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The Interactive Role of Field Dependency in the Effect of Flipped Instruction on Iranian EFL Learners' Grammar Achievement

Davoud Amini; Asma Modarres-Ghazani; Abolfazl Ghasemzadeh · DOAJ Open Access Articles

Prior research demonstrates that flipped approach in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom positively affects learners' achievement. However, the way learners with distinct cognitive styles respond to this method remains less unexplored. This study examines the effect of flipped classroom instruction on grammar learning of Iranian EFL beginners at Ir…

EFL Learners’ Perspective on Listening Comprehension Development: Cognitive or Metacognitive Scaffolding Strategies

Mohammad Ahmadi-Safa; Reza Hemmati · DOAJ Open Access Articles

Drawing on investigations conducted on the relative adequacy of the various types of scaffolding strategies in SL/FL learning, this study investigated the relative efficacy of “formal practice” as a cognitive scaffolding strategy, “reflection and monitoring” as metacognitive scaffolding strategies, and “note-taking” as a cognitive non-scaffolding strategy fo…

Implicitly developing young learners’ digital and media literacy through technology-enhanced tasks in primary EFL classrooms

Andreas Kullick · DOAJ Open Access Articles

This article presents a research project that explored the perspectives of preservice and in-service primary English language teachers on the use of technology-enhanced tasks to support young learners’ development of oral communicative competence in the diverse primary English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. The classroom-based research involved the i…

Syntactic Complexity and Lexical Diversity in L1/L2 Writing of EFL Learners

Fazel Alaei; Shiva Kaivanpanah; Maedeh Mohammadi · DOAJ Open Access Articles

lexical diversity of argumentative and narrative writings of L2 learners, and the contribution of syntactic complexity and lexical diversity to the writing quality in the L2 argumentative and narrative writings of EFL learners. To this end, 46 pre-intermediate and intermediate Iranian EFL learners from four intact classes wrote one argumentative and one narr…

The Relationship between EFL Learners’ Self-efficacy, Strategy Use and their Performance on a Grammar Test: Is there any Difference between High and Low Self-efficacious Learners?

Arezoo Nasimi; Mansour Tavakoli; Mohsen Rezazadeh · DOAJ Open Access Articles

Since the emphasis of the studies has shifted from a teacher-centered approach to a learner-centered one, researchers have discovered the significance of variables originating inside learners during the learning process. The present study was an attempt to focus on self-efficacy and strategy use as two learners’ variables. The purpose of this study was to in…

Young Learners of English (YLE) Teachers’ Vision of an Ideal Classroom Environment: Factors and Variables

Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi; Mohammad Ahmadi-Safa; Narges Zareian · DOAJ Open Access Articles

What we know about the vision of an ideal Young Learners of English (YLE) classroom environment is only limited to a number of small-scale qualitative studies that have explored the development of teachers’ vision throughout their careers. This gap prompted the researchers of this study to pursue the development of a psychometrically valid measure of the fac…

Impact of Flipped Classroom Integrated with MOOCs on Intermediate EFL Learners’ Self-Regulated Writing Strategies

Parisa Etemadfar; Hossein Barati; Azizollah Dabbaghi · DOAJ Open Access Articles

This study aimed to examine the impact of flipped classroom (FC) integrated with Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on EFL learners’ use of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies in writing. To this end, 60 intermediate college students, who were homogenized by a placement test, were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The …

Pragmatic Instruction and Speaking Ability of Iraqi EFL Learners in Virtual vs. Face-to-face Classroom Contexts: Expressive, Declarative, and Directive Speech Acts in Focus

Hussein Al Khafaji; Zahra Amirian; Mohammad Amiryousefi; Abbas Sultan · DOAJ Open Access Articles

This study was an attempt to see whether the instruction of pragmatic markers in virtual vs. face-to-face classroom settings had any effect on Iraqi EFL learners’ speaking ability. It also attempted to examine the intervening effects of some factors including age (teenagers in the language institute vs. adults in the university), gender, social class, and th…

Differential Effects of Non-linguistic Feedback Types on Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency of EFL Learners’ Speaking Performance in Online Education

Marzieh Mehri · DOAJ Open Access Articles

This study examined the impacts of providing regulatory focus feedback (RFF) in the forms of prevention and promotion as well as reference of comparison feedback (RCF) in the forms of normative and self-referential on EFL learners’ speaking complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) in online speaking courses. For this purpose, 100 intermediate EFL learners in …

