and reading…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Al-wossabi, Sami Ali Nasr – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
As English is one of the most spoken languages in the globally interconnected world of today, many Saudi universities are enrolling their EFL students in summer intensive English programs at US universities. The main purpose is to enhance their EFL students' oral competencies. This new policy is, in fact, the result of the failure of CLT practices…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Computer Software
Bahri, Hossein; Mahadi, Tengku Sepora Tengku – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
The present paper examines the use of Google Translate as a supplementary tool for helping international students at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to learn and develop their knowledge and skills in learning Bahasa Malaysia (Malay Language). The participants of the study were 16 international students at the School of Languages, Literacies, and…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Translation, Foreign Students, Indonesian
Bouchefra, Miloud – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
Writing is a basic skill in language and believed to be the hardest one to teach and learn (Walters, 1987) as the writer must transcribe his/her thoughts while maintaining control over a number of aspects varying from word choice and spelling to overall text structure and layout. In addition to its multifaceted nature, writing requires a huge…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students
Murray Bettina P. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
Urban college students (n=179) from diverse cultural backgrounds and regions received instruction in the writing of short narratives, or allegories, to express generalizations about human behavior. At the beginning of the three-month semester students were given samples of allegories concluding with a lesson and then were asked to create an…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Urban Areas, College Students, Student Diversity
Balabakgil, Burcin; Mede, Enisa – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
The purpose of this research study is to find out and compare the use of L1 as a teaching strategy by native and nonnative instructors in elementary level EFL classrooms at a preparatory program of a foundation (non-profit, private) university in Istanbul, Turkey. Specifically, the study aims to investigate the perceptions of native and non-native…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Alzu'bi, Mohammad Akram – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The study investigates the comparative effectiveness of teaching English grammar by using deductive and inductive teaching models. The study also attempts to see which of these two methods has a positive effect on the grammar academic achievement of the university students and elementary school students in Jordan so it answers the following…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Zohrabi, Mohammad; Shah, Parilah M.; Yunus, Melor M. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2012
English for General Purposes (EGP) is a foundation course which should be taken by all the undergraduate students at the University of Tabriz, Iran. However, the EGP course cannot meet the students' objectives and needs. Evidently, it has some shortcoming and the results of the study indicate that it not only has lost its credibility but also has…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
