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Extensive reading practices in the Arabian Gulf region Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Joel C. MENİADO
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Stancetaking in spoken ELF discourse in academic settings: interpersonal functions of I don’t know as a face-maintaining strategy Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Hatime ÇİFTÇİ,Erdem AKBAŞ
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A case study of Turkish pre-service teachers of English in an international exchange program: ELF and WE perspectives Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Işıl Günseli KAÇAR
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Problems in Foreign Language Education in the Turkish Education System: Pre-Service Teachers’ Accounts Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Seyit Ahmet ÇAPAN
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Task-induced involvement load and working memory: Effects on active and passive vocabulary knowledge of EFL learners in a multimedia learning environment Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Ali Akbar ANSARİN,Salva Kazemipour KHABBAZİ
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The underlying reasons for the difficulties in use of the English articles for EFL learners: an analysis based on the learners’ experiences Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Khalil AHMAD,Abdul Qadir KHAN
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Pragmatic failure revisited: Jaworski’s (1994) study in a new light Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Galina SHLEYKİNA
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Investigating the contribution of the European Union Erasmus+ youth exchange project to foreign language learning Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Koray CANTEZ,Cihat ATAR
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Online and face-to-face peer review in academic writing: Frequency and preferences Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Rashad AHMED,Abdu AL-KADİ
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Exploring EFL Teachers' and Learners' Perception of L2 Humor: A Case Study of Iranian English Language Institutes Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Maryam FARNİA,Shiva MOHAMMADİ
The present paper deals with the perception of Iranian EFL teachers and learners in using humor in language classrooms. To this end, 10 English classes with a population of 70 female and male students and 5 male and female teachers in English language institutes in Esfahan were observed during spring and summer 2019. Using an ethnographic approach, the data were collected through observation and interview
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Uncovering emerging identity performances of Turkish foreign language teaching assistants Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Nihan BURSALI,Hülya MISIR
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The predictive role of morphological awareness and productive vocabulary knowledge in L2 postgraduate students’ academic writing Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Hani Qasem Mohammed ASAAD,Ahmad Affendi SHABDİN
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Variation sets in child-directed and child speech: A case study in Turkish Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Vildan İNCİ-KAVAK,Enes KAVAK
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Evaluating the Long-term Effectiveness of English Language Coursebooks at Turkish Public High Schools Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Mehdi SOLHİ,Yaren Zehra MERT,Zeliha ÇELEN,Rabia KISA
In this pre-use evaluation study, the long-term effectiveness of the contents of the English language coursebooks provided by the Ministry of Turkish National Education for high school students (i.e., 9th to 12th graders) in Turkey were evaluated, exploiting Tomlinson and Masuhara’s (2013) fifteen universal coursebook evaluation criteria. In so doing, the evaluators initially used the criteria independently
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Language Identities of Multilingual College English Learners in Indonesia Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Emi NURSANTİ,Erna ANDRİYANTİ
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Teachers’ Attitudes to Syrian Refugee Students in Turkey Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Semih EKİN,Ramazan YETKİN
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Status of English speaking skills in Turkish ELT departments: A nationwide survey Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Emrullah DAĞTAN,Neşe CABAROĞLU
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Cultural vocabulary in teaching Turkish as a foreign language Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Burak TÜFEKÇİOĞLU
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Semantic prosody and collocation: A corpus study of the near-synonyms persist and persevere Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Supakorn PHOOCHAROENSİL
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Fear of Statistics among TEFL Postgraduate Students Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Seyed Mohammad Reza AMİRİAN,Saeed ABBASİ-SOSFADİ
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Focused direct corrective feedback: Effects on the elementary English learners’ written syntactic complexity Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Mohammadreza VALİZADEH,Fatemeh SOLTANPOUR
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Extensive reading in an EFL classroom: Impact and learners’ perceptions Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Mohammed ATEEK
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Learner autonomy among students of French as a foreign language in a tertiary context Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Meral ÖZKAN GÜRSES
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ONCOLL: A quasi-experimental study on the effect of a web-based platform on teaching collocations Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2021-04-08 Ahmet BAŞAL,Muhammet TORAMAN,Kıymet Merve CELEN
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Possible selves and personal goals: What can we learn from episodic future thinking? Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Alastair HENRY
