Category: Foreign Languages Education & Applied Linguistics (including ESL/TESL/TEFL)
Reading and Writing Tasks in EFL Primary School Textbooks: From the Perspective of Genres of Schooling
The concept of genres has helped second language (L2) learners improve their literacy, including reading and writing skills, by raising …
Investigating the Connection Between Motivation and Anxiety in English Learning Among Junior High School Students in Rural Northern Jiangsu Province
This study focuses on the English learning motivation of 7th-grade students in a rural junior high school in northern Jiangsu, …
Does Communicative Language Teaching Approach Influence English Second Language Proficiency? A Case Study at a Sino-US University in Wenzhou
This study used a descriptive correlational design to investigate the influence of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) on the ESL proficiency …
Exploring Senior High School English Teachers’ Perspectives in Maintaining Their English Language Proficiency in Taiwan: A Grounded Theory Study
Mastering a foreign language is a continuous journey, and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers are often viewed as …
Enhanced Motivation in an English-as-a-Foreign-Language Classroom: One-to-One Remote Lessons, Hylable Discussion, and Group/Paired Work
This study reports how an English classroom practice with information and communication technology (ICT) enhanced 17 Japanese university students’ motivation …
Investigating Japanese Students’ Attitudes Towards and Perceptions of English Presentations
Oral presentation skills are crucial for higher education students. In an increasingly globalized world, the ability to persuasively deliver an …
Policy as Competitiveness: Observations on the Global Influence of Chinese and Its Implications for Language Policy and Educational Practice
This presentation aims to observe the global influence of Mandarin Chinese in terms of policy competitiveness, which is defined as …
Understanding How Students Read and Process Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) for Revision: An Eye-tracking Study
The debate regarding the effectiveness of written corrective feedback (WCF) still continues due to conflicting and inconclusive results from research. …
Generative AI in English Teaching and Learning: A Case Study From Vietnam Universities
AThe study examines the perspectives of lecturers and students on using Generative AI (GenAI) for teaching and learning English in …
Fostering Criticality Through Academic Listening
With lectures being the dominant mode of instruction in higher education (HE), proficiency in listening comprehension is essential for academic …
Critical Reading in the Classroom Using the Example of Conspiratorial Texts on Environmental Issues
The contemporary media landscape is full of false and alternative truths, often linked to the discourse of conspiracy theories. For …
Sampling the Need to Use and Study English Felt Daily by University Students in Japan
In the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting, the classroom has been the primary venue for language learning and …
Transforming Passive Learners into Active Participants: Adapting Literature Circles for Reflective Learning in Online Language Education
This presentation examines the role of passive learners in online foreign language education, particularly in the context of an advanced …
Improving University Students’ Oral Communicative Competence in French L2 Using a Virtual Environment
Developing students' oral communicative ability is a primary goal of learning a foreign language. However, certain factors specific to the …
Developing Virtual Communication Skills in an English for Business Course
This paper presents a pedagogical innovation project aimed at enhancing virtual communication skills in language courses, specifically within an English …
Is the Gamification Platform Help in Enhancing Learning Vocabulary in EFL Classrooms?
Learning vocabulary through gamification is effective in enhancing English as a Foreign Language. Gamification platforms could help in creating an …
Critical English Writing Skills in Thai Education: Assessing 11th Grade Proficiency and Digital Solutions
Critical English writing skills are essential for academic success and global competitiveness, yet Thai students often struggle in this area. …
Attitudes, Motivation, and Cultural Identity in Learning an Asian Language as a University Entrance Exam Subject in Europe
This study investigates the attitudes, motivation, and cultural identity factors influencing the learning of Chinese as a newly introduced subject …
Navigating Challenges and Strategies: Malaysian ESL Secondary School Teachers in Differentiated Reading Instruction
This study examines differentiated instruction (DI) practices in Malaysian ESL secondary school reading classrooms, focusing on strategies and challenges. With …
Proper Modalities of Input Facilitate Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: Evidence From Advanced Chinese EFL Learners
Previous research has largely focused on the effects of single input modalities on vocabulary acquisition, often overlooking the potential of …
How Are New Metaphors Created? Evidence From Chinese English Learners
For years, Conceptual Metaphor Theory has been a cornerstone in metaphor research. However, recent findings in psycholinguistics and neurocognitive science …
Challenges in Learning English Phrasal Verbs: An Investigation of Receptive and Productive Knowledge Among Japanese University Students
There has been a growing interest in the use and learning of multi-word items in L2 due to the recognition …
The Use and Appropriateness of Connectives in Academic Writing
This study presents a qualitative and quantitative analysis of discourse cohesion, focusing on the use of connective devices in the …
Exploring Authentic English Learning Tasks in the EFL Classroom With KIVA
This study set out to explore the efficacy of authentic online instructional materials and tasks in promoting engagement, critical thinking, …
Development of a Generative AI-Driven Vocabulary Learning App and Educational Program for Simultaneous Learning of Japanese and English
Vocabulary is the foundation of language proficiency, and acquiring a large vocabulary and the ability to use it effectively is …
Teacher’s Emotional Scaffolding in Constructing a Translanguaging Space as Inclusive Pedagogical Practices
Emotional scaffolding is an effective technique for changing feelings in the classroom. Teachers' emotional scaffolding as inclusive pedagogical practices increasingly …
The Relationship Between Engagement and Burnout in the Native Language Context and English as a Foreign Language
Academic engagement has recently been attracting attention as a factor that contributes to success in language learning. Academic burnout is …
The Relationship Between Trait Emotional Intelligence, Academic Stress, Burnout, and Perceived Self-Competence in Learning English and Languages Other Than English
In recent years, research into second language acquisition has begun to focus on investigating the role of between personality and …
Do Gender and Learning Methods Matter? A Comparative Study of Rosetta Stone and Traditional Vocabulary Learning
Vocabulary is the building block of a language. It is crucial for mastering language skills such as grammar, listening, speaking, …
The Impact of the Affective Filter in the Acquisition of English Among College Students in Kuwait
The study examines the impact of the affective filter on English language learning among college students in Kuwait, focusing on …
The Authenticity of EFL Summative Test-Task Items at a Senior High School in West Seram, Maluku Province, Indonesia
The objective of this study was to find out the authenticity of the EFL summative test at one of the …
Follow Me! Does this Educational Material Still Motivate Modern EFL Learners to Develop Their Speaking Skills?
