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Volume 21 Issue 2.3 2019

Volume 21 Issue 2.3 2019

| April 2, 2019

Foreword by Ramon Medriano Jr.

Research Articles

  1. Bonjovi Hassan Hajan, Brenfel Castillo-Hajan and Arlyne C. Marasigan
    Second Language Academic Writing: A Study of Teachers’ Beliefs and Pedagogical Practices in Senior High School
  2. Brenfel Castillo-Hajan, Bonjovi Hassan Hajan and Arlyne C. Marasigan
    Construction of Second Language Writer Identity in Student Persuasive Essays: A Metadiscourse Analysis
  3. Conrado F. Vidal Jr.
    Mapping reading strategy orchestration of tertiary ESL students
  4. Bryan M. Nozaleda and Yzzel T. Agorilla
    Connecting Time and Space: Examining the Perspectives and Motives of Distance Learners and Teachers to Open Learning and Distance Education
  5. Olivia G. Rosario and Ruth N. Maguddayao
    Code Switching of English Language Teachers and Students
    in an ESL Classroom
  6. Annie Mae C. Berowa and Richard S. Agbayani
    The MTBMLE Policy: Attitudes Among Teachers on the Ground
  7. Lucas Kohnke and Andrew Jarvis
    Developing Mentorship Provisions for Academic English Success
  8. Joel Mayo Torres and Ericson Olario Alieto
    Acceptability of Philippine English Grammatical and Lexical Items among Pre-service Teachers
  9. Husni Idris, Mohamad S Rahman and Masruddin
    The Effect of Blended Learning to the Students’ Achievement in English For Specific (ESP) Class At Islamic Education Study Program In Indonesia
  10. Masruddin and Alex Sander
    The Efficacy of Pre Service Teacher Training Camp in Developing Students’ English Teaching Skills at English Education Study program in Indonesia
  11. Beatriz G. Clemente and Conchita M. Temporal
    Gender-Fair Language Competence of Teacher Education Faculty
  12. Jimmylen Z. Tonio and Jennibelle R. Ella
    Pre-service Teachers’ Attitudes toward the Use of Mother Tongue as Medium of Instruction
  13. Shanty Halim
    Analysis of Indonesian-English Code-Switching Performed by the English Lecturers in PNUP (Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang)
  14. Alma Bangayan-Manera
    Textual Analysis of School Graffiti
  15. Evy Clara, Komarudin, Ubedilah, Ahmad Tarmiji Alkhudri
    Financial Management Strategy and Economy Independency in the Fishermen’s Households of Banten
  16. Chelito Malamug
    Difficulties of English Major Students in Dealing with Figurative Language in Poetry

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Volume 21 Issue 2.2 2019

Volume 21 Issue 2.2 2019

| March 27, 2019

Foreword by Ramon Medriano Jr.

Research Articles

  1. Akhmad Habibi, Rafiza Abdul Razak, Farrah Dina Yusop and Amirul Mukminin
    Preparing Future EFL Teachers for Effective Technology Integration: What do Teacher Educators say?
  2. Iskandar Abdul Samad, Siti Sarah Fitriani, Andi Anto Patak and Sukardi Weda
    Students’ perspectives on genre approach in the ‘Neglected Communicative Event’: Script defense examination in English Department
  3. Padmadewi, N.N and Artini, L.P.
    Assessment Instruments for Improving English Teaching Skills through Microteaching in Indonesia
  4. Ruperto D. Mendoza, Jr.
    Verbal English Fluency, Workplace Stress, and Coping Mechanism of Secondary School Faculty in Sulu
  5. Ima Isnaini Taufiqur Rohmah, Mursid Saleh, Abdurrachman Faridi and Sri Wuli Fitriati
    Language Assessment Pattern for Primary Education in the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Classroom Context
  6. Nguyen Duy Linh
    Language Students’ Perceptions of Soft Skills
  7. Rizalinda Alih Salapuddin
    Is Education a Right or a Privilege? A Direction to the 21st Century
  8. Princess Love Nario, Villa Grace Santos, Zarahnei Castro, and Jesse M. Balinas
    The Effects of Video Subtitling on the Grammar Proficiency of Grade Seven Students
  9. Syukur Saud and Sukardi Weda
    A comparative study of English and German syntactic variation by students at higher education: Evidence from Complex Predicates
  10. Abelynn T. Llarenas
    Vignettes of Experiences in Portfolio Assessment
  11. Jehana A. Muallam – Darkis
    Urban and Rural Early Childhood Teachers: Their Attitudes, Views, Belief and Challenges in Teaching English
  12. Cheng-hua Hsiao
    Commenting on Results: Move Use in the Discussion Section
  13. Madehang and Sukirman
    Developing a Proposed Syllabus of Morphology and Syntax Course for Undergraduate Students of English Education Department at Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palopo
  14. Filemon A. Pamittan
    First Language Component – Bridging Program (FLC-BP): A Promising Approach Facilitating Students’ Performance in Reading and Writing Skills adopting Mother Tongue Based – Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) Curriculum
  15. Roderick Julian Robillos
    Crossing Metacognitive Strategy Instruction in an EFL Classroom: Its Impact to Thai Learners’ Listening Comprehension Skill and Metacognitive Awareness
  16. Ruth N. Maguddayao and Ramon S. Medriano, Jr.
    Sojourning of Foreign Students in the Philippines in their Level of Intercultural Communicative Competence as EFL Learners

