Number of Articles: 6
Word clustering effect on vocabulary learning of EFL learners: A case of semantic versus phonological clustering
Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 1-31
Abstract
Research on word clustering effect has been a critical issue in vocabulary studies and has generated controversial results. To remove this controversy, the aim of this study is to probe ... Read More
Iranian EFL Learners’ Perception of the Efficacy and Affordance of Activity Theory-based Computer Assisted Language Learning in Writing Achievement
Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 33-66
Abstract
Second language writing instruction has been greatly influenced by the growing importance of technology and the recent shift of paradigm from a cognitive to a social orientation in ... Read More
Classroom Repair Practices and Reflective Conversations: Longitudinal Interactional Changes
Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 67-101
Abstract
For many English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, working contingently with language learners' problematic learner contributions in classroom interaction remains a challenge. Drawing ... Read More
Second Language Learners' Phonological Awareness and Perception of Foreign Accentedness and Comprehensibility by Native and Non-native English Speaking EFL Teachers
Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 103-140
Abstract
Phonological awareness has been defined as the speaker’s sensitivity to the phonological characteristics of a language. The present study is aimed at exploring the relationship ... Read More
On The Factor Structure (Invariance) of the PhD UEE Using Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling
Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 141-170
Abstract
The aim of the current study was twofold: (1) to validate the internal structure of the general English (GE) section of the university entrance examination for Ph.D applicants into ... Read More
The Structural Invariance of a Model of Washback to Test Takers’ Perceptions and Preparation: The Moderating Role of Institutions
Volume 36, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 171-201