The use of videos has previously been examined to determine its effectiveness in language classes, especially its impact on developing …
Examining the Changes in Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in Japanese L2 Writing Over an Academic Semester
This study examines the evolution of complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) in the compositions of Japanese L2 university students over …
Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of Written Corrective Feedback in L2 Writing
Written corrective feedback plays a vital role in second language acquisition. It serves not only to enhance learners’ language proficiency …
The Efficacy of Pre-editing as a Means of Improving NMT Output
Neural machine translation (NMT/MT) replicates human brain networks and is often considered a “black box” due to its unexplained structure …
The Perception and Use of Vocabulary Learning Strategies Among Non-English Majors at HUTECH University
The study investigates students’ perceptions and students’ use of vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) among non-English majors at Ho Chi Minh …
Needs Analysis of English Skills Development for Agripreneur of Thai Students in Higher Education
Over the past decade, agripreneurship has emerged to increase the potential of agricultural sector. Many universities have advanced the vision …
Face-Saving and Face Threatening: Pragmatic Devices in Dialectical Arabic Discourse
Foreign language learners "may encounter themselves in a difficult position when they have to interact with native speakers, because they …
The Foreign Language Writing Anxiety of Japanese University Students
This paper aims to explore foreign language writing anxiety among non-English major students enrolled in an English academic writing course …
Embracing Communicative Activities on the Way to Becoming Creative Thinkers
This interactive session aims to address the importance of communicative activities in promoting creative thinking in the classroom and beyond …
Exploring English Language Learning Practices Among H’Mong Children in Sapa: Insights From Social and Cultural Perspectives
This study explores the dynamics of English language learning among H'Mong children in Sapa, focusing on the influence of cultural …
Comparative Analysis of Traditional Method of Teaching Academic Writing vs ChatGPT-Method
This study provided a comparative analysis conducted to determine the effectiveness of traditional teaching methods for teaching academic writing versus …
Beyond the Classroom: Experiments in Teaching and Learning Languages in a Post-Pandemic World
In the age of AI, plagiarism, and post-pandemic stress, language instructors must find new ways to engage students using more …
Virtual Linguistic Landscape of Saudi Arabia’s Language Policy in Higher Educational Institutions’ Websites
This study aims at examining Saudi Arabia’s language policy through the virtual linguistic landscape (VLL) of the kingdom’s higher educational …
Analysis of Tasks Presented in an EFL Textbook ‘Practise Your English Competence’ Through Coursebook Analysis Framework
Tasks presented in a textbook are one of the aspects which should be evaluated since the textbook should provide a …
A Comparative Study of Persian Synthesized Intonation Based on Autosegmental-Metrical and PENTA Models
This paper presents a comparison study concerning the level of naturalness of the manipulated Persian intonation based on AM and …
From Text to Context: Analyzing Idiomatic Expressions in Psychological Thrillers Through Corpus-Based Study Among Law Students in Uzbekistan Higher Education
Teaching English for Specific Purposes is a less explored branch in Uzbekistan and it has been a crucial part of …
Tangled Timelines: A Qualitative Exploration of ESL Challenges in Acquiring the English Past Tense
This paper aims to discover and identify the challenges encountered by ESL (English as a Second Language) learners in their …
Failed Blended Instruction as Remedial Assistance for Underachieving English Language Learners
The aim of this qualitative study is to understand why online remedial assistance blended with face-to-face assistance fails as remedial …
Arab EFL Learners’ Collocational Competence: Errors, Challenges, and Teaching Implications
This study investigates the collocational competence of Arab foundation program students, addressing the lack of systematic analysis of ESL learners’ …
The Needs Analysis of Using English in Travel Agencies in Urban Cities in Uzbekistan: Focusing on the Language Use Difficulties
This study aims to examine the specific English language needs and challenges faced by tourism professionals in Uzbekistan's travel agencies. …
AI and the Future of English Language Teaching
This session will explore the ways in which AI is impacting the teaching of languages around the world. How will …
2nd-Grade Maritime Examination Word List: Essential Maritime Vocabulary for Reading and Translating English Texts in the 2nd-Grade Maritime Examination
English-Japanese translation tasks in the English examination for the maritime officers' certificate are syntactically and lexically challenging for Japanese maritime …
Intercultural Listening Among Vietnamese EFL Students
A good background in culture and listening is believed to help students successfully interact in the global community. This study, …
ChatGPT-Generated Rhetoric: Developing Pedagogical Uses for L2 Instructors
The recent proliferation of AI tools has forced L2 educators to adapt their pedagogy at an unprecedented pace. While the …
The Theory and the Practice of Translanguaging: Scope, Potential and Limitations in a Multilingual Urban Context
