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Download full textChavangklang, 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
Mahvelati, Elaheh Hamed – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
The need for integrating collocations into English language syllabuses in order to enhance EFL/ESL learners' language accuracy and fluency has been emphasized by a great number of researchers and scholars. Given this, finding viable collocation teaching methods has become the focal center of some specialists' interest. This has led into the…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Investigating More Effective and Less Effective EFL Learners' Attitudes and Motivational Orientation
Halvaei, Mohammadreza Yousefi; Ansarin, Ali Akbar – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The present study investigated the differences in attitudes and motivation between more effective and less effective learners studying at the first year of graduate university program. Based on this aim, first, the researcher developed the three-part 35-item attitude-motivation questionnaire of the present study based on the AMTB developed by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Descriptions
Hasan, Aveen Mohammed; Hasan, Zaiton Fareeq – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019
This study investigates the students' perceptions towards literature integration in language learning in the English Language Departments (henceforth ELD) at Duhok and Zakho universities. Knowledge about students' perceptions will influence their interest and language learning development. Literature is an important part of the syllabus at most…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development, Literature
Ryeo, Park Jin; Emzir; Lustyantie, Ninuk – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
Indonesian Major at Busan University of Foreign Studies has no standardized curriculum in the program. Since the program was established in 1982, teaching process is given based on lecture's lesson plans. This method brings to inconsistency in grading the language competence. This affect the language skill of the students in the working fields.…
Descriptors: Indonesian, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Majors (Students)
Bazyar, Zahra; Dastpak, Mehdi; Taghinezhad, Ali – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
A syllabus is a plan showing the subjects or books to be studied in a particular course, especially a course that leads to an exam. There are various syllabuses available for different purposes. This article represents the classification of syllabuses regarding different authors' views and perspectives. The aim of this article, after depicting…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Student Needs, Classification, Outcomes of Education
Bouchefra, Miloud – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
Writing is a basic skill in language and believed to be the hardest one to teach and learn (Walters, 1987) as the writer must transcribe his/her thoughts while maintaining control over a number of aspects varying from word choice and spelling to overall text structure and layout. In addition to its multifaceted nature, writing requires a huge…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, College Students
Shakerian, Pouya; Rezaei, Omid; Murnani, Zeinab Toghyani; Moeinmanesh, Hamid – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2016
Pop songs are, in fact, an ideal source for incidental vocabulary learning because teenagers often spend large amounts of their free time listening to music and in particular to pop songs. Employing an experimental approach, this study attempted to investigate the role of pop songs on vocabulary recall, attitude and retention of Iranian advanced…
Descriptors: Singing, Music, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Alzu'bi, Mohammad Akram – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The study investigates the comparative effectiveness of teaching English grammar by using deductive and inductive teaching models. The study also attempts to see which of these two methods has a positive effect on the grammar academic achievement of the university students and elementary school students in Jordan so it answers the following…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Khatib, Mohammad; Meihami, Hussein – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of using collaborative techniques and activities on EFL students' writing performance. A total of 35 low-intermediate EFL students ranging from 15 to 18 years-of-age participated in this investigation. These participants were assigned into two groups: An experimental group (N = 17) in which…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Collaborative Writing
Har, Amelia Leong Chiew – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2011
It is undeniable that learning the articles "a," "an," and "the" presents serious difficulties to the learners and teachers alike in the English Language classrooms, but previous studies done on the teaching of articles have shown that there are many techniques of teaching the articles that can be employed in the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Form Classes (Languages), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Nunan, David – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2010
The purpose of this chapter is to present a task-based approach to materials development. In the first part of the chapter, I sketch out the evolution of task based language teaching, drawing on a distinction between synthetic and analytical approaches to syllabus design first articulated by Wilkins (1976).
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Material Development, Course Descriptions, Second Language Learning
Nahavandi, Naemeh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2011
Nowadays, preparing learners to communicate successfully in language classes is of utmost importance. But teachers face a lot of difficulties in teaching English in EFL contexts. One of the major problems is students' unwillingness to take part in reading classes. Reading classes seem boring for students who find no occasion to show their ability…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
