Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021)

Ali Akbar Ansarin University of TabrizSalva Kazemipour Khabbazi University of TabrizKeywords: annotations, working memory, involvement load, passive vocabulary development, active vocabulary development Abstract This study aims at comparing the effect of single- and dual-annotation modes, working memory (WM), and three tasks of different involvement loads (sentence writing, close deletion, and paragraph writing) on passive and …

Task-induced involvement load and working memory: Effects on active and passive vocabulary knowledge of EFL learners in a multimedia learning environment Read More »

Koray Cantez Cihat AtarKeywords: Erasmus Youth Exchange Project; speaking skills; motivation; out-of-class activities; non-formal education; foreign language learning. Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the views of the participants of European Union Erasmus+ Youth Exchange project regarding its effect on foreign language motivation and speaking fluency development. Foreign language motivation and speaking …

Investigating the contribution of the European Union Erasmus+ youth exchange project to foreign language learning Read More »

Supakorn Phoocharoensil Thammasat UniversityKeywords: Semantic prosody; collocation; near-synonymy; corpora; COCA Abstract Near-synonyms in English often cause considerable confusion among EFL students. This study aims to clarify this confusion through a corpus-based investigation of the target synonymous verbs persist and persevere with focus on distribution across genres, collocations, and semantic preference/prosody. The results, based on the …

Semantic prosody and collocation: A corpus study of the near-synonyms persist and persevere Read More »

Joel Meniado University of Toronto Keywords: extensive reading; extensive reading practices; reading program; reading in the Arab world; teaching reading Abstract This study examined the English extensive reading (ER) programs across the Arabian Gulf region. It investigated the ER models and approaches adopted by different higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region, their ER practices …

Extensive Reading Practices in the Arabian Gulf Region Read More »

Seyed Mohammad Reza Amirian Hakim Sabzevari University Saeed Abbasi-Sosfadi Hakim Sabzevari UniversityKeywords: Statistical Anxiety; TEFL; Examination Anxiety; Asking for Help Anxiety; Interpretation Anxiety. Abstract Although statistics is an important compulsory course in a wide variety of disciplines, the vast majority of students including TEFL postgraduate students find it frightening and difficult to understand, and thus …

Fear of Statistics among TEFL Postgraduate Students Read More »

Rashad Ahmed Abdu Al-kadi USTKeywords: Academic Writing, Feedback, Peer review, Writing Instruction Abstract With the current advancement of technology and its potential for better teaching and learning outcomes, this paper compares the use of peer review in face-to-face settings and online platforms. The study recruited 142 students and 20 instructors from an American public mid-southern …

Online and face-to-face peer review in academic writing: Frequency and preferences Read More »

Maryam Farnia Payame Noor University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7046-6533Shiva Mohammadi Amin Institute of Higher Education, FooladshahrKeywords: humor perception, appropriate humor, L2 humor, inappropriate humor Abstract 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 …

Exploring EFL Teachers and Learners Perception of L2 Humor: A Case Study of Iranian English Language Institutes Read More »

Mohammadreza Valizadeh Department of Translation and Interpretation (English), Faculty of Humanities, Cappadocia University, Cappadocia, Turkey Fatemeh Soltanpour Kar Higher Education Institute, QazvinKeywords: Focused written corrective feedback, direct corrective feedback, syntactic complexity, additional writing practice, EFL elementary learners Abstract This experimental study, using a pretest-treatment-posttest design, compared the effects of focused direct written corrective feedback and …

Focused direct corrective feedback: Effects on the elementary English learners written syntactic complexity Read More »

Mohammed Ateek Gaziantep University Birkbeck, University of London Department of Applied Linguistics and CommunicationKeywords: Extensive reading, reading fluency, vocabulary knowledge, learners’ perceptions, action research Abstract A number of studies have suggested that extensive reading can lead to gains in different language skills. Few studies on extensive reading have been conducted outside the East Asia classroom …

Extensive reading in an EFL classroom: Impact and learners perceptions Read More »

Meral Özkan GürsesKeywords: learner autonomy, French as a foreign language, the L2 Motivational Self System, motivation, second language learning Abstract Learner autonomy has attracted numerous researchers in language teaching for the last four decades. However, there exists still a need to investigate to what extent learners of foreign languages, in particular languages other than English, …

Learner autonomy among students of French as a foreign language in a tertiary context Read More »