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Kun Wang – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2024
The rapid rise of information technology has popularized learning diagnostic systems in education, particularly in college English teaching. These systems boost teaching quality and enable precise instruction. This study delves into precision teaching in college English with two English major classes. Teaching experiments used data from the system…
Descriptors: College English, Learning Analytics, Precision Teaching, Diagnostic Teaching
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Al-Jarrah, Tamer Mohammad; Mansor, Noraien; Rashid, Radzuwan Ab; Bashir, Ibrahim; Al-Jarrah, Jarrah Mohammad – English Language Teaching, 2018
Metacognitive learning strategies are higher--order executive skills that help learners become more independent, autonomous, and capable of planning, monitoring and evaluating learning process. This research was aimed at investigating EFL students' attitude towards the use of metacognitive strategies in writing. Data were generated through…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Metacognition
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Alrayah, Hassan – English Language Teaching, 2018
This research-paper aims at examining the effectiveness of cooperative learning activities in enhancing EFL learners' fluency. The researcher has used the descriptive approach, recorded interviews for testing fluency as tools of data collection and the software program SPSS as a tool for the statistical treatment of data. Research sample consists…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Learning Activities, Oral Language
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Cheng, Yu-Lin – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2017
English orthographic learning, among Chinese-L1 children who were beginning to learn English as a foreign language, was documented when: (1) "only" visual memory was at their disposal, (2) visual memory and either "some" letter-sound knowledge or "some" semantic information was available, and (3) visual memory,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
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Soltanpour, Fatemeh; Valizadeh, Mohammadreza; Ghafarianzirak, Fatemeh – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2018
This two-week quantitative experimental study aimed at making a comparison among the effects of individual and collaborative pre-task planning, both with and without receiving teacher feedback on structural organization and clarity of argumentative essays. The participants were 120 Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, assigned…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Diaz, Delia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Most adult English Language Learners (ELLs) in the United States struggle with the basics of English literacy and reading comprehension. The lack of metacognitive awareness during reading prevents ELL students from engaging actively in the learning process. The CALLA method was used as a conceptual framework for explicit instruction. The problem…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Teaching Methods
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Bozavli, Ebubekir – International Education Studies, 2017
The objective is hereby study is to compare the effects of conventional and audiovisual methods on learning efficiency and success of retention with regard to vocabulary teaching in foreign language. Research sample consists of 21 undergraduate and 7 graduate students studying at Department of French Language Teaching, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Audiovisual Instruction, Second Language Learning
Ebadi, Saman; Pourzandi, Mahsa – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2015
This study explored the effects of explicit and implicit instructions in the development of EFL learners' speech acts of complimenting (Cs) and complimenting response (CRs). The participants in this research were 56 intermediate EFL learners from a language center, participating as members of intact classes that were divided into three groups of…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Khodary, Manal Mohamed – English Language Teaching, 2017
This study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of using the Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy Plus (VSSPlus) on developing university EFL students' vocabulary learning. It adopted the quasi experimental design which included two groups design. The participants were first level students at Languages and Translation Department, Arar…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Naseri, Somayeh; Motallebzadeh, Khalil – Educational Technology & Society, 2016
This study investigated the effect of listening to podcasts on Iranian upper- intermediate EFL learners' self-regulation ability and their perception toward the use of technology. To meet the objectives of the current study, 54 female Iranian EFL learners were selected. In experimental group they listened to podcast files while in the control…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology
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Ahmad, Waqar; Ali, Zuraina; Sipra, Muhammad Aslam; Taj, Imtiaz Hassan – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
Smartboards, which are now widely used in the teaching and learning process in Saudi Arabia, have turned the traditional environments of the classrooms, especially the EFL classrooms to be more interesting and encouraging. Literature reviews suggest that Saudi students usually lack motivation for studying English as a foreign language. This study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Setayesh, Mahnam; Marzban, Amin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
The present study primarily aimed at investigating the effect of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) on development of the Iranian EFL learners' ESP Reading Comprehension Skills. Moreover, it was aimed at investigating the probable difference between the TBLT-instructed students of Law and Mechanical Engineering with respect to their ESP reading…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Statistical Analysis
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Rastegar, Behnaz; Safari, Fatemeh – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2017
Language learners' productive role in teaching and learning processes has recently been the focus of attention. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating the effect of oral vs. written output-based instruction on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' vocabulary learning with a focus on reflective vs. impulsive learning styles. To this…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Shangaraeva, Liya F.; Yarkhamova, Alfiya A.; Biktagirova, Zubayda A.; Agol, Dorice – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The article is devoted to the formation of students' creative independence. The aim of the article is to identify and test pedagogical conditions of formation students' creative independence studying the English language. The leading methods are analyses of scientific works and practice, empirical and experimental data, method of involved…
Descriptors: Creativity, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Cerezo, Luis; Caras, Allison; Leow, Ronald P. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2016
Meta-analytic research suggests an edge of explicit over implicit instruction for the development of complex L2 grammatical structures, but the jury is still out as to which type of explicit instruction--"deductive" or "inductive," where rules are respectively provided or elicited--proves more effective. Avoiding this…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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