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Volume 21 Issue 2.1 2019

Volume 21 Issue 2.1 2019

| March 6, 2019

Foreword by AEFLJ’s Assistant Copy Editors

Research Articles

  1. Richard Tsan-Jui Cheng
    Perceptions of Peer Feedback and Feedback Quality in ESL Graduate Writing
  2. Una Cunningham, Shaista Rashid, and Thinh Le
    The Effect of Learner Training on the Use of Digital Tools to Support English Writing Skills
  3. Juyeon Lee
    Teaching English Articles: Pedagogical Insights from Learners’ Think-aloud Data
  4. Faisal Mustafa
    “I Think It Is Not Plagiarism”: How Little Do Indonesian Undergraduate EFL Students Understand Plagiarism?
  5. David Ockert
    Validity and Reliability of an EFL Willingness to Communicate, Confidence, and Anxiety Survey Instrument
  6. Joseph Vitta & A.R. Woollock
    Improving Korean University EFL Program Instruction through Language Learning Strategy Research

Book Reviews

  1. Materials Development for TESOL
    Mishan, F. & Timmis, I.
    Reviewed by Negin Maddah & Elham Mohammadi
  2. Language, Identity, and Education on the Arabian Peninsula- Bilingual Policies
    in a Multilingual Context
    Buckingham, L.
    Reviewed by Singhanat Nomnian

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Volume 21 Issue 1 2019

Volume 21 Issue 1 2019

| January 8, 2019

Welcome to the 1st edition of the Asian EFL Journal in 2019. This edition contains six research articles and two book reviews.

Foreword by Nonie-Chiang

Research Articles

  1. Fatma Aydin and Ozgur Yildirim
    Contribution of L2 Morphological Awareness to Passage-Level L2 Reading Comprehension
  2. Roxy Lee and Stewart Gray
    ‘Please, somebody talk’: Incorporating dialogical critical thinking into EFL classes for young beginners
  3. Mehmet Haldun Kaya and Kenan Dikilitaş
    Constructing, Reconstructing and Developing Teacher Identity in Supportive Contexts
  4. Miso Kim, Duk-In Choi and Tae-Young Kim
    South Korean Jobseekers’ Perceptions and (De)motivation to Study for Standardized English Tests in Neoliberal Corporate Labor Markets
  5. Jaeuk Park, Naya Choi, Jieun Kiaer and Paul Seedhouse
    Young Children’s L2 Vocabulary Learning through Cooking: the case of Korean EFL children
  6. Suthathip Thirakunkovit and Bee Chamcharatsri
    A Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness of Teacher and Peer Feedback: Implications for Writing Instructions and Research

Book Reviews

  1. Pelin Irgin
    Improving Foreign Language Teaching: Towards a Research-Based Curriculum and Pedagogy
  2. Raheb Zohrehfard
    Language, Identity and Education on the Arabian Peninsula- Bilingual Policies in a Multilingual Context

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Volume 20 Issue 12.4 December 2018 Quarterly Journal

Volume 20 Issue 12.4 December 2018 Quarterly Journal

| December 19, 2018

Foreword Ramon Medriano Jr.