This paper explores the concept of "translanguaging" and the relevance of its pedagogical application in the context of foreign language …
Translanguaging Practices in EFL Classroom: A Collaborative Linguistic Landscape-Based Project
Translanguaging as extending beyond a view that EFL students have a unified repertoire made up of all their existing multilingual …
Perception of Language Learners on the Use of LearnLingua Self-Directional Multilingual App (SDMA) for Proficiency of Multiple Languages
Many language-learning apps do not feature multiple languages on the same app and are not accessible simultaneously. The recent health …
Transformation of the English Courses in the Turkish Educational System From the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey
The education system of the Ottoman Empire was always in a transformation process during its 600-year-history in Anatolia. On the …
A Comprehensive Examination of ChatGPT’s Impact on ESL/EFL Classrooms in Bangladesh: Teachers’ Perspectives
Recently, the incorporation of artificial intelligence tools, notably ChatGPT, has become increasingly prevalent in language education in Bangladesh. This study …
Error Correction in the EFL Classroom: The Views of Japanese Senior High School Students
Error Correction (E.C.) is defined by Lightbown and Spada (1999) as, ‘Any indication to the learners that their use of …
Errors in L2-Chinese Orthography for L1-Japanese and L1-Korean Learners: A Corpus Study
Both Korea and Japan are countries within the Sinosphere. Nowadays, the use of sinograms in Korean has become increasingly rare, …
Investigating the Effect of Motivational Scaffolding on Writing Apprehension Among EFL Undergraduate Students
Although studies on writing apprehension in the writing of native learners have been conducted extensively, studies on EFL learners are …
Towards an Understanding of EFL Learners’ Experiences of Maintaining Foreign Language Proficiency: A Grounded Theory Study
In many EFL settings, English language education begins in preschool and continues through college. Throughout their learning trajectories, many English …
Harnessing Virtual Reality: Tackling Foreign Language Anxiety and Elevating Public Speaking Skills
This study investigated the efficacy of Virtual Reality (VR) in reducing Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) and improving public speaking skills …
English Language Teachers’ Motivation and Their Basic Psychological Needs: A Self-Determination Theory Approach
Teachers’ motivation has been linked to quality of instruction, teachers’ job satisfaction, teachers’ well-being, and students’ achievement. The current study …
A Distinguished Path to Teaching English in English: Teacher Agency of a Retired Japanese Teacher’s Professional Development
The newly issued and implemented Course of Study by the Japanese Ministry of Sports, Education, and Science and Technology reinforces …
An Ethnomethodological Case Study on Closed-Loop Communication at Sea by Japanese EFL Learners in Role-Plays
Maritime accidents, 80–85% of which are due to human errors (e.g., Hasanspahic´ et al., 2021), have been a serious problem …
Empowering Multiculturalism: Community Interpreter Training Programme
This paper explores what the Community Interpreter Training Program should provide its objectives, features, assessment methods, and benefits. The program's …
Nouvelle Vertes: Ecocritics for French Language Learning at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
The ecological problems humans face today are increasingly varied, along with the advancement of human knowledge. These ecological problems became …
Project-Based learning (PBL) as a Formative Assessment Tool: Perspectives of English Teachers in Vietnam
Along with developing 21st-century skills like collaboration, problem-solving, critical thinking and digital literacy, Project-Based Learning (PBL) is said to be …
Perception of Foreign English Speakers as Instructors in Elementary Schools in Japan Towards Various Attributions of Japanese Teachers of English
In elementary English education in Japan, Japanese teachers of English have heavily relied on foreign English speakers as assistant language …
Unraveling Multilingual Identity: The Transformative Influence of Glocal Learning Contexts in Adult ESL Education
In the evolving domain of language education, our research delves into the multilingual identity development of adult ESL learners, guided …
L2 Acquisition of the Word Order of a Mandarin Attributive-Head Construction May Not Be Affected by L1 or Word Frequency
Word order can be a difficult dimension for L2 learners to acquire, especially for learners whose L1 exhibits a different …
Foreign Languages and Internationalization: Analyzing of the Foreign Language Skills of Graduating Students at a Public University in Paraguay
The knowledge of foreign languages among final-year undergraduate students is important considering the local labor market's competitiveness and the opportunities …
Self-Actualization Through Personality Psychology and Goal Setting
Higher education is a mechanism through which academic success, worldly knowledge, and career preparation are prioritized. However, there is a …
Translanguaging in Multilingual Context: Graduate Students’ Voices From Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Translanguaging is crucial for fostering student learning in the twenty-first century because it takes a holistic view of language, multilingualism, …
A Comparison of High School English Textbooks in Japan, Korea, and China: Do the Differences Significantly Affect the Outcomes?
