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Volume 24 Issue 1 January 2020

Volume 24 Issue 1 January 2020

| January 1, 2020

Foreword by Copy Editor

Main Articles

  1. Reza Taghizadeh
    Pragmatic Competence in the Target Language: A Study of Iranian Learners of English 
  2. Miguel Lorenzo B. Garcia
    Formal Features of Filipino ESL Research Papers
  3. Lan Phuong Le, Margaret Kettle and Hitendra Pillay
    Using Corpus Analysis in a Needs Analysis of Key English Vocabulary for Petroleum Engineers in Vietnam
  4. Dukhayel Aldukhayel
    Enhancing L2 Listeners’ Lexical Segmentation through Partial Dictation: A Bottom-Up Approach
  5. Han-Yi Lin
    The Impact of Global English: Perceptions of English Promotion, English Education and the ELT Industry in Taiwan
  6. Alexander Nanni and Kerry Pusey
    Leveraging Students’ Digital Literacy through Project-Based Learning

Book Reviews

  1. Waheeb S. Albiladi
    Exploring English language teaching: Language in action (2nd ed.)
  2. Xiaolei Ruan
    Agency at Work: An Agentic Perspective on Professional Learning and Development

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Volume 23 Issue 6.3 November 2019

Volume 23 Issue 6.3 November 2019

| November 24, 2019

Main Articles

  1. Ramli, Endry Boeriswati and Emzir
    The Effect of Metaphorming Teaching Method on Field-Independent/Dependent Learners in Writing Essay
  2. Ikhfi Imaniah, Ilza Mayuni and Ninuk Lustyantie
    The Influence of Self Esteem and Reading Habits on Student’s English Essay Writing
  3. Irawinne Rizky Wahyu Kusuma, Rosvita Flaviana Osin and I Made Arry Anggabawa
    Impact of Tourism Industry- driven Media Communication in Students’ Speaking Ability
  4. Nor Yazi Khamis
    A New Competency-based Framework for English for Specific Engineering Purposes (ESEP) Practitioners
  5. Azwin Arif Abdul Rahim
    Development of Mobile Learning Framework for ESAP for Technical and Engineering Context
  6. Afif Rofii, Fathiaty Murtadho and Aceng Rahmat
    The Effectiveness of Contextual-Based Academic Writing Learning Model
  7. Kammer Tuahman Sipayung and Tagor Pangaribuan
    Developing Teaching Materials on English for Specific Purpose on Tourism Program of HKBP Grade Eleven
  8. Rafi’ah Nur, Ammang Latifa and Aqilah Luthfiah Busman
    Utilizing the Instagram Videos to Enhance the Students’ Language Acquisition on Writing Composition
  9. Elfiondri, Nova Rina, Zaitul, Faisal Mustafa, Mariati and Irma
    English and Indigenous Mentawai Tradition: The Case of Using English Phatic Communion Spoken by Ojek Drivers in Siberut Mentawai, Indonesia
  10. Lamhot Naibaho
    The Effectiveness of Independent Learning Method on Students’ Speaking Achievement at Christian University of Indonesia Jakarta
  11. Jennifer Yphantides
    Women in TESOL Leadership Roles in Japanese Higher Education
  12. Masruddin
    The Efficacy of Using Spelling Bee Game in Teaching Vocabulary to Indonesian English as Foreign Language (EFL) Students
  13. Maulina, Nurdin Noni and Muhammad Basri
    WhatsApp Audio and Video Chat-Based in Stimulating Students’ Self-Confidence and Motivation to Speak English

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Volume 23 Issue 6.2 November 2019