AI-assisted EAP Testing: A Case of Academic IELTS Writing by Iranian EFL Learners

Katayoun Oskoui; Vahid Mirzaeian; Zohreh Nafissi · DOAJ Open Access Articles

The advent of AI technologies has been influential on the quality of language learning in EFL contexts. A plethora of studies have explored the employment of AI bots in academic writing. Yet, exploring the strategies employed by Iranian EFL learners while using an AI bot to complete academic IELTS writing task 2 has been underestimated. To address the lacuna…

On the Importance of Learning Vocabulary in Academic Materials: A Mixed- Methods Study to Probe into the State of Language Progress, Willingness to Communicate and Academic Engagement from the Voices of EFL Learners

Ehsan Namaziandoost; Hossein Kargar Behbahani; Goodarz Shakibaei · DOAJ Open Access Articles

This investigation aimed to inform instructional practices that foster linguistic development and enhance the overall language learning experience by unraveling the nuanced dynamics at play. To this end, the researchers explored the influence of two distinct vocabulary books, "Keyword for Fluency" and "1100 Words You Need to Know," on language growth, willin…

A Comparison of the Impact of Simplified and Authentic Literary Texts on High School Learners’ Reading

Tareq Al-Shammari; Majid Asgari; Raed Ugla; Ehsan Rezvani · DOAJ Open Access Articles

The usefulness of using literature in language teaching has always been acknowledged by language teaching researchers who have studied the said issue from different aspects and in various contexts. The present investigation tries to discover if the use of authentic and simplified literary texts could improve learners’ reading achievement, and then check if t…

Effect of media literacy on entrepreneurial development of learners in adult and vocational education

Othuke Valentine Oroka; Columbus D. Bessong; Napoleon Osang Bessong; Agnes Awoli Ewuru; Gloria Iniobong Olori · DOAJ Open Access Articles

Much attention has been paid to the contributions of media literacy to children and adolescent development in most developed countries. This study adopted a non-equivalent control type of quasi-experimental research design involving the experimental and control groups. The sample size for the study was 90 learners drawn from all public adult and vocational e…

Radio Waves and Curriculum Pathways: Jamaican “At Risk” Learners Construct Media

Paulette J. Feraria · DOAJ Open Access Articles

This paper explores radio play as an alternative space for learning language and literacy for Jamaican students labelled as ‘at-risk’ learners. Through the creation of a make-believe radio station in the classroom, students developed oral language skills as a necessary precursor for social literacy. They connected reading and writing activities and the simul…

The effect of swell (social-interactive writing for english language learners) method on students’ achievement in writing narrative paragraph at mas yp Raudhatul akmal batang kuis

Pandiangan, Putri mastina · Repository UIN Sumatera Utara

The aim of this research is too know the students’ achievement in writing narrative paragraph that were taught by using SWELL (Social- interactive Writing For English Language learners) method, to know the students’ achievement in writing narrative paragraph that were taught by using conventional method and to find out whether there was significant effect on…

A STUDY ON LEARNERS’ LISTENING COMPREHENSION DIFFICULTIES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AT THE SECOND GRADE OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 1 BANGKINANG

Nurianda Sari Hsb, Nurianda · UIN Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau

Skripsi ini berjudul “studi tentang kesulitan pemahaman listening siswa dalam bahasa Inggris pada siswa kelas II SMK Negeri 1 Bangkinang” membahas tentang Kesulitan siswa kelas 2 terhadap Listening Comprehension. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana kesulitan siswa di dalam listening comprehension, untuk mengetahuinya penulis merumusk…

Developing Writing Materials for Learners of English Education Department Based on Accelerated Learning Approach

Santoso, Didik · Repository UIN Sumatera Utara

Developing Writing Materials for Learners of English Education Department Based on Accelerated Learning Approach

Santoso, Didik · Repository UIN Sumatera Utara

Developing Writing Materials for Learners of English Education Department Based on Accelerated Learning Approach

Santoso, Didik · Repository UIN Sumatera Utara

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTOR AFFECTING ENGLISH SPEAKING PERFORMANCE FOR THE ENGLISH LEARNERS IN INDONESIA

Haidara, Youssouf · Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

In every learning situation or environment, human psychology plays a significant role. English speaking is a language skill that is highly affected by human psychology. The aim of this study was to find out the psychological factor that affects most of the Indonesians‘ English speaking performance in order to propose some solutions to overcome the proble…