English education in Japan, Korea, and China may display certain similarities, since they are all fundamentally monolingual societies, where citizens …
Exploring Face-to-Face vs. Online Feedback Approaches in Academic Writing Courses
There are various ways in which teachers and students provide feedback in L2 academic writing courses. This has been especially …
Transformative Effect of Reading Activities on Critical Incident Scenarios in Fostering Cultural Empathy
In response to the evolving political and social landscape of the 21st century, the focus in foreign language (FL) programs …
How Does Adult Learners’ L1 Interact With Word Frequency in the Error Rates and Patterns of L2 Classifier Use: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison
Previous literature has reported mixed findings on the effect of L1 (classifier languages vs non-classifier languages) on the acquisition of …
Writing Conversations: Exploring How Metalinguistic Understanding Fosters Young ESL Learners’ Writing in Classrooms
The purpose of this article has two main objectives: firstly, to investigate and identify the syntactic structures employed by young …
Classroom Action Research Using Peer Assessment as a Tool to Improve EFL Students’ Speaking Skills
This study examines the impact of peer assessment and feedback on secondary school EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners' …
An Analysis of English Vocabulary in Hong Kong Textbooks for Bilingual Children
Vocabulary acquisition is central to building literacy, yet there is little research on the vocabulary component of textbooks for school …
Speaking the Language of Defence: Narratives of Doctoral Viva Examiners
This paper delves into the discourse of oral defence, unveiling the perspectives of doctoral examiners regarding their expectations of the …
A Case Study of Chinese EFL University Learner’s Reading Motivation: A Complex Dynamic Systems Theory Perspective
Based on complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) (Larsen-Freeman & Cameron, 2008), the present study adopted a longitudinal sequential mixed-method research …
Reconnecting With New Zealand: There, Online, and Back Again for English for Specific Purposes Students With a Culture Focus, 2019–2024
Many programmes taught under emergency then planned online conditions from 2020-2022 are returning to face-to-face or blended teaching modes. This …
Exploring Artificial Intelligence as a Social and Literacies Practice: Students’ Academic Writing Experiences
Advancements in technology have significantly transformed existing literacy practices. Students increasingly employ artificial intelligence (AI) assistants for academic writing, leading …
Cognitive Discourse Function and Multimodal Conceptualization: The Interactive Usage of Language, Multimodality, and Cognition in Bilingual Teaching Context
This study aims to examine the realization of Cognitive Discourse Function and multimodal conceptualization in the context of bilingual teaching …
Lexical Density in Academic Writing: Lexical Features and Learner Corpora Analysis in L2 Tertiary Students’ Essays and Didactic Implications
Academic writing is crucial for communicating ideas among scientists, researchers and academics across various disciplines. It may be an arduous …
Students’ Responses on Using Interactive E-module Based on Multimodal Text as a Self-Study Learning Resource for an English Structure Course
This study aimed to see how English students at one university in Indonesia responded on the use of an interactive …
Exploring Students’ Engagement, L2 Grit, Enjoyment and L2 Anxiety in CLIL in the Japanese Context
In this presentation, I will describe how Japanese university students’ engagement (behavioral, social, emotional and cognitive), enjoyment (teacher appreciation, personal …
Incorporating Media Literacy Into Foreign Language Classrooms to Advance Kazakh Students’ Critical Communication Skills
This paper outlines the results of the study that surveyed whether incorporating media literacy into English as a second language …
Contextualization – an Effective Tool to Improve Efficient Listening Skills Among Adult ESL Learners
Effective Listening is a must for the acquisition of any target language. But unfortunately, such a vital language skill is …
Using Incentive Autonomous Learning Strategies to Enhance EFL Chinese Undergraduate Learning Motivation and Speaking Performances: A Proposal
It is well known that Chinese EFL learners face considerable challenges in speaking English. Affective factors such as learning motivation …
Feedback Practices, Dialogic Teaching, Adolescent-Writer Identity: A Pedagogic Trifle in the Writing Classroom
This paper, through the use of a thought-framework, explores the harmonising of feedback practices, dialogic teaching and writer-identity development in …
Algerian Lecturers’ Views on English Language Teaching in Algerian Higher Education
Due to its huge popularity and acceptance in the field of English language teaching (ELT), communicative language teaching (CLT) has …
The Implication of Subconscious Approach in Stimulating the English Language Knowledge for Interpreting-Majored Students
This study investigated the implication of the subconscious teaching approach in stimulating the English language knowledge for Interpreting-majored students. The …
Learning the Principles of Narrative Frames: A Pilot Study
This study explored the strengths and weaknesses of using narrative frames when conducting qualitative research. The focus was on eliciting …
Using Technology to Teach English Communication for Repeaters