Research Articles

  1. Jasmin Saquing
    Intercultural Communicative Competence of Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (BSED) Major in English Students: A Basis for a Proposed Integration of Internationalization in the BSED Major in English Curriculum
  2. Marites M. Abdon
    Students’ Writing Proficiency and Level of Anxiety Toward Academic English Writing
  3. Kara Salazar Panolong
    Tracing Trends, Challenges and Prospects in Theses on English as a Second Language
  4. Melor Md Yunus, Moganashwari Kandasamy and Harwati Hashim
    Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) of ESL Primary School Teachers in a Rural School
  5. Prarthana Coffin and Piansin Pinchai
    A Case Study of Blended Learning in an Intensive English Program
  6. Shalini Upadhyay and Nitin Upadhyay
    Microblogging for Second Language Acquisition: Lessons and Suggestions
  7. Debora Tri Ragawanti, Januarius Mujiyanto, Helena I.R. Agustien and Dwi Anggani Linggar Bharati
    EFL Pre-service Teacher’s Cognition from the Systemic Functional Linguistics Perspective: A Research Method
  8. Bjorn Fuisting, Brett Morgan and Jeremy White
    Teacher Attitudes towards Peer Review in EFL Writing:A Qualitative Study
  9. Conchita Malenab-Temporal and Gay Maribel Lynda Miguel-Mina
    Socio-Linguistic Analysis of Harana Songs: Reference for Multimodal Teaching of Philippine Literature
  10. Luh Putu Artini and Ni Nyoman Padmadewi
    Learning to Reflect in English Teacher Education: An Analysis from Students’ Learning Experiences and Perceptions
  11. Leah Gustilo, Ma. Pamela Capacete, Alvin Alonzo, Arnel Camba Jr., Jere Emmanuel Navarete
    An Analysis of Move-strategy Structure and Functions of Informality in Philippine English Undergraduate Theses: Implications for Teaching Academic Writing
  12. Maricon C. Viduya
    Strands of Tongue: Code Switching in English Classes
  13. Muhammad Basri, Amirullah Abduh and Andi Hudriati
    Writing and Lexical Development of Indonesian Bilingual Children Studying in Australian Primary Schools
  14. Russel Jane U. Binalay and Boyet L. Batang
    Teachers’ Preparedness, Instructional Materials and Teaching Practices in the Implementation of K-12 Language Arts Curriculum

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Volume 20 Issue 12.3 December 2018 Quarterly Journal

Volume 20 Issue 12.3 December 2018 Quarterly Journal

| December 18, 2018

Foreword Ramon Medriano Jr.

Research Articles

  1. Ria Arellano-Tamayo
    Spoken Discourse Analysis on Language Use Along Turn Taking and Topic Management
    in English as Second Language (ESL) Classrooms
  2. Presley V. De Vera, Ed.D.
    Variance in the Use of Invitational and Intrusive Rhetoric in Online EFL Teaching Discourse
  3. Ian Fooks and Ratnawati Mohd Asraf
    Using Computer Analysis of Student Writing to Improve Lesson planning
  4. Michael B. Lavadia and Conchita Malenab-Temporal
    Linguistic Cementing: A Discourse Analysis of Opinion Articles of Philippine’s ‘Big 3’ Dailies
  5. Ni Nyoman Padmadewi and Luh Putu Artini
    Using Innovative Reward Program in Teaching English Literacy at Primary School in Indonesia
  6. Randolf L. Asistido and Maria Teresa T. Asistido
    Politeness Strategies Prevalent during the Senate Hearings on the Mamasapano Incident in Maguindanao, Philippines
  7. Sukardi Weda
    The Effects of Students’ Motivation and Family Socioeconomic Status on English Academic Achievement
  8. Fathu Rahman and Sukardi Weda
    Students’ Perceptions in Appreciating English Literary Works through Critical Comment: A Case Study at Hasanuddin University and Universitas Negeri Makassar
  9. Jet Robredillo Tonogbanua
    Exploring Collaborative E-Portfolio Project for Teaching and Learning Academic Writing
  10. Romualdo A. Mabuan, Arlene A. Ramos, Cheryl C. Matala, Albert M. Navarra and Gregorio P. Ebron, Jr.
    MOOC Camps for Teacher Professional Development: The Philippine Experience
  11. Lesley Karen B. Penera
    Philippine English: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Inquiry on Digital Immigrants and Digital Natives’ Variety
  12. Jennifer P. Santillan, Jonar T. Martin, Michael E. Santos and Leonora L. Yambao
    International Students’ Cultural Adaptation in the Philippines
  13. Krisha Camille R. Angoluan
    LOLJK😄: Selected Facebook Posts’ Paralinguistic Features and its Perceived Effects in 2nd Language Learning
  14. Faisal Mustafa and Hizir Sofyan
    Comparing the Scores in Paper and Internet-Delivered TOEFL: Can an Unsupervised Online English Language Test Be Used for Placement?

