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Abbas, Zainab Ibrahim – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
This paper investigates students satisfaction in a blended English writing course for Academic Purposes in Iraq. Blended learning is a novel mode of approaching education and learning in Iraq so it is very relevant to attempt to determine what factors can help it its success. Its novelty comes not from its use of online platforms such as Moodle…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, English for Academic Purposes
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Soltanpour, Fatemeh; Valizadeh, Mohammadreza – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
According to the literature, flipped teaching is a relatively new pedagogical approach in which the typical activities of classroom lectures followed by homework in common teaching practice are reversed in order, and most often integrated or supplemented with some types of instructional materials, such as instructional videos or PowerPoint files.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Green, Kieran – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Language is nature in action and something humans do. This literature review presents evidence from the literature that suggests that learning a foreign language in a classroom situation does not require high levels of student motivation. It is instead suggested that high levels of motivation are needed to make progress when a teacher is using…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Literature Reviews
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Khoshsima, Hooshang; Zare-Behtash, Esmail; Khosravani, Mahboobeh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
The main concern of most researchers in the field of second and foreign language teaching is lessening the problems and eliminating the hinders on the way of learning a language. Writing is considered as one of the most challenging and complicated tasks for learners to perform particularly when they have to write in a second or foreign language.…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Writing Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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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
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Sha, Isolde Hon Pei; Kalajahi, Seyed Ali Rezvani; Mukundan, Jayakaran – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
Videos are very versatile. They can act as a tool for listening that enhances listening experience for our students. Other than that, the actions, gestures, emotions, settings, etc, that is observed by students in a video can provide significant visual stimulus for the practice and production of the English language. The study also considers the…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Gender Differences, Video Technology