Eight students (n=8) attending a required course called English Communication at one university in Japan were taught during fall AY2020 …
Advantages and Disadvantages of AI in the EFL Classroom
Undoubtedly, the conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) has recently intensified, fostered by the rapid development of technology. Learning institutions have …
Place-Based ESL Learning: Designing a “Beyond ESL” Study Abroad Program
Universities in Japan and South Korea resumed sending students abroad to improve their English skills, to experience new cultures, to …
The Effect of English-Medium Instruction on the Advancement of Students’ English Language Proficiency
One of students' main motives for enrolling on English-medium instruction (EMI) – the use of English as a medium of …
The Impact of Student-Versus Teacher Led Error Correction in the EFL Classroom: Validity and Reliability Considerations
Corrective Feedback (CF), defined by Lightbown and Spada (1999) as, ‘Any indication to the learners that their use of the …
A Contrastive Study Between Aboriginal Languages & Chinese: From the Writing System to the Second Language Teaching in the Framework of Australian Curriculum
In Australia, both Aboriginal languages and Chinese are the oldest but still alive languages taught as first and second languages …
The Effectiveness of Online Teaching Activities: A Case at UFLS – UD, Vietnam
Universities have been very interested in implementing online teaching activities, which is the optimal choice in a modern society. University …
Developmental Stages of L2 Syntactic Acquisition: An Empirical Study in Thai EFL Context
This research aimed to identify the predominant developmental stages in which the majority of Thai EFL university students were currently …
Language Learning Motivation Among Vietnamese EFL Students
This study investigated the degrees of language learning motivation among Vietnamese EFL full-time and part-time students, focusing on their instrumental …
‘Accept This Change’: Corrections to English Academic Writing of Advance Non-native Graduate Students by English Native-Speaking Editors
Native-speaking (NS) editors’ amendments and corrections to texts written by non-native-speaking (NNS) graduate students were analyzed considering two theoretical stances: …
Study Abroad Program Design From a Positive Psychology Perspective
Empirical research within the past several decades has established study abroad (SA) as a high impact practice for university students’ …
Attitudes of Students Towards Lessons Using Video Materials
This paper examines the attitudes of students toward lessons using video materials in the context of teaching the Japanese language …
Teaching Goal-Setting in English Learning
Effective goal-setting is essential in language learning strategies for becoming autonomous learners. However, in countries where English is a foreign …
Exploring the Technology-Writing Connection Through Collaborative Writing in Google Docs
A strong connection between Technology and Writing is seen by many researchers in the field of Foreign Language Learning. They …
Effectiveness of Video-Based Flipped Classroom on Students’ English Achievements: A Meta-Analysis
Today, flipped classrooms (FC) effectively blend traditional education with social networks, encompassing both in-class and out-of-class environments. The popularity of …
Teaching Peace Linguistics in ESL Classrooms: A Catalyst for Global Peace
Peace Linguistics is a branch of Linguistics aimed at helping users of languages to create conditions for communicating peacefully in …
Cultivating a Social Justice Pedagogy in an Introductory Japanese Language Course Through Pronunciation Instruction
Foreign language programs in the US are increasingly urged to cultivate a social justice pedagogy in order to address social …
Lensing the Impact of English as a Lingua Franca
We are living in the first quarter of the 21st century, which has made tremendous progress in transforming the lives …
Regular Past Inflection and Pluralisation Morphemes in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
The study on the regular past inflections and pluralization morphemes in children with autism spectrum disorders was a survey of …
An Investigation of University Students’ English-Speaking Problems and Needs
International trends, compounded with the effect of globalization, have made English communication skills become much more crucial for university students. …
Student-Produced Podcast in an Arabic as Foreign Language Classroom
Scholars in Digital Humanities have pointed out that using digital tools, such as podcasts, in language learning plays a positive …
A Longitudinal Case Study on Transformational Videoconferencing-Based EFL Teacher Education for Pre-service Teachers’ Professional Development
New technologies and digital learning have opened up a wide range of learning possibilities for language learners. Even though traditional, …
Speak Better: A Meta-Analysis of Language Learning Modalities for Improving Speaking Proficiency
Whether it is to improve one’s job opportunities or understand the lyrics of your favorite KPOP band’s latest single, the …
Factors Influencing Motivation and Demotivation in the EFL Classroom for Taiwanese College Students
Learning a foreign language is not an easy task and sometimes it is overwhelming. Therefore, enhancing learner’s motivation so as …
Challenges and Approaches in Adopting EIL in a Japanese EFL: Internal and External Factors
This study explores how the English education policy in Japan (external factor) and Japanese EFL learners’ mindsets toward their dialects …