Volume 23 Issue 6.2 November 2019

| November 24, 2019

Main Articles

  1. Robert J. Dickey
    Women in ELT Associations Leadership: When and Where?
  2. Jufri, Yusri and Mantasiah R.
    The Interference of First Foreign Language (German) in the Acquisition of Second Foreign Language (English) by Indonesian Learner
  3. Mantasiah R., Yusri and Jufri
    The Role of Bilingualism in Increasing Children’s Cognitive Ability at Primary School
  4. Astri Hapsari and Diah Agustina Ratu
    Process and Genre Integration as a Mediation of Learning to Write: Students’ Voices
  5. Jessie L. Labiste, Jr.
    Contextualization in English Language Education: Navigating the Place of Maritime Culture in Philippine English Language Teaching
  6. Syarifudin
    Compensatory Communication Strategies Employed by EFL Students in Taking Turns Talking of a Speaking Class
  7. Ammang Latifa and Rafi’ah Nur
    Communication Strategies of Indonesian EFL Learners in Speaking English
  8. I Gede Budasi and I Wayan Agus Anggayana
    Developing English for Housekeeping Materials for Students of Sun Lingua College Singaraja-Bali
  9. Thi Thanh Huyen Phuong
    Vietnamese EFL Learners’ Perspectives of Pronunciation Pedagogy
  10. Devi Hellystia
    Web-Based Blended Learning for EFL Reading in the University Context in Indonesia

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Volume 25 Issue 5.2 2019

Volume 25 Issue 5.2 2019

| November 21, 2019
  1. Muhammad Jafar and Andi Qashas Rahman
    Exploring Teachers’ Perception of Professional Development in Indonesian EFL Classroom
  2. Amaluddin, Sapri and Rahmatullah Syaripuddin
    Student’s Voice: A Case of Significance in Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)
  3. Aidil Syah Putra
    The Correlation of EFL Student’s Learning Style and Writing Skill at Vocational High School
  4. Iwan Jazadi and IGA Widari
    Introducing English Learning Strategy as a Compulsory Subject: A Reflective Study at English Education Department in Regional Indonesia
  5. C. Gangalakshmi and R. Naganathan
    Machinery Learning – Implication of Blended Learning for Higher Education students in down south India
  6. Andi Hudriati, Rusdiah, Muli Umiaty Noer and Muhammad Arham
    EFL Students’ Attitude on Mendeley-Based Instruction for Scientific Writing in Indonesian Higher Education
  7. Akmal Hamsa and Sukardi Weda
    Comparative Study in Indonesian and English: Identifying Linguistic Units of Comparison
  8. Kembong Daeng and Sukardi Weda
    Contrastive Analysis of Makassarese, Indonesian, and English Syntax
  9. Sebastianus Menggo, I Made Suastra and Ni Nyoman Padmadewi
    Self-Recording Videos to Improve Academic English-Speaking Competence
  10. Muli Umiaty Noer, Rusdiah and Andi Hudriati
    Multicultural Education Approach: Perspectives of Learners on Resolving University Student Conflicts in South Sulawesi
  11. Annie Mae C. Berowa, Jennibelle R. Ella and Rochelle Irene G. Lucas
    Perceived Offensiveness of Swear Words Across Genders
  12. Eden G. Aquino and Arnel R. Madrazo
    Deciphering Meaning in the Chabacano Speakers’ Illocutionary Acts
  13. Bernardita G. Bacang, Richard M. Rillo and Ericson O. Alieto
    The Gender Construct in the Use of Rhetorical Appeals, Hedges and Boosters in ESL Writing: A Discourse Analysis
  14. I Wayan Agus Anggayana, I Gede Budasi and Irawinne Rizki Wahyu Kusuma
    Social Dialectology Study of Phonology in Knowing English Student Speaking Ability
  15. Maisa, Nenden Sri Lengkanawati and Didi Suherdi
    Scrutinizing the Effect of E-Learning to the Students’ Attitude: Affective, Cognitive and Behaviour in the Classroom at EFL Context A case study of five students in University Level

