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The Effects of Extensive Journal Writing on the Vietnamese High-School Students’ Writing Accuracy and Fluency Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Vu Phi Ho Pham,Tuyen Thi Thanh Tran,Ngoc Hoang Vy Nguyen
Background: The innovation of an extensive journal writing approach has made a big difference in the field of teaching academic writing. Previous studies found mixed results relating to whether journal writing could help students enhance their writing accuracy. Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to investigate whether extensive journal writing (EJW) affects EFL high school students’ writing
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Dual Identity or Identity Duel: EFL Context Duality Force on Identity Aspects Formation Through Learners’ Self-Reflection Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Esmaeel Ali Salimi,Hadi Abedi
Background: The link between context and identity is of paramount importance to language teaching and learning. Yet, less attention has been paid to the identity aspects in various EFL contexts. Purpose: This study examined the identity aspects of EFL learners attending both public and private English language classes through self-reflection.Method: In this mixed-methods design, 128 conveniently chosen
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Oral and Written Summarizing Strategy Training and Reading Comprehension: Peer-Mediated vs. Individualistic Task Performance Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Zahra Aghazadeh,Mohammad Mohammadi,Mehdi Sarkhosh
Background: Drawing upon Socio-Cultural Theory (SCT), this study inspected the impact of spoken and written summary training on intermediate EFL students’ long-term reading comprehension in individual and peer-mediated conditions. Method: 120 Iranian EFL intermediate male and female learners aged 16 to 18 years were randomly assigned into two main conditions (i.e., individual and peer-mediated). Moreover
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Integrating Digital Multimodal Composition into EFL Writing Instruction Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Najmeh Maghsoudi,Mohammad Golshan,Amin Naeimi
Research background: Digital multimodal composition has recently received paramount attention in the instruction of second language writing. Gap in knowledge: Although the merits of digital multimodal composition have widely been acknowledged by many scholars, the instruction of English writing has still remained monomodal in Iran.Purpose of the study: The present quasi-experimental study aimed to
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Dual Training in Language Didactics of Foreign Language/CLIL Pre-Service Primary Education Teachers in Spain Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Jose Luis Estrada-Chichon,Francisco Zayas-Martinez
Background: Classroom-based research in second language acquisition (SLA) has focused in the last decade on the pedagogical implications concerning the mental representation of language but has not considered the didactic training of pre-service teachers. Empirical analyses have been concerned almost exclusively with the linguistic development of foreign language learners, who do not receive specific
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Perception of Prosodic and Aspectual Cues to Politeness in Teacher Directives in L1 and L2 Russian Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Pavel Duryagin,Maria Fokina
Background: Several studies in interlanguage pragmatics have reported Russian directive speech acts to take a particular position within the dimensions of linguistic politeness and (in)directness, when compared to some Germanic and Romance languages extensively studied in this framework.Purpose of the study: The present paper aimed to investigate the role of language specific cues to politeness in
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The Impact of the Continuum of an Education Programme on Pre-service Teachers’ Beliefs about English Language Education Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Martina Siposova,Lucia Svabova
Research background: Teachers’ beliefs play an important role in the way they teach and meet their students’ needs. Researching pre-established pre-service teachers’ beliefs gives evidence that they might impede pre-service teachers’ compliance with pre-service education. Gap in knowledge and Purpose of the study: Many studies have produced contradictory findings in terms of prospective change in pre-established
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Developing and Validating a Professional Development Inventory: Novice and Experienced Teachers’ Perceptions in Focus Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Masoomeh Estaji,Amir Parviz Molkizadeh
Research Background: In any successful education system, teachers as the main driving forces of the learning process are at the forefront. To fulfill their responsibilities efficiently, they need to enhance their knowledge and professional expertise. Hence, the evaluation of teachers’ professional development is of paramount importance in EFL contexts.Purpose of the Study: In line with such a concern
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The Missing Course. Everything They Never Taught You About College Teaching: A Book Review Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Louie Giray
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Impacts of Process-Genre Approach on EFL Sophomores’ Writing Performance, Writing Self-Efficacy, Writing Autonomy Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Hoa Minh Truong
Background: In literature, process-genre approach may be a favorable alternative for writing classes these days, assisting student writers in building up linguistic, cognitive, and sociocultural competency of writing. However, the contribution of this approach to fostering EFL writing learning has not been extensively probed in the context of Vietnam. Purpose: This paper aimed at attesting the impact
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Family’s role and their Challenging Commitment to English Language Learning: A systematic Review Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Andrew Philominraj,Ranjeeva Ranjan,Rodrigo Arellano Saavedra,Claudio Andrés Cerón Urzúa
