Learning and developing as a reader are more complicated in a language the reader is simultaneously learning to speak and understand. This challenge is faced by millions of English learners (ELs) who are in all-English programs and must therefore learn to read, write, and develop as readers and writers while learning and becoming proficient in…

The aim of this study was to develop an understanding of the possible various influences of teachers' oral corrective feedback (CF) strategies on learners' learning motivation and further to investigate the learners' attitudes and perceptions toward their teachers' feedback strategies. The participants were 54 pre-intermediate Iranian EFL learners…

Nahwu's study as a method focuses more on the issue of rules or conditions that apply to the position of one word in a sentence. It can also be said that Nahwu's lessons focus more on knowing how the final form of a word, i'râb or mabni. At least this kind of material is found in learning nahwu from the ibtidai level, even to universities in…

One of the challenges facing the field of Chinese language pedagogy in the second decade of the 21st century is how to train teachers of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) to teach effectively in emerging education markets. Emerging CFL markets are the result of a widely perceived need to learn Chinese as a foreign language in places where…

Advanced economies are experiencing demographic shifts brought about by increased immigration. There are more students in schools who speak a language other than English. This has placed dialogue with regards to language diversity at the center of educational discourse. This conceptual article examines notions of identity and language within a…

Although theoretical approaches to second language acquisition (SLA) have varied in their perspectives and directives on vocabulary teaching and learning, the consensus is that vocabulary knowledge is essential to second language (L2) acquisition. In classroom based settings, students of foreign languages spend the better part of their initial…

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of written corrective feedback (WCF) in a Korean as a foreign language (KFL) context. The assumption that indirect feedback (IF) is more effective for L2 learners with higher-proficiency levels has yet to be fully corroborated, which necessitates substantial research-based…

In modern education, teachers are continuously faced with hurdles that challenge their abilities to teach students diagnosed with ADHD or other learning disabilities effectively. When faced with these challenges, teachers must use the most effective modalities to facilitate quality learning among these specific students. The problem teachers and…

This classroom-based study investigated the antecedents of epistemic curiosity among 25 Thai university students in an English oral communication course. Using a whole-class survey and focus group interview, we recursively asked the students to describe a time in class when they experienced epistemic curiosity and the reasons behind it. A modified…

The study analyzed the current English language teaching/learning materials in line with the academic and professional needs and interests of diploma theology students. The study was a descriptive survey that made use of a mixed-method approach. Thus, the researcher employed convergent parallel mixed method design. The data were collected using a…

Research has increasingly demonstrated that pronunciation difficulties in English can seriously affect learners' intelligibility and ability to comprehend spoken English. It is thus crucial that we find ways of helping learners of English become more intelligible. In this talk, I present compelling research evidence in support of a strategy-based…

The process of word recognition can be analytic (or serial) or holistic (or parallel). They differ in the size of the processing units (lexical vs. sublexical) or in whether sublexical units are processed sequentially or simultaneously. First language (L1) reading development has been found to involve a transition from serial processing to…

This paper aims to explore Spanish curriculum policy related to song in early childhood education. By means of a document analysis, the different state governments' guidelines were reviewed. Song and singing songs are included in the official documents as curriculum content, as a pedagogical tool to approach curriculum content, and as an activity…

COVID-19 led to a transition to 'remote emergency teaching' in higher-education contexts across the globe. The impact of this on English-medium education in multilingual university settings (EMEMUS) contexts is yet to be fully understood, but it is clear that it will be long lasting. This article outlines three online pedagogic activities that…

This ethnographic study attempts to find, reveal, and understand the quality of life in a College English classroom for non-English majors in China, where a task-based language learning and teaching practice is conducted under the guide of the principles of Exploratory Practice, aiming at exploring the viability of the practice in this specific…