Mental time travel lies at the frontier of research into motivational persistence in language learning (Dornyei, 2020). This article introduces the theory of episodic future thinking (D’Argembeau, 2016, 2020), and examines the key components of autobiographical knowledge and personally important goals. With findings on the long-term goals and career aspirations of preservice English teachers as a departure
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Thinking fast and slow about willingness to communicate: A two-systems view Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Peter D. MACINTYRE,Lanxi WANG,Gholam Hassan KHAJAVY
How does a person decide whether she or he is willing to communicate? Dual-process theories have been influential in the literature on the psychology of making judgments and decisions. Dual-process theories make a distinction between cognitive processes that are fast, automatic, and unconscious (also called ‘experiential’ thinking) and those that are slow, deliberative, and conscious (also called ‘rational’
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Exploring the role of strategy instruction: Young learners’ listening performance and strategy use Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Pelin IRGİN,Ismail Hakki ERTEN
This paper reports on an exploratory investigation into the impacts of implicit instruction of listening strategies on strategy use and listening performance of young EFL learners in Turkey. Data from 34 lower-intermediate learners of English in two-4th grade-classes in a primary school were analysed to investigate to what extent their employment of listening strategies varied after 12-week-strategy
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Directed motivational currents: An agenda for future research Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Özge GÜMÜŞ,Christine MUİR
Directed motivational currents (DMCs) encapsulate a unique motivational phenomenon. DMCs are highly positive, potent motivational experiences which can carry individuals or groups forwards to achieving valued goals at both a remarkable rate, and with a perceived feeling of seemingly ‘effortless effort’. Although research into DMCs began under a decade ago (Dornyei, Ibrahim & Muir, 2015; Dornyei, Muir
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"I am just shy and timid": Student teachers’ explanations for their performances of their presentations Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Kadriye AKSOY-PEKACAR,Arzu KANAT-MUTLUOĞLU,İ̇smail HAKKI-ERTEN
As part of the research on motivation, causal attribution studies have an important role in predicting and improving academic performance since controllable and uncontrollable attributions have an effect on learners’ future actions. Following this path, the present qualitative study investigates the attributions of students in an English Language Teaching (ELT) program for the performances of their
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Exploring motivational strategies in higher education: Student and instructor perceptions Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Zeynep ERDİL-MOODY,Amy S. THOMPSON
This study offers cross-cultural validity of motivational strategies, as well as reliability and validity measures of an adapted questionnaire in a new context. Foreign/second language (L2) learning motivation has long been demonstrated to have a substantial impact on second language acquisition; L2 teachers play a major role in learner motivation with their use of motivational strategies in classes
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The role of intellectual humility in foreign language enjoyment and foreign language classroom anxiety Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Jean-marc DEWAELE,Sharona MOSKOWİTZ
Intellectual humility (IH) involves a certain degree of selflessness and an accurate view of one’s own worth and abilities. To date, IH has not been explicitly researched as a variable in the study of foreign language (FL) learning. The present mixed-methods study aims to explore possible links between FL learners’ IH and their foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and foreign language classroom anxiety
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Feared L2 self as an emerging component of the reconceptualized L2 motivational self system Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Hilal PEKER
The purpose of this non-experimental quantitative study was to measure Feared L2 Self (FL2S) as a new component of the existing L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) and offer a new model through partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). As for the instrument to measure L2 selves, an adopted survey consisting of 72 5-point Likert scale items, five open-ended questions, and a demographic
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The relationship between ideal L2 self, achievement attributions and L2 achievement Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Sibel ÇAĞATAY,İ̇smail Hakkı ERTEN
This study examines whether learners’ (high vs. low) ‘ideal L2 self’ exerts an effect on causal attributions and which of these causal attributions could predict future L2 achievement. To this end, 1006 EFL students were invited from a state university in Ankara, Turkey. The data were collected with an attribution scale composed of 29 questions and with a questionnaire containing 10 items measuring
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The effects of differentiated instruction on Turkish students’ L2 achievement, and student and teacher perceptions Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Ahmet Cihat YAVUZ
Endeavors have been invested to account for inefficient instruction, which is frequently attributed to disregarding learner idiosyncrasies. As a matter of course, differentiated instruction has begun to receive scholarly and professional attention in the hopes of ameliorating learner outcomes through learner-aware teaching. Despite a great deal of recorded research, little is known about how differentiated
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‘Please’ as an impoliteness marker in English discourse Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Laya HEİDARİ DARANİ,Mostafa Morady MOGHADDAM