Background: The English language occupies a prominent role in today’s globalized world. The importance of this language is on the increase to the extent that this has become a major concern for governments, curriculum designers, educators, and parents. There are several factors, which contribute to achieving the successful learning of the English language. One of these factors is the role of the family
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Insights into ESP Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by Vietnamese Tertiary Students Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Tham My Duong
Research background: ESP vocabulary is pivotal for learners to master the ESP subject matter, so there has been growing interest in how vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) for ESP are used. In addition, understanding the underlying reasons for using VLS for ESP is indispensable.Purpose of the study: To this end, this paper aims at exploring VLS for ESP in terms of metacognitive strategies, cognitive
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Self-Regulated Learning and Sociodemographic Factors in Students’ L1/L2 Writing Proficiency Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Anela Nikcevic-Milkovic,Katica Balenovic,Jasminka Brala-Mudrovčić
Background: Academic writing is a complex and demanding activity in which students have to regulate their (meta)cognitive, motivational, and linguistic processes and self-regulatory writing strategies might serve as a tool to accomplish writing tasks. The research was done as part of a verification of Zimmerman & Risemberg’s (1997) model of self-regulation in writing. Previous research on the relationships
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Academic Development in Research Focus Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Elena Tikhonova,Lilia Raitskaya
Introduction: The editorial aims to revisit the field of academic development as it is being researched worldwide. The JLE editors analyse the notion, its origin, domains, and implementation trajectories in various countries.Overview of Global Research on Academic Development: A short overview of the previously published research on academic development shows that most publications date between 2000
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Is Listening Comprehension in a Foreign Language Affected by Age? Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Eva Stankova,Miroslav Hruby,Kamila Hasilova
Research background: The development of listening comprehension in a foreign language is a complex process, interrelated with the progress in other language skills, and could be affected by numerous variables, including age. This study responds to middle-aged adults’ complaints about their difficulties in listening comprehension in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) by examining the relationship between
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The Role of Plurilingual Pedagogy in Affirming Immigrants’ Identities in Canada Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Lana Zeaiter
Background and Purpose: This perspective article supports the need of an alternative plurilingual model to teaching languages to assert immigrants’ identities in Canada. Approach: It examines the interplay between language and identity in immigration contexts, and investigates current language teaching models, including limitations, adopted in Canada. Although the article discusses the case of Quebec
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Initial Language Teacher Education: Components Identified in Research Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Martha García Chamorro,Monica Rolong Gamboa,Nayibe Rosado Mendinueta
Research Background: Initial Language Teacher Education (ILTE) has moved conceptually from technical-oriented visions to socio-cultural perspectives that integrate cultural, historical and institutional settings where teachers shape their professional identities. However, relevant discussion in the field indicates that ILTE configurations are grounded on conceptual frameworks that fail to represent
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The Effect of Comprehensive Written Corrective Feedback on EFL Learners’ Written Syntactic Complexity Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2022-03-31 Mohammadreza Valizadeh
Research background: The effectiveness of Corrective feedback has been a controversial issue and thus a central part of second language writing instruction worldwide.Gap in knowledge and Purpose of the study: It has been argued that the provision of written corrective feedback can affect the complexity of the written text negatively, and the issue is not sufficiently investigated. Therefore, this studyinvestigated
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Assessment under Covid-19: Exploring Undergraduate Students’ Attitudes towards Their Online Thesis Proposal Presentations vs. Face-to-face Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Olga Stognieva,Victor Popov
This study conducted in an EFL setting investigates students’ perception of the thesis proposal presentation in an online format due to safety concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic. Fifty-five students aged 20-22 years old, level B2-C1 in English, in their fourth year of a Business Informatics Bachelor’s programme at HSE University, Moscow, were surveyed regarding their end-of-course assessment experience
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From On-site to Online Class: The Role of Mediation in Online Teaching Simulation Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Oksana Polyakova,Beatriz Pastor García
This paper presents the findings of a pilot study that explored the relationship between mediation and teaching simulation activities during a postgraduate course for CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). A controversial factor of the experiment was the overall lockdown that happened in Spain during the Spring through Summer of 2020. These extenuating circumstances compelled the lecturers