Strengthening Higher Order Critical Thinking Skills of C1 Level Students in a Classroom Environment
Higher-order critical thinking skills are essential in university settings because they enable students to succeed in their studies. However, they …
Taiwanese University Teachers’ Motivation and Language Choice for Scholarly Publishing
Within a global trend of academic publishing in English, publication in indigenous languages, nevertheless, in many contexts, continues to thrive. …
A Comparison of Student Self-Assessment in Online and Face-to-Face Learning Environments
With the recent migration to online learning due to the global pandemic, the need to foster autonomous learners in English …
Effects of Involvement Load of the Task on Japanese EFL Learners’ Lexical Network Changes
This study investigated the effects of task-induced involvement load (the Involvement Load Hypothesis; Laufer & Hulstijn, 2001), Search and Evaluation …
Role of Study Abroad in the Path to Teaching English in English Among Japanese Teachers
Even with the newly issued and adopted Course of Study by the Japanese Ministry of Sports, Education, and Science, and …
Promoting Learner Autonomy Through Extensive Reading
This study focused on 165 Japanese medical university students who engaged in extensive reading (ER) activities outside the classroom for …
Learners’ Perceptions of Difficulties in Orally Producing English Sentences
Japanese English learners struggle to speak English as they have few opportunities to use it in a truly immersive setting. …
Latino Parents’ Knowledge Affects Their Understanding of Incoming Kindergarten Students’ Needed Educational Knowledge to Succeed Academically
The problem being addressed by this study is the lack of Latino parental knowledge of prekindergarten resources available to students …
A Comparative Analysis of the Self-Perceived and Actual Grammatical Competence in English of Filipino Grade 12 Students in Metro Manila
Is there a difference between a person’s self-perceived and actual grammatical competence in English? This descriptive study uses a quantitative …
The Development of the ESP Process-Genre Writing Course for Thai Business Administration Undergraduates: The Closer Look at the Student Experiences
In Thailand, English writing is crucial for career advancement and workplace communication. Nevertheless, empirical evidence has suggested that English writing …
Examination of Peace Values in Japanese EFL Textbooks for Peace Education: From the Perspectives of the Language of Peace Approach and Systemic Functional Linguistics
This presentation introduces a study that examined peace values inherent in Japanese EFL textbooks for lower secondary schools (LSS), aiming …
Empowering Teachers to Become Peacebuilders
This qualitative study analyses the perceptions that a group of TEFL trainees at a private university in Santiago, Chile have …
Fostering Social Communication Skills Through Small Talk Practice in Post-pandemic Japan
Small talk is often said to be like a lubricating oil in human relationships. However, the Japanese appear to be …
English Immersion Programs for Science and Engineering EFL Students
Existing studies on English immersion programs for Asian university students have shown mixed results: either significant (Cho, 2006) or no …
Reforming English Curriculum for Students With a Low Level of English Proficiency
In Japan, the government has emphasized the importance of English skills and of working on various improvement measures for the …
English Instruction Practice for Students of an Early Childhood Education Course: Aiming to Develop Students’ Metalinguistic Ability
This study examined the English teaching method’s effect on improving metalinguistic ability. Metalinguistic ability refers to the ability to perceive …
Multilingual Learners’ Resilience of Navigating the Culture Shock of Online English Instruction
This study examines how international students faced the double culture shocks of learning within a new culture as well as …
Picture Book Categorization Charts: Introducing South East Asian Themes to Young Learners
Picture books are an important part of early language education, they can be used to teach children about countries and …
How to Support ESL Learners’ Writing by Using Mentor Texts
To write effectively is a crucial but challenging skill from which everyone could benefit (Kane, 2012). In this article, I …
A Study on the Effectiveness of Integrating Digital Media Audio-visual Materials Into Japanese Listening Courses: Taking the Japanese Listening Course of One University in Taiwan as an Example
The purpose of this study is to find out whether the incorporation of "digital media materials" in Japanese listening courses …
Advancing Educational Equality: Using AI Technology in K-12 English Language Education in Rural China
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies provides the opportunity for students from disadvantaged areas to have equal access to …
Animated Songs in English to Develop Effective Listening Skills Among Adult ESL / EFL Learners
Listening as a language skill is often neglected on the ground that we could hear everything. But Listening is not …
Linguistic Redundancy: Cases Studies by Evaluating Oral Performances for Chinese Students in TEM-4
Oral proficiency of EFL students has been deeply investigated in bilingual studies. This research aims to investigate discourse features of …
From Self-regulated Learning to Computer-Delivered Integrated Speaking Testing: Does Monitoring Always Monitor?