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Promoting extended student talk in an EFL classroom Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Fatma GÜMÜŞOK,Gözde BALIKÇI
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A survey on the intercultural communicative competence of ELT undergraduate students Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Aylin SEVİMEL-SAHİN
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Exploring global citizenship as a cross-curricular theme in Moroccan ELT textbooks Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Hassan AİT-BOUZİD
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Naturally occurring requests in Turkish: A case from an academic context Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Uğur Recep ÇETİNAVCI
In terms of their directness and modification strategies, this study investigated how undergraduate speakers of Turkish formulate their naturally occurring requests in an academic context, in which they request things from an academic in his office. After a 4-year data collection period, the researcher analyzed 395 of the requests (hand-recorded as immediate field notes) made to him. The findings on
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The structural sensitivity of elicited imitation as a measure of implicit grammatical knowledge Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Hedayat SARANDİ
One of the major issues in SLA is developing language tests that could produce good measures of implicit knowledge. This study examines the validity of an English Elicited Imitation (EI) test as a measure of L2 implicit grammatical knowledge. Forty freshman university students in Turkey took a set of language tests: an EI test, two storytelling tasks, a picture description task, IELTS listening sample
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The role of ideal L2 self in predicting L2 willingness to communicate inside and outside the classroom Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-07-31 Mehmet SAK
This study reports on findings of an investigation into the relationship between ideal L2 self as a motivational variable and willingness to communicate in English (L2 WTC) in and outside the classroom. Participants were a total of 90 university students majoring in English as a foreign language (ELF) at a foundation university in Ankara, Turkey. Data were collected using the Ideal L2 Self measure
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The effects of L1 use and dialogic instruction on EFL writing Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-27 Ayfer TANIŞ, Feyza HARMAN ŞENSOY, Derin ATAY
This paper investigates the effects of three different types of prewriting instruction on Turkish students’ L2 writing production capabilities. This mixed method study was carried out with 45 Turkish EFL students enrolled at a state university. Students were allocated into three groups randomly. In the control group the prewriting phase was carried out with monologic instruction in L2, while in one
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Promoting the correct production of English sounds in extensive reading-circle classes: Explicit vs. implicit pronunciation training Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-27 İlyas YAKUT
Correct pronunciation of English words is of vital significance for mutual intelligibility in the EFL context. Despite its prominence in L2 learning, teachers of English cannot decide whether and how to implement pronunciation practice into their teaching practices. For this reason, pronunciation training is widely neglected in language classes or learners of English might learn incorrect pronunciation
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Error feedback in second language speaking: Investigating the impact of modalities of error feedback on intermediate EFL students’ speaking ability Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-27 Alireza KHORAM, Ali DARABİ BAZVAND, Jwamer SARKAWT SARHAD
Over the past few decades, error feedback has received substantial attention in language pedagogy. Despite this, few studies have been carried out on the effect and benefits of various modalities of error feedback on the oral proficiency of the intermediate EFL learners. To this end, an experimental design was adopted and implemented with 80 female high school students who were divided into four groups
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Tracing the signature dynamics of foreign language classroom anxiety and foreign language enjoyment: A retrodictive qualitative modeling Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-27 Majid ELANİ SHİRVAN, Nahid TALEBZADEH
With the shift from negative psychology to positive psychology in the field of applied linguistics, and in alignment with the dynamic turn in this filed, recent studies have tried to micro-map foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) and foreign language enjoyment (FLE) from a dynamic perspective. However, the signature dynamics of learners’ FLCA, as a negative emotion, and FLE, as a positive emotion
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The introduction section of research articles in English and Turkish: The case of educational sciences – a preliminary study Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-27 Tanju DEVECİ
Readers’ decisions about the relevance and significance of research presented in a journal article are often influenced by the introduction section. Several factors contribute to authors’ writing of effective introductions. This descriptive study aimed to explore strategies used by English and Turkish authors in the introduction section of educational sciences research articles published between 2012
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Metadiscourse in academic writing: A comparison of research articles and book reviews Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-27 Betül BAL GEZEGİN, Melike BAS
The aim of this comparative study is to investigate the deployment of interactional metadiscourse features in two different academic genres. For this purpose, a small, specialized corpus of 48 research articles and book reviews from seven different disciplines were collected. The conclusion sections of the texts written by non-native speakers of English were investigated to find out how interactional
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A phraseological examination of research articles in the field of environment using key phrase frame Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2020-03-27 Elyas BARABADİ, Mohammad Ali ROBATJAZİ, Mokarrameh BAYAT