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Who Wants to Learn English Online for free? Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Rubén Chacón-Beltrán,Raymond Echitchi
This study of demographics is aimed to help LMOOC designers develop courses that are more appealing to prospective learners, and thus fight low completion rate which remains one of the main drawbacks of MOOCs. In addition, as the world battles against the COVID-19 pandemic looking for alternative learning approaches is unavoidable. The data presented in this paper were collected between 2016 and 2020
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A Telecollaboration Project on Giving Online Peer Feedback: Implementing a Multilateral Virtual Exchange During a Pandemic Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Michael Joseph Ennis,Massimo Verzella,Silvia Montanari,Agnieszka M. Sendur,Marieta Simeonova Pissarro,Staci Kaiser,Andrew Wimhurst
Telecollaboration, also called virtual exchange or online intercultural exchange, is a form of collaborative learning whereby language learners in different locations engage in computer-mediated communication to complete tasks online. There is ample evidence that telecollaboration promotes the acquisition of language skills, intercultural competence, and digital literacies. Challenges faced implementing
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Current Trends in ELT Educational Communication during Crises: An Overview to the Special JLE Issue Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Salvador Montaner-Villalba,Jesús García-Laborda
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Account of a Foretold Death: Analysing the Response to the Pandemic in Spanish Schools Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Alicia Chabert
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on education, not only due to its dramatic interruption of the school year (2019-2020) but also its potential effect on many aspects regarding teaching in the future. In particular, focusing on Spain, this year’s events have also highlighted the lack of digital resources and preparedness of the schools, which has resulted in some difficulties when adapting
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Promoting Metacognitive and Linguistic Skills: Digital Learning Logs in Pre-Service Teacher Training Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Ana Otto,Beatriz López-Medina
This paper reports on the implementation of digital learning logs in the context of pre-service teacher training in a distance university in Madrid. The learning log, which had been previously implemented in the subject as a learning tool, has proven to be especially useful in Covid-19 times since the students had to work more independently and could use it to reflect upon their learning without the
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Students’ Perceptions of ESP Academic Writing Skills through Flipped Learning during Covid-19 Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Salvador Montaner-Villalba
Learners studying English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at University regard writing academic papers as a complex process since they have to consider issues about academic writing conventions as well as ethics. This current research examines university students’ perceptions of ESP academic writing within the context of the online learning which emerged due to Covid-19 and, therefore, through the Information
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Online Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic: How has this new situation affected students’ oral communication skills? Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Elena Alcalde Peñalver,Jesús García Laborda
Employing technology has become imperative to accelerate learning efforts and offer methods to enhance interactions between learners, and among learners and tutors. In this paper, we investigate the difficulties faced by learners in learning virtually and, specifically, in English language learning, with a focus on oral communication skills. Research questions of this study are related to the main
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Dealing with Emergency Remote Teaching: The Case of Pre-Service English Language Teachers in Turkey Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Reyhan Ağçam,Yunus Emre Akbana,Stefan Rathert
Education has been offered in the form of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) worldwide since March 2020 due to the spread of Covid-19. This compulsory transition has often been marked by disregard of the technological infrastructure of educational institutions, digital literacy skills of teachers and students, and their access to technology. A growing body of research discusses challenges faced in ERT;
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Language Education in Emergencies: A Systematic Review Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Athip Thumvichit,Savika Varaporn,Vorakorn Tuvachit
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, education systems around the globe suspended on-site classes and transitioned instruction to various remote environments, creating a distinctive context for teaching and learning. This systematic review brings together the available research in language education within the current emergency setting to examine the state of affairs, as well as the situation’s inherent
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The Language of Russian Fake Stories: A Corpus-Based Study of the Topical Change in the Viral Disinformation Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Alina Monogarova,Tatyana Shiryaeva,Nadezhda Arupova
The spread of disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic is largely associated with social media and online messengers. Viral disinformation disseminated in 2020–2021 was related to a wide range of topics that caused panic among people. Many false narratives emerged and attracted public interest over time, which mainly reflected the general public’s utmost belief in these topics. Text mining can be
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Covid-19: An Impromptu or Trend-setting Factor in Research on Language and Education? Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Lilia Raitskaya,Elena Tikhonova
