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Nafissi, Zohreh; Rezaeipanah, Fariba; Monsefi, Roya – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
Iran's education system is exam-based and to gain admission to universities at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels, candidates have to sit a competitive examination. For this reason, developing an EAP course which prepares the candidates for these examinations is of crucial importance. The present study attempted to develop an EAP…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Pretests Posttests, Needs Assessment, Student Evaluation
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Alhaysony, Maha; Alhaisoni, Eid – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This paper investigates grammatical difficulty from the perspective of Saudi university students, of EFL as well as from the perspective of university teachers. It aims to find out which English grammar features are more difficult/less difficult than others. Furthermore, it attempts to determine the reasons and causes that account for such grammar…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grammar, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Sudajit-apa, Melada – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
This study examines how the Home for Children with Disabilities and disability identities were construed by Thai undergraduates in their website project through an analysis of metaphors. Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) was the framework for analyzing the use of metaphors and the participants' enactment of identity and social representation. The…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Disability Identification, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
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Yilmaz, Isa – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the language skills of the international students attending different Turkish language centers are sufficient to understand their departmental courses. The research was carried out through focus group interviews which are among the qualitative data collection techniques. For this purpose, 14…
Descriptors: Turkish, Academic Discourse, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Otair, Ibrahim; Aziz, Noor Hashima Abd – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
Anxiety is an important factor in foreign language learning. Very few studies have been done on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Saudi students in listening classes. Therefore, this pilot study was aimed at exploring the causes of listening comprehension anxiety from EFL Saudi learners' perspectives at Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia. The…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Second Language Learning, Semi Structured Interviews, English (Second Language)
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Zare-ee, Abbas; Shirvanizadeh, Maryam – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The study of factors influencing undergraduate learners' participation and/or reticence in second/foreign language classrooms, a relatively recent line of research, can contribute to the betterment of language teaching and learning practices. In this work, we attempt to investigate the causes of a population of undergraduate English as a foreign…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, English (Second Language)
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Maarof, Nooreiny; Munusamy, Indira Malani A/P – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
This paper aims to investigate the learners learning experiences and difficulties of ESL among the UKM undergraduates. This study will be focusing on identifying the factors behind Malaysian undergraduate's experiences and also their difficulties in the English as Second Language (ESL) classroom. This paper discusses some of the issues of English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Second Language Learning
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Naghdipour, Bakhtiar – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
With the advent of learner-centered approaches to second or foreign language teaching, the research on learners' beliefs or what learners bring into the classroom in terms of their prior knowledge and experiences, their expectations, and their attitudes towards different aspects of language learning has gained momentum. Learners may, for example,…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Language Attitudes, Dialect Studies, English (Second Language)
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Radzi, Amizura Hanadi Mohd.; Aziz, Noor Hashima Abd. – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2013
This paper discusses a study on the aspects of content schemata in second language reading, focusing on two contemporary short stories, i.e. "A Quid of Sirih, A Bowl of Water" and "The Lottery." The study explores the cognitive processes of one UiTM Perlis degree level student, reflecting on his L2 reading processes. The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Processes, Schemata (Cognition), Cognitive Processes