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Inciman Celik, Tugba; Cay, Tolga; Kanadli, Sedat – English Language Teaching, 2021
This aim of this study is to determine the effect of the TPR method on students' vocabulary learning and the factors affecting the effectiveness of this method by combining the findings obtained from both qualitative and quantitative studies. For this purpose, a primary study with 13 quantitative and 7 qualitative findings was included in this…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Meta Analysis
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Sermsook, Kanyakorn; Liamnimitr, Jiraporn; Chantarangkul, Vikrom – English Language Teaching, 2020
Games have been widely accepted as an effective tool for language learning. They help learners achieve better learning outcome and create a learning atmosphere which contribute to learners' learning. The present study, hence, employed games to help EFL learners write better in English. In the present study, games were used to encourage Thai EFL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Error Correction
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Alshammari, Hammad – English Language Teaching, 2020
This study identifies potential challenges for learners, teachers, and curriculum designers regarding the recent inclusion of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) in the Saudi education system, according to an in-depth review of previous research. This review focused on issues related to CFL learning, pedagogy, and curriculum. Factors were grouped…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Kawinkoonlasate, Pongpatchara – English Language Teaching, 2020
Online language learning had already been an increasingly popular and useful method of language acquisition prior to spike in demand for alternative learning methods brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a tool that allows learning to continue without undue risk of exposure to the virus, it has increasingly become a new normal for students…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Pandemics, COVID-19, Distance Education
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Alghasab, Maha Bader – English Language Teaching, 2020
The flipped classroom is an instructional strategy that encourages students to undertake prior preparation for lessons, in particular through the use of online materials provided by their teachers. Empirical studies of the language classroom have supported the effectiveness of this strategy for language development. However, only a limited number…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Blended Learning, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Alsmari, Nuha Abdullah – English Language Teaching, 2019
The present study sought to investigate the effect of using Edmodo, a Web 2.0 tool, as a supportive blended learning tool in developing EFL Saudi students' paragraph writing skills at Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University, KSA. Eighty students majoring in English at the college level one participated in the study. The participants were randomly…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Motivation
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Ahmed, Sumaya A.; Dakhiel, Maysoon A. – English Language Teaching, 2019
The present study aimed to identify the effectiveness of learner-centered teaching in modifying attitude towards EFL and developing academic self-motivation. The sample consisted of (35) 12th grade students (in one of the high schools of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the academic year 2017/2018). To achieve the study objectives, a training program…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Cooperative Learning
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Clement, A.; Murugavel, T. – English Language Teaching, 2015
This article examines the effectiveness of English language courses offered in the engineering colleges in India. Many engineering graduates in India are found to be unemployable due to their poor communication skills and lack of confidence. There have been a lot of research papers that have reiterated the importance of improving engineering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Higher Education, College Students
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Yang, Ju Yin; Chen, Wen Ching – English Language Teaching, 2015
The purpose of this study is to understand the perspectives of using content-based approach on college students in International Trade Business English (ITBE) Class. Content-based Approach (CBA) viewed as language learning with contents for academic subject matter. It provides a cognitive and motivational basis of language learning. CBA approach…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, International Trade, Business English
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Ahmad, Jameel – English Language Teaching, 2015
This research tends to ascertain several traditional and socio-cultural barriers to English language learning in Saudi Arabia and to explore more ways than before for making teaching and learning more effective. The findings of four quantitative and qualitative surveys conducted in this regard reveal a unique traditional and socio-cultural milieu,…
Descriptors: Barriers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Birjandi, Parviz; Tamjid, Nasrin Hadidi – English Language Teaching, 2010
During the last decade, increasing attention has been paid to the role of learner in the process of language learning and testing. Moreover, there is a general consensus in the literature that motivation is one of the key learner characteristics. The objective of this study was to explore the role of journal writing as a self-assessment technique…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Learning Motivation