With the flood of research on Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021, pandemic-induced emergency is giving rise to new unprecedented challenges for all strata of the society, including science and education. The JLE editors focus on the first outcomes and hurdles the pandemic-caused research publishing has led to. The authors dwell upon the research on education in the context of COVID-19 constraints with a special
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An Appraisal Look into Shielded Online Education in Covid Era: Resilience Revisited Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Mojtaba Teimourtash,Morteza Teimourtash
Education has been regarded as the backbone of human advancement in all areas of activities as the ultimate goal of education is to develop better citizens. Online Education has been known as the alternate approach to learning. The outbreak of Covid-19 virus has infected all nations in the world and debilitated all areas of human activities, hence, education was not an exception. The dominancy of online
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University and School Collaborations during a Pandemic. Sustaining Educational Opportunity and Reinventing Education: A Book Review Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Anastasia Lazareva
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Moroccan EFL Public High School Teachers’ Perceptions and Self-Reported Practices of Assessment Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Abderrahim Mamad,Tibor Vígh
This study aims to investigate the perceptions and self-reported practices of Moroccan EFL public high school teachers towards traditional and alternative assessment. The data were collected from 51 teachers in Northern Morocco using a self-developed online questionnaire. The questionnaire items about teachers’ perceptions and self-reported practices were valid and both their data and sampling were
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Switching to Fully Online EFL Learning Environments: An exploratory study on learners’ perceptions Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Marco Cancino,Daniel Avila
One aspect of online classes that has recently experienced a paradigm shift is fully online language environments (FOLEs) – that is, learning settings where 100% of the content of the class is being delivered online. The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) outbreak in 2020 called for the use of fully online teaching in schools and universities in many countries due to confinement measures. Accordingly, schools have
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Emotional Intelligence in Distance Learning: A case study of English as a second language via distance learning Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 George Boon Sai Teoh,Agnes Wei Lin Liau
Distance learners studying English confront emotionally demanding obstacles. A mixed methods study was conducted to explore the role that distance learners’ emotional intelligence (EI) plays as they learn English. In phase one of the study, 238 students responded to a composite questionnaire that yielded their EI scores, demography, and viewpoints regarding the English course. In phase two, 18 volunteers
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Enforcing L2 Learner Autonomy in Higher Education: The Top 50 Cited Articles Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Lilia Raitskaya,Natalia Mekeko,Elena Golubovskaya
Learner autonomy as both a pre-condition of self-efficacy and higher achievements in learning and an essential learning outcome has been in the highlight in the higher education domain for many years. This review aims to single out the most influential publications (with 10 citations or more) on foreign language and L2 learner autonomy in tertiary education in the highly reputed journals indexed with
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Well-being and the Perception of Stress among EFL University Teachers in Saudi Arabia Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Nada A. Alqarni
Research on language teachers’ psychology has been shown to play a central role in the quality of teaching and student achievement. However, there is little empirical evidence to investigate the relationship between perception of stress, types of stressors, and well-being among foreign language teachers at university levels, particularly in monolingual contexts. The present study seeks to investigate
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Investigating the Experience of Boredom During Reading Sessions in the Foreign Language Classroom Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Mariusz Kruk
Despite the fact that boredom appears to be one of the most commonly experienced emotions in school settings, this negative emotion remains vastly underappreciated in the field of SLA. This is the gap this article seeks to rectify by reporting the findings of a classroom-based study whose purpose was to investigate changes in the experience of boredom in an English language classroom during reading
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Exploring the Relationship Between L2 Listening and Metacognition After Controlling for Vocabulary Knowledge Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Matthew P Wallace
Metacognition is known to be important for L2 listening comprehension. However, it is unclear how much variance in listening performance it can explain after controlling for vocabulary knowledge. To examine this, data from the listening section of the TOEFL Junior test, the Metacognitive Awareness Listening Questionnaire (MALQ), and the Listening Vocabulary Levels Test were collected from 76 high school
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New Understanding of the Barriers to Foreign Students Adaptation in the Changing Educational Landscape: The Case of Psycholinguistic Narrative Analysis Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Elena V. Tikhonova,Marina Kosycheva,Galina I. Efremova
