Tag: Shaila Sultana

Questioning the Stability of Learner Anxiety in the  Ability-Grouped Foreign Language Classroom

Questioning the Stability of Learner Anxiety in the Ability-Grouped Foreign Language Classroom

| September 3, 2014

This study explores the change of language anxiety in the ability-grouped foreign language classroom over time. Subjects of the study consisted of university EFL freshmen divided into three proficiency levels. The findings revealed that at the initial stage of grouping, students placed in the high proficiency level had significantly lower language anxiety than those grouped into the low and average levels; the differences in anxiety levels between the latter two groups were insignificant.

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A Comparison of Vocabulary Learning through Listening and Vocabulary Enhancement Activities

A Comparison of Vocabulary Learning through Listening and Vocabulary Enhancement Activities

| September 3, 2014

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Building Agentive Identity Through Second Language (L2) Creative Writing: A Sociocultural Perspective on L2 Writers’ Cognitive Processes in Creative Composition

Building Agentive Identity Through Second Language (L2) Creative Writing: A Sociocultural Perspective on L2 Writers’ Cognitive Processes in Creative Composition

| September 3, 2014

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Language Learning Strategy Use in an American IEP: Implications for EFL

Language Learning Strategy Use in an American IEP: Implications for EFL

| September 3, 2014

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The Influence of Previous Education on College Freshmen’s English Descriptive Writing in Taiwan

The Influence of Previous Education on College Freshmen’s English Descriptive Writing in Taiwan

| September 3, 2014

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Relationship between Critical Thinking Dispositions and Critical Reading Skills of Malaysian ESL Learners

Relationship between Critical Thinking Dispositions and Critical Reading Skills of Malaysian ESL Learners

| September 3, 2014

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Teaching Content Through Moodle to Facilitate Students’ Critical Thinking in Academic Reading

Teaching Content Through Moodle to Facilitate Students’ Critical Thinking in Academic Reading

| September 3, 2014

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From Reading to translation- the effects of L1/L2 supplementary reading on Taiwanese university students’ translation performance

From Reading to translation- the effects of L1/L2 supplementary reading on Taiwanese university students’ translation performance

| June 4, 2014

This study adopted translation as the measurement to examine the effect of background knowledge, provided in the form of reading from university students’ first (Chinese) or second (English) language, on their performance of an English-to-Chinese translation text. 150 EFL English majors were involved in this study.

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Personality and Development of Second Language Pragmatic Competence

Personality and Development of Second Language Pragmatic Competence

| June 4, 2014

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Are Logical Connectors (LCs) Catalysts for EFL Students’ Reading Comprehension?

Are Logical Connectors (LCs) Catalysts for EFL Students’ Reading Comprehension?

| June 4, 2014

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