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Yaowaratana, Kotchawara; Rungruang, Apichai – English Language Teaching, 2018
The pronunciation of regular past tense verbs seems to be difficult for most L2 learners, especially in L2 learners whose first language phonological system is different from the English one. It is predicted that Thai EFL students could encounter difficulties perceiving English coda clusters like the '-ed' ending sounds. For this reason, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Al Harbi, Abdullah Abdul Muhsen – English Language Teaching, 2017
This study aimed at evaluating EFL textbook for secondary stage in Saudi Public schools. Participants consisted of (100) male teachers and (73) female teachers teaching secondary stage students in two cities: Madinah and Dowadmi. The tool of the study designed to cover five dimensions: layout and design, the objectives of the textbook, teaching…
Descriptors: Textbook Evaluation, English (Second Language), Behavioral Objectives, Public Schools
Sarhandi, Pir Suhail Ahmed; Bajnaid, Ayman; Elyas, Tariq – English Language Teaching, 2017
Teachers all over the world strive to keep their students engaged, and research has shown that task engagement can be elevated by utilising technology to complete classroom activities. Reasons suggested for this is that technology's alignment with students' interests, as well as the stimulatingly transformative effect that technology can have on…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language)
Alavinia, Parviz; Hassanlou, Adel – English Language Teaching, 2014
The current study was aimed at investigating the relationship between academic Iranian EFL learners' extroversion/introversion and their writing performance. The participants of the study were some 52 BA learners majoring in English language literature in Urmia and Tabriz state universities. The chosen sample comprised of both males and females…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Extraversion Introversion
Alghamdi, Fatimah M. A. – English Language Teaching, 2016
There is consensus among those involved in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in the Saudi educational context that students' achievement in language learning is below expectations. Much research has been directed towards finding the reasons for low achievement amongst learners. However, very few studies have looked at parameters of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Brumen, Mihaela; Bracko, Lea; Krajnc, Majda Schmidt – English Language Teaching, 2014
The article concerns educational work with students who have learning difficulties with foreign languages in Slovenian primary schools. The aim of the research was to investigate current methodical and organisational elements of teacher's support in foreign language teaching for students (aged 9-15) with learning difficulties, according to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Problems, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students
Sukitkanaporn, Thitibhada; Phoocharoensil, Supakorn – English Language Teaching, 2014
This study addresses the English Presentation skills of graduate students and explores the ways to improve their skills. A cross-sectional research survey study was conducted among 26 students of the Master of Arts Program in English for Careers at Thammasat University, Thailand. The results showed that there are some statistically significant…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Language Skills
Khrisat, Abdulhafeth A.; Mahmoud, Salameh Saleem – English Language Teaching, 2013
This study investigates the effect of ten teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) oriented features of mobile phones in the English language classroom on the achievement of foundation-year students in King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in General English. The study also explores students' attitudes towards this new method of teaching. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, English (Second Language)
Foroutan, Maryam; Noordin, Nooreen – English Language Teaching, 2012
ESL/EFL Anxiety has been reported as one of the foremost factors affecting ESL learners' performance. Hence, identifying methods to assist language learners to alleviate their ESL anxiety deserve to be considered by the educators. This study compared the effect of dialogue journal writing (DJW) through two different modes of learning and teaching:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Kamran, Saeedeh Karbalaee; Maftoon, Parviz – English Language Teaching, 2012
The current study is an attempt to investigate whether any statistically significant relationship existed between Iranian EFL learners' ambiguity tolerance (AT) and their reading strategy use. To this end, three instruments of Survey of Reading Strategy (Mokhtari & Sheorey, 2002), Second Language Ambiguity Tolerance Scale (Ely, 1995), and a…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Figurative Language, Ambiguity (Semantics), Statistical Significance
Birjandi, Parviz; Bagherkazemi, Marzieh – English Language Teaching, 2010
In the face of too much incoming information and too many people trying to convince us in today's world, the ability to think critically gains an ever greater saliency as a prime goal of student and teacher education. The present study aimed at substantiating the relationship between EFL teachers' critical thinking ability and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)