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed nowadays life in every aspect so irreversibly that there is no doubt that the educational landscape must be continuously re-evaluated and revised. In this regard, particular emphasis is given to the issues of academic mobility and adaptation of foreign students. The aim of the study is to clarify a new understanding of the issues traditionally faced by foreign students
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Design and Validation of a Questionnaire for the Measurement of Students’ Perceptions of Intercultural Practices within Bilingual Secondary Schools in the European Context Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 María-Elena Gómez-Parra,Irina Golubeva,Roberto Espejo Mohedano
Bilingual education (BE) is widely recognised as a complex phenomenon, which constitutes a priority for key educational institutions and organisations. However, further research is needed to uproot common beliefs such as that bilingual students can easily interact with two or more cultures. The literature affirms that BE students need specific school training to improve intercultural competence. The
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Teacher Positioning and Students with Dyslexia: Voices of Croatian EFL teachers Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Agnieszka Kałdonek-Crnjaković,Zrinka Fišer
How students with dyslexia are positioned by their language teachers and what roles teachers assume when working with this group of students have rarely been investigated. In this study, using positioning theory as a theoretical framework and collecting data by means of an in-depth semi-structured interview and lesson observations, which were subsequently coded, we enquired about the positioning of
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Directed Motivational Currents (DMCs) in Self-directed Language Learning: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Ismail Xodabande,Esmat Babaii
Directed Motivational Currents (DMCs) postulated as a novel motivational construct in second language acquisition (SLA) research to explain periods of intense and enduring behavior in pursuit of a highly valued goal or vision. Nonetheless, much of the discussion related to this new motivational phenomenon has remained theoretical, and only a limited number of empirical studies have investigated its
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Listening Boredom, Listening Boredom Coping Strategies, and Listening Performance: Exploring the Possible Relationships in Saudi EFL Context Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Muhammad Waleed Shehzad,Khaled Besher Albesher,Summaira Sarfraz,Shazma Razzaq
Researchers paid ample attention to an important variable called boredom in numerous contexts; however, limited research exists regarding the association of boredom with listening comprehension performance in EFL settings. Thus, the current study aims to establish the association between listening boredom and listening comprehension performance by deploying listening boredom coping strategies as a
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Developments in SLA and L2 Research on Psychological and Emotional Factors: A bird’s-eye view Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Larisa Nikitina
This special issue of Journal of Language and Education is devoted to psychological and emotional aspects that saturate a language learning – and a language teaching – endeavour. Learning a second or a foreign language (L2) is one of those human activities that, besides drawing upon a person’s cognitive resources, involves a multitude of psychological and emotional factors. For this reason, language
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Foreign and Bilingual Language Education in the UK and Spain: A Study of Similarities and Differences Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Francisco Javier Palacios-Hidalgo,Cristina A. Huertas-Abril,Mª. Elena Gómez-Parra
Language learning, as a means to promote intercultural awareness and communication as well as to help citizens prosper professionally, is one of today’s main goals of educational systems around the world. In Europe, several guidelines have been published, and significant efforts have been devoted to encouraging the development of the quality of foreign and bilingual language education to improve citizens’
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Improving Submissions to Scholarly Journals via Peer Review Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Elena Tikhonova,Lilia Raitskaya
Due to their commitment to better publishing standards and desire to improve their journals’ academic reputation, editorial boards, editors, and editorial teams seek to refine submissions they receive. Though, the peer review process serves as a filtering and assessment system, it is believed to greatly contribute to better quality of scholarly journals. Based on the analysis of the peer review internationally
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The Effect of Text Messaging on EFL Learners' Lexical Depth and Breadth Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Behnam Behforouz,Anca Daniela Frumuselu
Using technology in the classroom context can be an effective way to learn a foreign or second language. Vocabulary is considered one of the important skills for identifying a learner's performance in various academic and non-academic contexts. The present paper investigated the effect of text messaging on learners' lexical knowledge and vocabulary size by using mobile learning ( m-learning). After
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Short Teacher Responses in the EFL Classroom: A Corpus-Approach Assessment Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Iosif Keselman,Yulia Yakovleva
Teacher’s positive feedback in the form of immediate succinct response is an indispensable motivational factor crucial to students’ oral production and classroom participation. The present study was intended to assess the range and authenticity of teacher responses used by a number of Russian teachers of English in everyday classroom interactions. The study adopted theCorpus Approachas a reference
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Exploring the Relationship Between Language Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Grade Level, and Gender Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Senad Bećirović,Amna Brdarević-Čeljo,Edda Polz
