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Helping Daunted Low Level Adult EFL Learners Get a Fresh Start with a Literature Ladder
This paper explores the pedagogical changes Taiwanese EFL students have undergone over the last decade and a half, identifies one group (a small portion of college students who have thus far failed to attain the skills needed for basic reading tasks), and offers a goal for the members of this group: to become autonomous learners.
On the Role of Emotional, Psychometric, and Verbal Intelligences in the Academic Achievement of University Students Majoring in English Language
Following innovations in the theories of intelligence and their radical changes from the unitary concept of intelligence (IQ) to the theory of multiple intelligences (MI), and especially the concept of emotional intelligence or emotional quotient (EQ)…
Pre-testing the Annual Activities Survey for Language Teachers (AASLT)
This paper aims to introduce an evaluation measure called, The Annual Activities Survey for Language Teachers (AASLT). The AASLT is a survey designed for administrators to deal with a language teacher’s weaknesses in the area of professional development. In order to provide the relevant background knowledge and an explanation as to why the AASLT was created, some current concerns found in the area of professional development research will be explored.
The Role of Revision and Teacher Feedback in a Chinese College Context
This study investigated the impact of revision and teacher indirect feedback on the acquisition of the present unreal conditional in a Chinese EFL college classroom context. Four research questions were addressed in the current study…
Towards the Development of Alternative Criteria for International Journal Paper Evaluation
This paper considers the creation of alternative criteria for evaluating journal submissions to the Asian EFL journal taking into consideration the international nature of the journal. While it has always been stated that the Asian EFL Journal (AEJ) has a policy of openness to different styles of writing and to different cultural voices, the huge amount of submissions has led to the perceived need to standardize evaluation criteria.
Fractional Language Learning
Many users of a second language, especially English, have little productive mastery of the language. Rather, some requirement in their life forces them to use limited subroutines (maybe quite small and formulaic) which are effectively encapsulated as special elements within L1.
Overcoming Affective Barriers for Continuous Language Learning
We conducted a longitudinal study in order to improve foreign language students’ social and emotional learning skills through an eclectic approach which is based on the underlying principles of Emotional Intelligence Theory, Cooperative Learning and Neuro-linguistic Programming.
EIL, Variations and the Native Speaker’s Model
English language is widely spoken and taught in the world. It is considered a lingua franca and is also considered by many to be the universal and the international language. This language is widely distributed and is currently the primary language of a number of countries.
Student Perceptions of Native & Non-native English Teachers’ Attitudes, Teaching Skills Assessment and Performance
Native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) have played an important role in China’s foreign language teaching. Every university in China now has native English teachers teaching various English courses to students of different levels. There are, however, few systematic studies on the differences between Non-native English-speaking teachers (NNESTs) and NESTs in China.
Global English and the Role of Translation
Language has been considerably affected by the significant trend of globalization in the last two decades. A case in point is the international status accorded to English as the largely unchallenged and most dominant language. Yet, with this undisputed internationalization of English, the question remains for the specialist, as to whether or not translation from or into English still has a role to play in this rapidly developing world given the advances in communication technology
