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Download full textAhour, Touran; Entezari Maleki, Saeideh – English Language Teaching, 2014
This study attempted to unveil the effect of metadiscourse instruction on the improvement of the speaking ability of Iranian EFL learners. After the administration of a language proficiency test, 34 homogeneous participants were assigned into the experimental and control groups. Then, the two groups were compared on their speaking ability. After…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Direct linkNg, Christina; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; Hon, Rachel Yuk Hung – Educational Media International, 2006
Some critics have commented that online courses may discourage teacher-student interaction, which is considered by teachers and researchers as an important element in language learning. A total of 60 associate degree students who attended an online English course in Hong Kong responded to a questionnaire asking them about their effort and interest…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Teacher Student Relationship, Second Language Learning