Learning efficacy can be substantially improved through the frequent use of learning strategies, whose practicality has been confirmed through extensive research. Thus, the purpose of the current study is to contribute to this wealth of research by determining whether learning strategies are significant predictors of students’ achievement in learning English as a foreign language (EFL) as well as by
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Role of Task Repetition and Content Familiarity in EFL Students’ Fluency and Accuracy in Narrative Tasks: A Case Study Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Daniela Itzé Arredondo-Tapia,Edgar Emmanuell Garcia-Ponce
Developing writing skills has become a priority for many students in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts. To this end, classroom practices should be facilitative of opportunities to communicate accurately and fluently in written and oral forms. Drawing on evidence which suggests that task repetition allows students to perform subsequent tasks more efficiently and accurately, the study examines
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University Students' Multidimensional State Boredom and Strategies to Cope with Classroom Boredom Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Mehdi Solhi
This study sought to examine how university students' state boredom dimensions (i.e., disengagement, high arousal, low arousal, inattention, and time perception) and their boredom coping strategies (i.e., cognitive approach, behavioral approach, cognitive avoidance, and behavioral avoidance) in the classroom are mediated in relation to gender and academic year. A total of 186 undergraduate students
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Autonomy in Language Education. Theory, Research and Practice: A Book Review Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Hasan Sağlamel,Berat Köse
Helping learners become self-sufficient is a great necessity, and as learner autonomy development has to do with the development of teacher autonomy (Little, 1995), the onus falls mainly on the teachers and learners themselves. What defines success cannot be reduced to simply language use and performance any longer and the incorporation of the principles of learner involvement and learner reflection
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The Language of Argumentation: A Book Review Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Nico Irawan,Tri Febrianti Valentina
The Language of Argumentation by Ronny Boogaart, Henrike Jansen, & Maarten van Leeuwen (Eds). Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 2021 aims to provide important theoretical insights to the international community of argumentation theorists by informing them of recent developments in the field. Some aspects of argumentative texts may emerge as a result of the argumentation process. This book
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Experiencing the Peer Feedback Activities with Teacher’s Intervention through Face-to-Face and Asynchronous Online Interaction: The Impact on Students’ Writing Development and Perceptions Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Annisa Astrid,Dwi Rukmini,Sri Wuli Fitriati,Syafryadin
The objectives of this study were to compare the impact of peer feedback implementation with teacher involvement through training in the classroom and asynchronous online communication on the quality of students' writing revisions, as well as to investigate students' perceptions of peer feedback activities. Twenty-five students participated in the experimental study. Eleven students were willingly
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Exploring How Rhetorical Organization Contributes to the Readability of Essays Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 John R. Baker
The facilitative benefits of genre-specific reading have often been cited as a truism in the field of writing education. In line with this, writing center self-access libraries typically provide a selection of composition texts, including rhetorics (anthologies of model paragraphs and essays). Readability formulae (e.g., the Lexile Readability Formula) are often used to determine whether these texts
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Repair Practice in the Classroom Conversations of Indonesian EFL Students Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Madar Aleksius
This study examines repair practice by English as a Foreign Language ( EFL) college students to address the understanding problems that may cause communication breakdowns in classroom conversations. Conversational data were elicited from 40 second-semester students performing jigsaw and information gap communicative tasks. Using the conversation analysis theory and methodological approach, the recorded
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Collaborative Climate and Knowledge Sharing among ESP Teachers: A Mixed Method Study Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Majid Farahian,Farshad Parhamnia
Research on teacher collaboration emphasizes the key role of collaborative culture for teachers’ functioning; however, there is little empirical evidence to investigate its relationship with knowledge sharing among university ESP teachers. In the present study, the relationship between EFL teachers’ collaborative climate and knowledge sharing was sought. The data were collected through two surveys
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The Effects of Computer-assisted L1 and L2 Textual and Audio Glosses on Vocabulary Learning and Reading Comprehension across Different Learning Styles Journal of Language and Education Pub Date : 2021-06-30 Mojtaba Tadayonifar,Mahnaz Entezari,Mohammadreza Valizadeh
The current study investigated the effects of computer-assisted L1 and L2 textual and audio glosses on vocabulary learning and reading comprehension across various learning styles. Based on the PET test, 30 homogeneous Iranian EFL learners took the VARK questionnaire and were divided into five learning style groups. Twenty-eight words were selected to be glossed in four reading passages. The selected