This study examines the effectiveness of Lesson Study (LS) in enhancing the writing accuracy of EFL learners. A group of 63 intermediate male EFL learners from Gofteman Language Institute in Ardebil, Iran, divided into two experimental groups and one control group, participated in the research. After taking a grammar pre-test on the target…

This paper examines the relationship between ethnocentrism and motivation in language learning, focusing on the Ideal L2-Self and Ought to L2-Self constructs of the L2 Motivational Self System. Additionally, the study examined the potential moderating effect of gender on the relationships between ethnocentrism and both the Ideal L2-Self and Ought…

Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT) have shown promise as More Knowledgeable Others(MKO) for English Language Learners (ELLs) by providing on-demand, contextualized feedback within the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). In this study, a web app collected spoken responses from 680 adult ELLs, automatically transcribed them and sent them to…

This conceptual paper presents a multidimensional framework for applying affordance theory to language education, moving beyond traditional, linear models. Drawing on ecological and rhizomatic perspectives, the framework views affordances as context-sensitive opportunities for action, shaped and enacted by learners, and analyzed across five key…

Despite the proliferation of research about pair/group interaction during second language collaborative writing, little is known about how psychological factors, in particular learner attitude affect participation and learning in collaborative writing. This study primarily attempted to investigate whether EFL learners' attitudes toward…

Listening comprehension plays a pivotal role in second language (L2) acquisition, but the process of listening is complex. L2 learners' listening ability is influenced by both cognitive and affective factors. Among the latter, anxiety is one of the most commonly studied variables in the field of education (Horwitz, 2001); however, its impact on…

Listening journals provide a personal space for learners to document and share their inside thoughts about what they think, do, and feel regarding their learning. This study analyzes the journal entries of 19 second- to fourth-year business university learners. Over five weeks, they completed five listening journals on topics of their choice as…

This study investigates how task complexity shapes motivation and performance in second language (L2) pragmatics, a domain that remains underexplored within task-based learning research. To address this gap, 37 secondary school learners of English completed both simple and complex decision-making tasks at three intervals over an eight-week period.…

Originally designed for first language classrooms, literature circles have been adapted for second language (L2) contexts to enhance reading proficiency and discourse skills. While traditional practice in L2 settings involves assigning roles to students for engaging with texts, critiques have highlighted potential constraints on participation and…

The present study, based on a cross-lagged panel design, was to examine the directionality of the relationships between anxiety, self-efficacy, and motivation in the context of online English learning. A total of 420 university students in China completed self-efficacy belief, motivation, and anxiety measures twice, eight months apart. The…

The past few decades have foregrounded cooperative learning and its pedagogical implications for students' academic, psychological, and social gains, particularly, in the Western context. These gains, nonetheless, were sometimes questioned and doubted in the Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) countries such as China. This study adopts Norton's…

Despite the acknowledged effectiveness of translanguaging as scaffolding in language education, research on how specific scaffolding strategies are integrated into pedagogical translanguaging in English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) classrooms remains limited. This article bridges this gap by uncovering how scaffolding strategies are manifested…

This paper explores the integration of ChatGPT into the L2 writing classroom as a tool for enhancing teacher feedback on student essays. Using a reflexive case study methodology, we examine how generative AI (GenAI) augments teacher feedback in areas such as thesis clarity, idea development, and grammatical accuracy. By combining ChatGPT's rapid…

Given the changing nature of the meaning of literacy, this study seeks to adopt a pluralistic view of literacies and provide a holistic picture of how coursebooks help learners improve their technological-related literacies to participate fully in the present and future world of multiple and multimodal literacies. Accordingly, the elements of…

This study uses Panadero et al.'s (2021) Deep Learning Strategies Questionnaire to discover EFL learners' strategies from a new perspective. The questionnaire is a newly designed self-report instrument with ground-breaking features constructed with validity and reliability to measure students' actual strategies in real situations. The current…