Category: Foreign Languages Education & Applied Linguistics (including ESL/TESL/TEFL)
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 …
Homework Worksheets Designed to Promote Learner Autonomy
Developing learner autonomy can be a long and arduous journey but it is what language educators aspire to achieve. Discover …
Field Trips in English Teaching in Vietnam
It’s years since the dawn of field trips which have been widely used as an effective tool in foreign language …
English Language Teaching Innovation from the Learning Strategies of High-performing Students in a Government University in Ayutthaya, Thailand
This study aims to (1) investigate students’ English learning strategies, (2) analyze the learning strategies of high-performing students, and (3) …
Renovating Language Labs to Facilitate Classroom Interaction in Language Education
Language labs are widely used in language education. The labs enable teachers to listen to individual students through headsets connected …
Identifying Variables in English as Medium of Instruction: A Trajectory Equifinality Modeling Analysis of Two English Teachers in Japan
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) has long tried to change the medium of instruction …
Transferring Results of Intercultural Communication Research to Business English Classroom: Structure and Register Fluctuation in Business Emails from British, Polish, and Spanish Companies
Emails are the most common communication means in the present business world. A broad range of email studies focused on …
Oral Discourse Analysis in a Master’s Classroom: A Cross-Cultural Approach
The purpose of this communication is to present the results of a study about some teaching experiences applying oral discourse …
Teaching English to Refugees in Greece: The Case of Lexena School – Challenges and Possibilities
In the last year Greece has experience an influx of refugees, this has been associated with forces having a highly …
Contrastive Interlanguage Analysis of Modal Auxiliary Verb Usage by Japanese Learners of English in Argumentative Essays
This research concludes that Japanese non-native English speakers (JNNSs) use modal auxiliary verbs in a way that differs from what …
An Exploratory Study about Korean Students’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of English Medium Instruction Courses and Their Use of Language Learning Strategies
English Medium Instruction (EMI) in university courses is expected to have positive effects on university students’ English language learning in …
A Critical Discourse Analysis of English Listening Sections of Korean College Scholastic Tests
I conducted a critical discourse analysis of the English listening sections of the 2019 and 2018 Korean College Scholastic Ability …
Exploring CLIL Tasks in EFL Classrooms: Development of Mock English Television Advertisements for Raising Intercultural and Media Awareness
This study aimed to investigate the effects of having Japanese university students create mock English television advertisements as a CLIL …
Language Learning Behind the Screen: Movies for Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English through movies, TV-shows, and video clips is a relatively modern way of enhancing language acquisition. The benefits of …
Utilizing U.S. TESOL Undergraduate Internship Students to Improve Japanese College Students’ English Skills and the TESOL Students’ Teaching Skills
The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how utilizing U.S. TESOL undergraduate internship students can help improve Japanese college …
Annexation of Co-curricular Activities: Experiencing and Assessing Grammar Competence in EFL Context
Over the past few years the annexation of co-curricular activities (CCAs) in experiencing learning and assessing grammar competence have increasingly …
No-Level Brick Japanese Language Education: Understanding Learning as Participation in Practice Through a Communities of Practice Perspective
Drawing upon No-Level Brick (NoLBrick) Japanese Language Education (JLE) project at an Italian university, this study explores how a group …
No-Level Brick Foreign Language Education: Definition of the Field and Explanation of the Purposes – Japanese Language Classroom as Case Study
Today, we frequently observe social discriminations. These are tightly connected to stereotypes and intolerance toward others’ values differing to ours. …
No-Level Brick Japanese Language Education: Expectations Toward Language Teaching
This study explores dynamic relationships between students and student-facilitators, aiming to explore how student expectations influence their relationship and thus …
A Study of the Mutual Phonetic Resemblance between Japanese and Chinese: Quantification of the Difficulty of Phonetic Cross-comprehension
This study investigated mutual phonetic resemblances of Chinese ideograms in both Japanese and Chinese by analyzing a database of 1078 …
A Review of Foreign Language Education Policy Researches in China Through Bibliometric Analysis of CSSCI: History, Content and Trend
This research investigates the structure and dynamics of foreign language policy and planning research in China over the last twenty …
Using Mobile Games to Enhance English Vocabulary Knowledge: A Case Study of Thai Employees in an International Workplace
Vocabulary knowledge is significantly important for English language communication. However, research studies have reported that English as a foreign language …
The Challenges of Implementing Task Based Language Approach in ESL Classes
This presentation introduces to the audience the outcome of a study that compares the Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT) approach and …
A One Semester Research Study on the Effects of Extensive Reading on Students’ Receptive Vocabulary Size
Extensive Reading has been touted as beneficial for improving students’ reading fluency, speed, confidence, and vocabulary. This paper examines whether …
Perceptions of EFL Instructors on Negotiation of Meaning Strategies from a Global Perspective
The world has had a major shift to more communicative approaches in English Language Teaching. As new perspectives are adopted …
What is Expected of Us? – Study Abroad and Expected Roles of Native and Local Teachers
As study abroad with English has become popular for university students in Japan, in-country language preparation courses have become a …
The History of English Education in Japan: Focusing on Its Dawn
How did the English education start in Japan? A strong need to foster human resources to handle situations in the …
Comparing Vocabulary Profiles of Asian L2 Written English in the ICNALE Corpus
This brief study examines the vocabulary profiles of Asian EFL students’ written English in the International Corpus Network of …
Basic Research and Ethical Inquiry for EFL Students: Implementation and Reflection
Ethical inquiry and reasoning are essential types of critical thinking. Developing and understanding research skills are necessary components of a …