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Download full textKarakoc, Aynur Ismayilli – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
Different theoretical and empirical taxonomies of reading and listening comprehension (RC, LC) are available in the literature. Most of language tests and tasks in English as foreign or second language (EFL/ESL) coursebooks are based on the classifications of reading and listening subskills (micro-skills) offered in theory. However, these…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Suleiman Al Qunayeer, Huda – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
The present study is an attempt to explore the relationship between the breadth (the number of words known) and the depth of vocabulary knowledge (the richness of word knowledge) (the richness of word knowledge), and reading comprehension of EFL learners in an English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Furthermore, it tries to find the effect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Vocabulary, English (Second Language)
Goyi, Nalmon; Kamaruddin, Rohaidah; Seruji, Zuraini; Dani, Noor Aina – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
The Rungus are the indigenous people in Sabah, Malaysia. Malay as a second language and the primary instruction in schools seems inevitable. The study aims to determine the effects of reading strategies in the L2 reading comprehension tests on textual content and vocabulary. Participants consisted of twenty-six Form Four Rungus tribe pupils from…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Alghonaim, Ali Saleh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
Reading comprehension is not an area of much attention in the EFL scene in Saudi Arabia. The reason is simple: In the current teacher perception of foreign language acquisition in the country, vocabulary and grammar are the only two components paid any attention. With the teacher at the center of the learning process, learner centric tasks such as…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Males
Sadatmir, Seyedehsima; Nimehchisalem, Vahid; Abdullah, Ain Nazdimah – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
According to the literature, listening comprehension problems mostly relate to the shortage of learners' metacognition in listening. Through reviewing the developed instruments on listening comprehension problems and metacognitive listening strategy use, some shortcomings can be detected in available instruments. This paper adapts the previous…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
Obaidullah, Md. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
It is a long established notion that learning a language means becoming skilled in the four major skills--Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Without being expert in the aforementioned skills, language learning is quite impossible. But there are other two skills like "Thinking" and "Understanding" which appear to be…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Thinking Skills, Comprehension, Language Acquisition
Dalkiran, Büsra; Semerci, Çetin – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of ECRIF taxonomy in foreign language teaching on academic achievement. For this purpose, this study has been carried out with 56 students at 4th grade of primary education in 2018-2019 academic years. In the research, pretest posttest control group design of experiment method has been used. This…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Second Language Learning, Comparative Analysis, Second Language Instruction
Chavangklang, 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
Navaie, Leila Ashegh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the Reciprocal Teaching Procedure (RTP) on reading comprehension of intermediate Iranian EFL learners in Iran. Two intact groups were chosen non-randomly, one as the control group and the other as the experimental group. Then an IELTS reading test was administered to both groups as…
Descriptors: Reciprocal Teaching, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Babakhouya, Youssef; Elkhadiri, Younnes – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The objective of this study was to examine whether overall Neuroticism, as a factor of the Big Five, or Neuroticism facets had stronger significant correlations and predictions of English language listening Anxiety (ELLA). The participants (n=328) came from non-English majors and were recruited from Mohammed V University in Morocco. Data were…
Descriptors: Neurosis, Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Tahir, Ismail – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This study is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the experiential learning in listening comprehension with the focus on the implementation of the class story using language experience at SMAN 1 Telaga Biru. As the pre-experimental research, this study involved one class consisted of 27 students in the eleventh graders. However, most of the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Listening Comprehension, Grade 11, Language Enrichment
Sari, Farnia; Atmanegara, Yunani – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
Exposing abundance of English information related to students' educational background knowledge can improve their competence in comprehending English texts. Thus, this study developed ESP reading materials for accounting students. It was aimed at finding out what kind of ESP reading materials should be developed to increase accounting students'…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language), Reading Materials, Accounting
Mahdizadeh, Molood; Aminafshar, Naeemeh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
Learning English is one of the most important activities around the world. Learning a language includes a number of skills and sub-skills. Reading is one of the skills of language learning, and it is the focus of the present study. Comprehension and speed are two main parts of the reading skill. The main aim of this study is to investigate the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pretests Posttests
Gürergene, Elif – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This study has recently been conducted to find out the effect of extensive exposure to reading materials and of moderate amount of exposure supported by explicit instruction on enhancing discourse signaling awareness. Data analyzed quantitatively came from test scores of 36 high school students at elementary level in Istanbul, Turkey, divided into…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Reading Processes, Form Classes (Languages), Reading Materials
Saglam, Asli Lidice Gokturk; Farhady, Hossein – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This article reports on a mixed-method study that examined the washback of a local integrated theme-based high-stakes English language proficiency test that is used in a university English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program in Turkey. The assumption behind employing an integrated theme-based test, which resembles authentic language use, was that…
Descriptors: Testing Problems, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Language Tests