Despite the salience of monitoring in self-regulated learning (SRL) and L2 speech production in non-testing conditions, little is known if …
Kanban Methodology to Assess ESL Students’ Learning Process
Kanban boards are a visual form of project management very popular among software, Engineering and product development teams, although we …
Motivation and Challenges in Learning Japanese Language as a Foreign Language Among Malaysian Academia
Due to the success of Look East Policy and Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025, learning Japanese as a foreign language among …
Producing Travel Vlogs as a Collaborative Task in English Classes With a Soft CLIL Approach
Producing travel vlogs is a way to record events and memories of a trip and share them with others. Takahashi …
The Relationship Between Cognitive Linguistic Approach and Right-Hemisphere of the Brain in Developing EFL Learners’ Pragmatic Proficiency
The present study explored how the metaphor awareness-raising approach affects the involvement of the right hemisphere in developing EFL learners’ …
Politeness Principle in Business Correspondence and Language Teaching
One of the indispensable contributors for effective communication is politeness. It works as the lubricant to reduce frictions especially in …
Multimedia Application for Improving Chinese Language Skills for International Students
In the last decade, research on Chinese as a second language teaching and learning has yielded significant advancement through state-of-the-art …
Learning Experiences of Online English Learning With Pedagogical Redesign for Complementing Formal Face-to-Face Learning
The use of online learning in education has increased rapidly during the pandemic. Both teachers and students are more familiarized …
Teacher Identity Construction: A Narrative Inquiry into English Postgraduate Student Teachers
Teaching is a complex activity that needs a long-term process for shaping the identity of the teacher. This study explores …
Tunisian EFL Students’ Awareness and Use of Metacognitive Strategies in Academic Reading
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the metacognitive reading strategy awareness and use of second language learners …
Feedback in L2 Academic Writing: Prescriptive or Developmental?
In Academic Writing Courses, there are various ways in which students can receive feedback on their writing: teachers can provide …
Ten Months Around the World’ – Promoting English Language Acquisition in the Early Years of Childhood Education
For a Bilingual Generation (FBG) is a new emerging enterprise promoting English language acquisition in the early years of childhood …
The Use of LLT Materials in China’s EFL Classrooms: Making Learner Engagement in Classroom Talk Visible
Language learning and teaching materials (LLT) are crucial parts of language classrooms. However, how these materials are used by students …
The Motivation of Chinese Students in Learning Foreign Languages Other Than English
This paper investigates the motivation of Chinese university students in learning Languages other than English (LOTEs) through the lens of …
English for Conference Interpreting Purposes: A Corpus-driven Study on Multiword Constructions
Interpreters sometimes work from their A language (their native language) into their B language (their non-native language of which they …
Identifying Ideologies of War and Peace in EFL Reading Material for Peace Education: Transitivity Analysis Within Systemic Functional Linguistics
Peace education has contributed to world peace, illuminating direct, structural, and cultural forms of violence and equipping individuals with information …
University Students’ Perceptions of Using a Communication Platform for English Speaking Courses
Attributable to the fast pace of globalization, demand for effective English speaking skills has been growing rapidly. It is clear …
The Translation and Dissemination of Wuthering Heights in China from the Perspective of Pierre Bourdieu’s Field Theory
The reception of foreign literary works in other counties experiences translation, publication and dissemination. This study’s objective is to explore …
Exploration of Native Speaker Teachers and Non-native Speaker Teachers Within the English Learning Communication
The present research zeros down to the unending and much-debated topic of native speaker teachers (NST) and non-native speaker teachers …
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Trauma-Informed English Language Teaching to Adults
This qualitative paper examines trauma-informed teaching of English as a second language (ESL) to adults. Trauma is highly prevalent worldwide, …
Learning and Teaching TESOL Online During the Pandemic – Experiences From Chinese International Students and Their Lecturer in New Zealand
This study focuses on challenges for students and lecturers adapting to online teaching and learning during the pandemic. The project …
Use of Comics for Enhancing Productive Skills and Motivation in Dental Students
The present work demonstrated how comic strips can improve both writing and speaking competencies. The first phase, regarded as quantitative, …
Enhancing Online Post-secondary Learning Experiences Through Meaningful Interactions in FSL
Interaction and active participation are key elements in any second language classroom (Hiver, P., Al-Hoorie, A. H., & Mercer, S. …
The Relationship Between Phonological Awareness in Japanese Language and English Learning Experience
Many previous studies have reported that experiences of learning a second language promote a learner’s development of phonological awareness of …
Reflecting EFL Learners’ Writing Experience Through the Thematic Analysis: Genre-based Approach of L2 Writing
This mixed-methods study explored how 23 first-year university English as a foreign language (EFL) students in Japan improved their understanding …
Public Service Announcement In Indonesia and Malaysia: A Semiotic Analysis
The purpose of this study was to analyze how public service announcements: social media and newspapers were applied in Indonesia …
Improving EFL Students’ Argumentative Essay Writing Self-efficacy through Knowledge Building Based Instruction