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Volume 20 Issue 12.2 December 2018 Quarterly Journal

Volume 20 Issue 12.2 December 2018 Quarterly Journal

| December 14, 2018

Foreword Ramon Medriano Jr.

Research Articles

  1. William Pearson
    Utilising Facebook Community Groups for IELTS Preparation: A Thematic Analysis
  2. Abdulaziz Alfehaid
    Using English as Medium of Instruction in a Saudi University: Experiences and Implications 
  3. Dianping Liu
    A Survey Study on Secondary School Students’ Key Competences in English in China 
  4. Malinee Prapinwong
    Blended Learning Course Design and Implementation to Foster the Intercultural Awareness of Preservice Teachers in an EFL Context 
  5. Hee Jun Choi
    The Mediating Effect of Academic Engagement on the Relationship Between Temperament and EFL Speaking and Listening Performance 
  6. Denise A. Sabio and Rachelle B. Lintao
    The language of PDU30: A discourse analysis of selected speeches of President Rodrigo Duterte 
  7. Shujen Lee Chang, Shin-Da Lee and Shu-Ping Lee
    Divergent Effects of Direct and Semi-direct Oral Assessment on Psychological Anxiety and Physiological Response in EFL College Students 
  8. Fatemeh Karimi, Azizeh Chalak and Reza Biria
    The Impact of Pre-listening Activities on Iranian EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension Performance 
  9. Khaled Almudibry
    An Investigation into University EFL Learners’ Perceptions of Native Versus Non-native English Teachers 
  10. Fatchul Mu’in, Yusuf Al-Arief , Yusuf Al-Arief and Raisa Fadilla
    Investigating Teacher Professional Development: English Teachers’ Learning Activities as Learners 
  11. Ikhfi Imaniaha and Nargis
    Teacher’s Job Performance on Teaching English for Young Learners 
  12. Zerah D. Esmero, Sunliegh C. Gador and Karina M. Sumabon
    Phonetic Changes and Syntactic Patterns of the Porohanon Dialect 
  13. Mary Ann P. Malimas, Julie Ann D. Carreon and Natt Wesley Peña
    Critical Discourse Analysis of Filipino Women Politicians’ Campaign Speeches

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Volume 20 Issue 12.1 December 2018 Quarterly Journal

Volume 20 Issue 12.1 December 2018 Quarterly Journal

| December 12, 2018

Foreword Custódio Martins

Research Articles

  1. Peter Burden
    Comparing two methods of gaining qualitative feedback data from University students to encourage teaching improvement
  2. Tran Le Huu Nghia
    Qualities of Teachers in Commercial English Language Centres: Implications for EFL Teacher Education and Professional Development
  3. Catherine Gallagher
    The Discursive Positioning of Foreign English Teachers (FETs) in the Korean Education System
  4. Jessie S. Barrot
    Do Raters Arrive at the Same Rating for the Same Reasons?
  5. Ying Zhan
    Chinese high school students’ test preparation strategies for a high-stakes computer-based English listening and speaking test: Roles of achievement goals
  6. Vo Ngoc Hoi, Ho Le Hang, and Nguyen Quang Ngoan
    Learning Vocabulary through Narrow Reading: A Case of Vietnamese EFL Learners
  7. Mohammad Husam Alhumsi and Ahmad Affendi Shabdin
    The Awareness of Phonemes among Malaysian Beginning Readers
  8. Xiaodong Zhang
    Teaching Reading beyond Language Form: A Case Study of Chinese College English Teachers’ Self-development
  9. Yin Ling Cheung and Jiak Peng Audrey Lee
    The Influence of Coherence-Creating Mechanisms on the Development of Coherence in Expository Essays: A Case study
  10. Masumi Narita, Yuichiro Kobayashi and Mariko Abe
    Recurrent Multi-word Combinations in L1 and L2 Argumentative Essays

