As a subset of the large-scale research on several issues related to EFL reading comprehension and instruction, this study investigates the potential relationship among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading comprehension, silent reading rate, vocabulary knowledge (i.e., receptive and productive vocabulary knowledge), and reading motivation…

This paper outlines an attempt to research the relationship between the multiple intelligence levels and the learning styles of Turkish English Language Teaching (ELT) students at a state university in Turkey. In this present study, 143 students took part at different grades. Data were collected by two different instruments, one of which was a…

This study aimed at investigating children and young adult EFL learners of Iran Language Institute(ILI) and their course books in the light of Multiple Intelligence (MI) Theory. To achieve this aim, 240 EFL learners participated in this study. First, the students' intelligence profiles were identified by adapting and using Lazear's (1994)…

This study examines the relationship between Language Learning Strategies (LLSs) and vocabulary size (VS). For this purpose, a total of 122 undergraduate Iraqi EFL learners at a state university were recruited. To investigate LLSs, a questionnaire was administered while the assessment of VS was done with Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT). To amplify…

The present study investigated learner autonomy level and the use of language learning strategies in a sample of 163 first-year English majors in university. The aim of the study was to find out the correlation between language learning strategies and autonomous learning. The data collection instruments included a self-rating questionnaire and an…

Children of educated parents coming from better home environment are found to perform well in English language compared to students of low socio-economic status. A healthy family environment is essential for a child's proper language development. It should be taken into consideration that without good communication skill, one cannot attain mastery…

This study aims to investigate which types of errors lead to which types of corrective feedback and their distribution in university preparatory school speaking classes. Discourse analytic principles were used to analyze the learners' errors and types of oral corrective feedback in communicatively oriented speaking classes. The frequency and…

The need to connect with learners is essential to successfully transfer learning. Thus, the medium of instruction plays a very important role. One indicator that would tell us if success is attained in teaching various subject areas is also influenced by the medium of instruction which is employed in the classroom. It is on this premise that the…

This study aims to answer whether there is a relation between various competition games played in ELT (English Language Teaching) classrooms and sympathetic tendency of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners towards English lesson. The study was carried on 302 participants consisting of 9th grade students from a high school, Gaziantep. The…

Due to its influential nature on foreign language learning process, foreign language anxiety has been the focus of numerous studies in the literature of second language acquisition. In addition to its validation as a separate construct in late 80s, the last two decades have also witnessed the confirmation of skill-based anxieties as independent…

Due to the global changes, i.e., technological improvements, migratory movements, exchange students, etc., the geographical frontiers between nations have been removed. This caused an increase in everyday contact among people from different cultural backgrounds. English is used for that purpose. Considering this, there seems to be a necessity to…

The present study explored the probable interrelationships between willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC), ideal L2 self, ought-to L2 self, L2 learning experience, imagery capacity, L2 motivation, L2 anxiety, vocabulary size, and course achievement through path analysis. This quantitative study was carried out with 701 English as…

Language anxiety is the feeling of anxiety, worry, nervousness, and apprehension proficiency in learning or using a second or foreign language. The feelings may branch from any second language structure whether it is related with the innovative skills of speaking and writing or the receptive skills of reading and listening. Fear of negative…

Creative fluency is positively correlated with the quantity and quality of talk as well. The fluency gives an indication of the learner's ability to cope with real-time communication. This paper makes a correlative study on nurturing narrative tasks through advertising skills. English advertising exploits from the high adaptability of the English…

The study examined the insight of English Teacher towards students of standard XI in acquiring communicative skill in English. The main objective of the paper was to identify the problems of the students in acquiring communicative skill in English. The Normative survey method was adopted in the study. One hundred teachers were considered as a…