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Volume 25 Issue 5.1 2019

Volume 25 Issue 5.1 2019

| November 21, 2019
  1. Vinnaras Nithyanantham and Robinson Paulmony
    A Study on Common Errors Committed by the Beginners of LFU in English Language Speaking
  2. Franscy, Dadang Sunendar and Aceng Rahmat
    The Effectiveness of Contextual Teaching and Learning Approach on the Students’ Argumentative Writing Skills
  3. Syafrial, Hadi Rumadi and Rezki Puteri Syahrani Nurul Fatimah
    The Empowerment of Facebook in Language Learning at The University
  4. Umar, Made Budiarsa and Made Sri Satyawati
    Assessment of English Vocabulary Mastery through Environment-Based Image Media on the 7th Grade Students
  5. Thomas Kaufmann
    Ethnographic Linguistic Landscape Analysis Pedagogy
  6. Ermel Manalang Delima
    Grammarly as a Tool for Enhancing Students’ Essays
  7. Dennis Foung and Julia Chen
    Disciplinary Challenges in First-year Writing Courses: A Big Data Study of Students across Disciplines at a Hong Kong University
  8. Sahraini
    Instrument Construct to Evaluate the Competence of English Lecturers at State Islamic Institute in Indonesia
  9. Listyani
    Research Students’ Anxiety
  10. M. Mugni Assapari
    The Influence of CTL in Teaching English Speaking Skill for Adult Learners: A Case in Islamic Mataram State University- Indonesia
  11. Yasser Alrefaee and Naimah Al-Ghamdi
    Refusals among Yemeni EFL Learners: A Study of Negative Pragmatic Transfer and Its Relation to Proficiency
  12. Jimmylen Z. Tonio
    Intelligibility of Philippine English to Young International Students
  13. Ali G. Anudin
    The Use and Overuse of Transitional Conjuncts in Written Asian Englishes
  14. Abdul Prirol and Masruddin
    Reasons and Motivation of Islamic Scholar for Using Code-switching as Strategy in Delivering a Speech (Da’wah)

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Volume 23 Issue 6.1 November 2019

Volume 23 Issue 6.1 November 2019

| November 2, 2019

Foreword by Aradhna Malik

Main Articles

  1. Winfred Wenhui Xuan
    Understanding logical meaning-making in Chinese high school students’ EFL writing: A systemic perspective
  2. Mike Tittanen
    Effect of Lexical aspect and grounding on the use of the progressive
  3. Masanobu Sato
    Exploring EFL learners’ attitudes towards topic-based lexical network and form-based grammatical network activities
  4. Etsuko Shimo, Joseph Falout, Glen Hill & Matthew Apple
    Balanced and non-balanced possible L2 selves: An attributional study
  5. Graham Howlett
    How Thai students use mobile devices when learning EFL and the effect of urban/ rural school location
  6. Raksangob Wijitsopon
    Key multi-word expressions in Thai learner English argumentative essays

Book Reviews

  1. Expand Your English: A Guide to Improving Your Academic Vocabulary
    Steve Hart
    Reviewed by Hongyan Liang
  2. Mixed Methods Research in Language Teaching and Learning
    A. Mehdi Riazi.
    Reviewed by Carl Vollmer

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Volume 23 Issue 5 2019

Volume 23 Issue 5 2019

| July 16, 2019

Foreword

Barry Lee Reynolds and (Mark) Feng Teng

Main Articles

  1. Ching-Wen (Felicia) Wang
    Can Raising Phonological Awareness Enhance the English Reading Comprehension of Taiwanese Primary School-aged Children?
  2. Fang-Chi Chang, Shu-I Chang, & Hsiu-Fen Hsu
    Application of a Visual Organizer to Improve English Writing in a Taiwanese Elementary School
  3. Qin Xie & Yuqi Lei
    Formative Assessment in Primary English Writing Classes: A Case Study from Hong Kong
  4. Shizhou Yang & Meixin Nong
    Making New Books in Rural Middle Schools in China: A Preliminary Exploration of Local Realities and Community-oriented Literacy
  5. Amy Kong & Gavin Bui
    Reader Stances and Writer Responses in L2 Peer Review: A Study of L2 Writing Literacy among Hong Kong Secondary School Students
  6. Ying-Chun Shih
    Effects of Extensive Reading on Taiwanese 11th Graders’ Motivation and Grammatical Competence: A Preliminary Study

