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The Influence of Applying Emotion Based Language Instruction in Teaching Oral Skills to EFL Learners
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Download full textHeydarnejad, Tahereh; Ebrahimi, Mohammad Reza; Adel, Seyyed Mohammad Reza – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
Learning could not be thought of as unrelated to cognitive processes and cognitive processes are not unrelated to affective ones; thus, the current study tried to empirically examine the influence of Emotion Based Language Instruction (EBLI) in fostering teaching oral skills to EFL learners. An IELTS test was utilized to measure the progress of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Speech Skills, Humanistic Education
Direct linkSamiei, Fatemeh; Ebadi, Saman – Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2021
This study presents the results of a mixed-methods approach in finding the effects of the WebQuest-based flipped classroom on the EFL learners' inferential reading comprehension skills. A group of EFL learners attending an IELTS course participated in the study. "T"-test and one-way repeated measures ANOVA were used to analyze the…
Descriptors: Inferences, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Zou, Di; Wang, Minhong; Xie, Haoran; Cheng, Gary; Wang, Fu Lee; Lee, Lap-Kei – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Personalized learning has become an important and powerful paradigm catering for various needs, styles, preferences, and modes of learning. Several methods including task recommendations and path planning have recently emerged to effectively implement personalized learning using e-learning systems. The literature shows that the use of task…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Navaie, Leila Ashegh – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the Reciprocal Teaching Procedure (RTP) on reading comprehension of intermediate Iranian EFL learners in Iran. Two intact groups were chosen non-randomly, one as the control group and the other as the experimental group. Then an IELTS reading test was administered to both groups as…
Descriptors: Reciprocal Teaching, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language)
Khodabakhshzadeh, Hossein; Zardkanloo, Reza; Alipoor, Iman – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2017
The effect of using tests in test preparation courses has been subject to debate. While some scholars such as Yang and Badger (2015) believe it is a cause of positive washback effect, others argue that this issue is tentative and context-bound (Green, 2007). Therefore, this study investigated the effect of using Mock tests in International English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Scores
Afraz, Shahram; Taghizade, Leila; Taghinezhad, Ali – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2018
Speaking is a crucial form of communication in language learning settings. Through speaking skill, ESL/EFL language learners can communicate and convey information. Pictorial aids have been deployed as efficacious mediatory tools in teaching various disciplines such as language teaching. Still, to the best of the researchers' knowledge, a direct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Oliver, Rhonda; Young, Shahreen – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
The current research examines the effect of two methods of vocabulary training on reading fluency and comprehension of adult English as second language (ESL) tertiary-bound students. The methods used were isolated vocabulary training (bottom-up reading) and vocabulary training in context (top-down reading). The current exploratory and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Quasiexperimental Design, Second Language Instruction
Rahimirad, Maryam; Shams, Mohammad Reza – International Journal of Listening, 2014
This study investigates the effect of activating metacognitive strategies on the listening performance of English as a foreign language (EFL) university students and explores the impact of such strategies on their metacognitive awareness of the listening task. The participants were N = 50 students of English literature at the state university of…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Listening Skills, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
Khodadady, Ebrahim; Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh – English Language Teaching, 2011
The present study investigated the influence of concept mapping as a post-reading strategy on EFL learners' critical thinking ability. The study utilized a pretest-posttest control and experimental group design. To do so, thirty six EFL learners at upper intermediate and advanced levels were randomly assigned to experimental (n=18) and control…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