Given that formulaic sequences play an important role in enhancing L2 learners' academic writing skills and that phraseological sequences constitute a large proportion of written discourse, the current study was an attempt to draw up a list of key phrase frames– phraseological sequences with a variable slot– in a corpus of research articles (RAs) in the field of environment. A complete list of such
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Enhancing Critical Awareness through Socratic Pedagogy Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Seher Balbay
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Review of Corpus Linguistics for Vocabulary: A Guide for Research Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Amare Tesfie Birhan
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The Role of Psychological Capital in Language Learners’ Willingness to Communicate, Motivation, and Achievement Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Gholam Hassan Khajavy, Hossein Makiabadi, Samaneh Abdi Navokhi
By shifting the focus of studies in applied linguistics from negative psychology to positive psychology, psychological capital (PsyCap) consisting of self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience can be an influential factor in the language classrooms. Prior studies have emphasized the role that PsyCap plays in management, though little attention has been given to it in education. Therefore, to address
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Correlates of Listening Comprehension in L1 and L2: A Meta-analysis Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Tuncay Karalık, Ali Merç
The present meta-analysis aimed to explore the correlates of listening comprehension in first (L1) and second language (L2). In this regard, the overall average correlation scores, obtained from several primary studies retrieved from several databases, between linguistic (vocabulary size, vocabulary depth, syntactic knowledge), cognitive (working memory, metacognitive skills), and affective factors
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Corrective Feedback on Writing in EFL Context: Comparison of Two Approaches Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Mine Gündüz Kartal Gündüz Kartal, Derin Atay
Although there is a disagreement among researchers on the effectiveness of corrective feedback (CF) in L2 writing (Ferris, 1999; Truscott, 1996; Truscott 1999), many studies proved that CF improves L2 learners’ accuracy in writing over time. Therefore, instead of investigating the effectiveness of CF, some researchers carried out studies to investigate the effectiveness of different methods, techniques
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Variations in the Citation Use and Perceptions in Writing the Literature Review by EFL Postgraduates Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Nayef Jomaa Jomaa, Siti Jamilah Bidin
Academically, citation is pivotal since it presents justifications for the arguments and a demonstration of the writer’s position. Despite the increasing number of studies on citations, little knowledge has been reported regarding the citation use and practices of EFL students within the ESL context. Hence, the present study aimed at investigating the extent of variation in the citation practices in
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Pre-service Language Teachers’ Use of Social Networking Sites for Language Learning: A Quantitative Investigation Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Osman Solmaz
This study examined pre-service language teachers’ attitudes towards social networking site (SNS) use for language learning, their SNS practices for improving their target languages, and the relationship between them. 279 English and German language teacher candidates participated in the surveys designed for the present study. The statistical analyses of the data revealed that pre-service language
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Integration of Task-based Language Assessment into Young Learner Classrooms Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 İskender Hakkı Sarıgöz, Fatıma Nur Fişne
Task-based language assessment (TBLA) is a way of providing information about language learning in authentic settings. Not only does it present language learners with a meaningful and embedded context of assessment but also promotes communication in the target language. Within the framework of TBLA, this study aims to integrate the 4 th grade language testing into language learning process through
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Review of Linguistic Pragmatics of Intercultural Professional and Business Communication Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Cüneyt Demir
Linguistic Pragmatics of Intercultural Professional and Business Communication , Elena N. Malyuga and Svetlana N. Orlova. Springer, Cham / Switzerland (2018). 145 pp., Hardcover: $109.99, ISBN: 978-3-319-68743-8, eBook: $84.99, ISBN:978-3-319-68744-5
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On the Impacts of Pressured vs. Unpressured On-line Task Planning on EFL Students’ Oral Production in Classroom and Testing Contexts Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Vahid Panahzadeh, Bita Asadi
The literature on task planning abounds with studies in laboratory or classroom contexts; however, the contribution of task planning to the testing context has remained a largely uncharted area of enquiry. The current study is primarily focused on exploring the impacts of pressured vs. unpressured on-line task planning conditions on EFL students’ oral production in classroom and testing contexts. The
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It was found that…: Introductory it Patterns by Native and Non-Native Authors Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics (IF 0.5) Pub Date : 2019-11-26 Fatih Güngör
Introductory it pattern, as in it was found that , is of significance in academic writing but the use of introductory it might be challenging especially for native- and non-native students and non-native academic writers. However, few studies have been conducted to compare the use of introductory it pattern by native and non-native scholars. This study investigates the frequencies, variability and