Book Reviews

  1. Classroom Writing Assessment and Feedback in L2 School Contexts. Icy Lee. Springer, 2017, Pp. 1 + 157.
    Reviewed by Jingjing Ma
  2. Teaching English to Young Learners: Critical Issues in Language Teaching with 3-12 Year Olds. Janice Bland (Ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2015, Pp. ix + 301.
    Reviewed by Sylvia Liu & Barry Lee Reynolds

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Volume 23 Issue 4.1 2019

Volume 23 Issue 4.1 2019

| June 27, 2019

Foreword by Jun (Scott) Chen Hsieh

Research Articles

  1. Satoko Watkins
    Learners’ Perceptions of Benefits in a Self-Directed Teletandem Course: An Approach to Encourage EFL Learners to Use English Outside the Classroom
  2. Panjanit Chaipuapae
    Insights into the Effects of Accents on English Listening Comprehension
  3. Toumaj Arian & Homa Jafarpour Mamaghani
    Semi-online Planning: the Route to Fluency, Complexity, and Accuracy of EFL Learners’ Oral Production
  4. Matthew Coomber
    A Comparison of Self-Directed Revision Strategies in EFL Writing
  5. Douglas Hamano-Bunce, Rowan Murray, & Barbara Campbell
    The Effects of a Short Study Abroad Programme on Japanese Learners’ L2 Listening
  6. Rinarose B. Budeng
    Assessing pragmatic competence: A case of Filipino ESL learners

Book Reviews

  1. Yearbook of Corpus Linguistics and Pragmatics 2016, Global Implications for Society and Education in the Networked Age
    Jesús Romero-Trillo. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016,
    Pp. 306+viii.
    Reviewed by Zahra Fakher Ajabshir, University of Bonab, East Azarbaijan, Iran
  2. Maximize Your Reading 4
    Multiple authors. Hoboken, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., 2016.
    Pp. iii + 224.
    Reviewed by Minh Nguyen, University of Foreign Language Studies – The University of Danang, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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Volume 24 Issue 4.2 2019

Volume 24 Issue 4.2 2019

| June 20, 2019
  1. Abdulkareem Saji Alharbi
    Difficulties Facing Novice English-Language Teachers
  2. Nuchwana Luanganggoon
    Exploring the CLIL Practices in a Thailand Public University: A Comparison of Undergraduate and Graduate Classrooms
  3. Michelle Gumiran-Quijano
    Metafunctions of the Language Used by Three Philippine Presidents: A Critical Discourse Analysis
  4. Marites Q. Catabay
    Error Analysis in Sentence Writing of Second Language Learners
  5. Eladia U. Rivera
    Nurses’ Perspective on Communication and Caring towards Patients
  6. Ria Arellano-Tamayo and Marites Quibol-Catabay
    Syntactical and Structural Analysis of EFL Learners’ Narrative Reports: Basis for the Proposed Business English Subject in Higher Institution
  7. Mai Abdullah Alqaed
    Evaluating Undergraduate English Major Students’ Receptive and Productive Knowledge of English Academic Lexical Collocations
  8. Michelle A. Medina and Conchita M. Temporal
    Text and Context: A Hallidayan Model of Translation Analysis
  9. Jimmylen Z. Tonio, Ali G. Anudin and Rochelle Irene G. Lucas
    Lexical Features and Motivations of Product Reviews on Selected Philippine Online Shops
  10. Alma Bangayan-Manera
    Doodle: Towards a Hermeneutical Appreciation in Jacques Derrida’s Deconstruction
  11. Gemma R. Pascual
    Metacognitive Reading Comprehension Performance of English as a Second Langauage Learners
  12. Ferdinand Bulusan
    Language Policies and Challenges in Promoting Minority Languages in Asia:
    A Systematic Literature Review
  13. Gay Maribel Lynda M. Mina
    Tracing Early Childhood Development Changeson Preschool Learners’ Language- and Non-Language-Related Skills
  14. Shella D. Dela Cruz
    English Speaking Anxieties: Sources and Remedies
  15. Edlyn R. Narag and Ria Arellano-Tamayo
    Classroom Participation: College Students’ Perceptions
  16. Myla L. Santos
    Analysis of the Grammatical Construction and Compositionality of Verbal Problems: Linguistics and Logic Interface in the Language Mathematics
  17. Laureana M. Lingan, Marie Claudette M. Calanoga, Cynthia B. Julian and Magda L. Frutas
    The Art of Questioning and Its Relationship to Academic Performance
  18. Robin V. Guillermo
    Awareness and Use of Cohesive Devices in the English Language of Senior Education Students
  19. Christopher Lord T. Tulauan and Ruth N. Maguddayao
    MOOCing and Languaging: The CBI Experience
  20. Cynthia B. Julian, Maribel F. Malana and Marie Claudette M. Calanoga
    How’s my English? Communications Skills: A Relevant Indicator of Work Success
  21. Beatriz G. Clemente
    Philippine Literature as a Vehicle to Strengthen Values Education