Book Reviews

Technology for the Language Classroom: Creating a Twenty-First Century Learning Experience
Mercado, L. A. (2017), London: Macmillan Education/Palgrave, Pp. xviii + 225.
Reviewed by Kenneth J. Boyte, Cabrillo College

Technology for the Language Classroom
Mercado, L. A. (2017) London: Palgrave Macmillan Education, Pp. xviii + 225.
Reviewed by Colin Walker, Myongji University, South Korea

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Volume 20 Issue 9.2: September 2018 Quarterly Journal

Volume 20 Issue 9.2: September 2018 Quarterly Journal

| September 24, 2018

Foreword by Ramon Medriano, Jr.

Research Articles

  1. Ángel Garralda Ortega
    A Case for Blended EAP in Hong Kong Higher Education
  2. Grace H. Y. Wong
    Teaching Persuasive Writing through Persuasion
  3. Angela Meyer Sterzik
    How do we teach them all? A Needs Analysis for a Pre-Sessional EGAP Curricular Review
  4. Wachirapong Yaemtui
    The Effects of ASEAN English Accents on Listening Comprehension and Attitudes of Thai Students: The Phenomenon of English as a Lingua Franca in ASEAN
  5. Fatemeh Karimi, Azizeh Chalak, Reza Biria
    The Impact of Pre-listening Activities on Iranian EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension Performance
  6. Le Pham Hoai Huong
    An Academic Word List for English Language Teaching
  7. Sukardi Weda, Iskandar Abdul Samad, Andi Anto Patak, Siti Sarah Fitriani
    The Effects of Self-Efficacy Belief, Motivation, and Learning Strategies on Students’ Academic Performance in English in Higher Education
  8. Joseph W. C. Lau
    Ideal university culture of ESP undergraduate students in Hong Kong

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Volume 20 Issue 9.1: September 2018 Quarterly Journal

Volume 20 Issue 9.1: September 2018 Quarterly Journal

| September 20, 2018

Foreword by Aradhna Malik

Research Articles

  1. En-Chong Liaw
    Developing Oral Self-Efficacy in EFL Learners Through Read-Aloud Activities
  2. Nhu Le and Juyoung Song
    TPACK in a CALL Course and Its Effect on Vietnamese Pre-Service EFL Teachers
  3. Phuong N. T. Nguyen, Wilfried Admiraal, Tanja Janssen, and Gert Rijlaarsdam
    Learning to Write: Effects of Prewriting Tasks on English Writings of Vietnamese
  4. Nathaniel T. Murray and Maria R. Coady
    Investigating the Needs of Chinese EFL Teachers in a US-Based TESOL Program: A Case Study
  5. Copley, K.
    Theory and Practice of Professionalism in ELT
  6. Chun-Chun Yeh
    L1 Versus L2 Use in Peer Review of L2 Writing in English
  7. Nguyen Thi Thuy Loan
    Reflections on Modified Genre Based Instructions to Teach Essay Writing to Thai University Students
  8. Asif Qureshi and Ulugbek Nurmukhamedov
    Use of Collocations in Freshman Composition: Implications for L1 English and Arabic
  9. Fangyuan Du
    Question Type, Language Proficiency and Listening Strategy Use: An Exploratory Study
  10. Rasheed S. Al-Jarrah and Sayyah Al-Ahmad
    Effects of the Location of Feedback on the Linguistic Accuracy in EFL Students’ Timed and
    Untimed Essay Writing

Book Reviews

  1. Complexity in Classroom Foreign Language Learning Motivation: A Practitioner Perspective from Japan
    Richard J. Sampson
    Reviewed by Carl Vollmer
  2. Gender, Identity, and Teaching English in Japan
    Diane Hawley Nagatomo
    Reviewed by Mark Makino

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