Argumentative essay writing is essential for English as Foreign Language (EFL) students but complicated and challenging to learn. Besides the …
Students’ Perceptions Toward Dyads and Triads in the English Classroom
Collaborative learning such as pair work and group work, has been widely discussed and proven to be an effective tool …
Speaking Anxiety: Japanese Students in the EFL Environment
The present study was carried out as a means of investigating and understanding the nature and sources of speaking anxiety …
English Language Learning Anxiety in East Asian Classrooms
Second language anxiety is a known barrier to English language learning for tertiary students in East Asia. This study compares …
Exploring the Effects of a YouTube-Style Video Making Task in Online English Communication Courses
This study investigated the effects of a YouTube-style video making task in an English communication course with a soft CLIL …
“Blended” in the Online Classroom! Technology Acceptance of EFL Students
In the digital era, blended learning (BL) has become a new normal in language education. Students who fail to learn …
Secondary ESL Teachers’ Beliefs, Strategies, and Experiences in Teaching Vocabulary
The importance of vocabulary in language learning cannot be ignored, due to the significance that it brings into the core …
An Investigation into Student Writers’ Improvements on English Article Usages Across Different Learning Modes
Most digital educational games have been developed to facilitate second/foreign language learners’ vocabulary acquisition (Hung, Yang, Hwang, Chu, & Wang, …
Measuring Articulatory Distance for Consonants Towards a Learner-language-sensitive Pronunciation Training Tool Development
This study introduces the theoretical basis for the articulatory distance in foreign language learning context, which serves to find the …
A Within-Asia Comparison of Anxiety in English Language Classrooms
Anxiety in English language classrooms is often considered as one of the major sources of students’ reticence and shyness, frequently …
The Wand of Mnemosyne: Sparkles Created on Vocabulary Learning
Language learners are constantly looking for a magic wand to wipe off all the learning pains on memorizing vocabulary. Fortunately, …
Intelligibility of Korean-accented English: Effects of Listener’s Familiarity
The current research examines the Korean-accented English (KoE) intelligibility to give an account of the listener familiarity benefits (Interlanguage speech …
The Influence of Immersion Education in China on Students’ English Learning Motivation
This study investigated the motivation of English learning among high school students in China. Half of the 40 participants received …
Action Research on Note-taking Instruction
The importance of note-taking skills for English for academic purposes (EAP) students and teachers is growing due to a rapid …
Enhancing Pragmatic Competence Through Pedagogical Intervention
The development of pragmatic competence is essential for foreign language learners to be able to produce meaningful communications in the …
No Identical Paths to Japanese High School Teachers’ Teaching English in English: What the TEM Analyses Tell Us
The Trajectory Equifinality Modeling (Valsiner & Sato, 2006) is an analytical method to identify the path taken by those who …
Explore Alternatives in On-line/On-Demand Type of Language Teaching – The Case of TOEIC Preparation Course in a Japanese University
With the spread of Covid-19, many of the universities in Japan were required to introduce on-line/on-demand courses all the sudden …
A Study of the Mutual Phonetic Resemblance Between Japanese Kyoiku Kanji and Chinese
This study investigated the mutual phonetic resemblance of Chinese ideograms between Japanese and Chinese using the official list (expanded in …
Preservice Teachers’ Clinical Experience With ESL Literacy Instruction via Popular Culture
The purpose of this virtual presentation is to highlight how one small liberal arts university in the United States' Midwest …
Learner Responses to Language Exchange Activities in a Technology-mediated Environment in the COVID-19 Era
In response to the pandemic, language teachers around the globe are transforming their face-to-face courses into online courses and developing …
Attitudes of Filipino Senior High School Students Towards English: Implications for Teaching English
Attitude towards a language is a crucial factor in learning the target language. Language attitude can be behavioral, cognitive, or …
University Speaking Assessment as Collaborative and Self-effective Skill Development
Educators generally agree that the mastery of speaking skills is a necessity for most EFL and ESL learners (Ounis, 2017). …
The Effects and Challenges of Adopting the CLIL Approach at a Japanese University: Exploring Ways to Provide Language Support Effectively
This study reports on the results and challenges of implementing the CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) approach in an …
Learning International Literacy and News English Through Cross-disciplinary Instructional Modules
Discussing international affairs demands multidisciplinary knowledge and communication strategies from partakers. The demand is elevated for nonnative English speakers when …
Investigating the Impact of Acquiring Formulaic Language on Improving the Written Skills of Intermediate Level Students in a Bridge Programme
This presentation introduces to the audience the outcome of a study that investigated the impact of teaching formulaic Language on …
(Re)thinking English Teacher Education in Brazil: Undergraduate Students and Teacher Educators’ Perspectives on Multiliteracies and English as a Lingua Franca
Globalization has challenged distribution and understanding of knowledge causing instability and uncertainty for teacher education. This paper presents the results …
Stories on YouTube: Can This Be an Effective Learning Tool to Improve Listening and Reading Comprehension Skills?
Use of online learning opportunities among language teachers and learners has become one of the commonly utilized tools as they …