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Volume 24 Issue 4.1 2019

Volume 24 Issue 4.1 2019

| June 20, 2019
  1. Yentri Anggeraini, Abdurrachman Faridi, Januarius Mujiyanto and Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati
    The Teachers` Perceptions on Digital Literacy Competences in EFL Classroom
  2. Allan O. de la Cruz
    Surface Structure Taxonomy – Based Analysis of Errors in Written English Sentences of ESL Learners
  3. Muhammad Ahkam Arifin, Muh Syihab As`ad
    Student Engagement, Collaborative Learning, and Flipped Classroom as a Basis for a Blended Language Learning Environment
  4. Elfiondri
    Inter-lingual Errors of Indonesian-English in Relation to English Composition:The Case of Bung Hatta University EFL Students, Indonesia
  5. Muhaemin
    Massive Open Online Course: Opportunities and Challenges in State Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia
  6. Laureana M. Lingan
    Impact of Extramural Competitive Instrumented Learning (ITL) on Students of English
  7. Arjulayana and Cut Novita Srikandi
    Early Semester Student Needs in English Mastery to Support Teaching and Learning Process in English Department
  8. Yuni Astuti, Fadhilaturrahmi and Rini Parmila Yanti
    Motivating Primary School Students With Collaborative Games To Produce Good Character Building
  9. Ikhfi Imaniah
    Microteaching as a Learning Effective Teaching
  10. Ikhfi Imaniah, Ilza Mayuni and Ninuk Lustyantie
    The Student’s Academic Writing Skill in Terms of Academic Procrastination, Self Esteem and Reading Habit at Muhammadiyah University of Tangerang
  11. Badaruddin, Nurdin Noni and Baso Jabu
    The Potential of ICT in Blended Learning Model toward Education 4.0 Need Analysis-Based Learning Design for ELT
  12. Ericson O. Alieto, Aprillette C. Devanadera and Junette B. Buslon
    Women of K-12: Exploring teachers’ cognition in language policy implementation
  13. Caren Casama Orlanda-Ventayen
    Impact of English Language Courses and English Proficiency on Academic Performance of Junior Business Administrators
  14. Ammang Latifa, Rafi’ah Nur and Amaluddin
    Utilizing Google Classroom Application to Teach Speaking to Indonesian EFL Learner
  15. Josephine C. Cristobal
    Reading Levels of ESL Elementary Pupils:Basis for the Implementation of Extension Program
  16. Aprilette C. Devanadera and Ericson O. Alieto
    Lexical Bias among Tagalog-speaking Filipino Pre-school Children
  17. Assim Sulaiman Alrajhi
    Promoting Peer Assessment of Oral Presentation Through Learners’ Involvement in The Design of Assessment Criteria
  18. Narcitas B. Ouano and Melba B. Rosales
    The Level of Integrative Vocabulary of DOST Scholars as Assessed by the C-Test
  19. Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs, Maruf Rahman, Musinah Muhammad and Fouzia Amroun
    The Saudi EFL Learners’ Complaint Behavior: A Study on Interlanguage Pragmatics

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