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The effects of blogging on EFL writing achievement
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)Few studies were conducted on the effects of blogging specifically on English as a foreign language ( EFL) writing achievement. Moreover, those studies did not address the effect of blogs on writing achievement in the ... -
The effects of wikis on motivation in EFL writing
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)This study presents a review of the literature concerning wiki effects on motivation in English as a foreign language (EFL) learning, as researches on the effects of wikis on writing motivation are relatively new. The paper ... -
Pre-service teachers' attitudes towards grammar teaching
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)As grammar is an instrument to form meaningful sentences (Thornbury, 1999), grammar teaching is an indispensable part of English Language Teaching (ELT). This paper is mainly about the pre-service teachers' understanding ... -
Pre-service teachers' attitudes to foreign language teaching; change or status quo?
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)This article is devoted to examine four basic foreign language learning issues mostly discussed. The effect of methodology, the use of L1, how to or not to use technology and lastly the contribution of homework; it should ... -
Tradition or modernism in grammar teaching: Deductive vs. inductive approaches
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)This research is an investigation of the differences between inductive and deductive methods in teaching grammar to adult learners in terms of effectiveness on academical success. Another aim of the study is to investigate ... -
The relationship between speaking grades and listening grades of university level preparatory students
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)This study investigates the relationship between speaking grades and listening grades of university level preparatory students. The students are electric electronic, mechanical and civil engineering students of A1/A2 levels. ... -
Problems and activities in listening skills in EFL classrooms; from tradition to a more comprehensible input
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)Listening comes from the emergence of the human being. It has always been a crucial part of interaction. It is not just hearing the other side but through the message having an agreement or giving the right response with ... -
Digital learning in EFL classrooms
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)In today's world; by means of growing technological improvements and innovations; life is now easier than it was before. As it can be witnessed in every corner of the society, the classrooms are also affected by digitalized ... -
Teaching english to very young learners
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015)This study presents a review of the literature concerning teaching English to very young learners as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL) as how to teach English to VYL is a prevailing research subject in an ESL/EFL context. ... -
The attitudes of English teachers about the use of L1 in the teaching of L2
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2012)The place of L1 has been an argument in ELT history for ages. While one side such as Situational language teaching and Audio Lingual method see L1 as a block before learning L2 and strictly avoid using the native tongue ... -
Understanding music pre-service teachers' vocational satisfaction
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2012)People's job satisfaction depends partly on the degree to which their needs and desires are met. People whose needs and values are not met in their job are, in general, are not satisfied and have low motivation and ... -
Pre-service efl teachers' attitudes towards computer assisted language learning (CALL)
(Elsevier Science Bv,, 2014)Over the past decade, Computer Assisted Language Learning, any kind of language learning or teaching activity conducted by using computers, has increasingly become an important part of the language-learning process. As ... -
The use of concordancing programs in ELT
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014)Concordance programs have been used in literary and mostly religious text analysis for decades. They aim to count and define the frequency and function of a word or word groups in a given text. The aim is to give an inductive ... -
Pre-service EFL teachers' attitudes towards language learning through social media
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)The present study aimed to explore pre-service EFL teachers' attitudes towards language learning through social media. Additionally, the study attempted to explore the role of social media in their language learning ... -
A turkish version of foreign language anxiety scale: reliability and validity
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2016)It is evident that some factors such as learners' language proficiency levels, cultural elements, differences regarding teaching and learning contexts may affect the results obtained from the English version of Foreign ... -
Through the eyes of prospective teachers of English: Explicit or implicit grammar instruction?
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014)Grammar teaching, which plays a central role in the EFL classroom, has been one of the most controversial issues in the field of foreign language research. Thus, there is an increasing need to investigate how prospective ... -
Moira Buffini's Handbagged: British history and politics as indirect sources
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014)Literature has traditionally functioned as a means of entertainment and education. In achieving this dual purpose literary texts mostly operate through indirect allusions, implications and concealments. This paper explores ... -
The role of consciousness and sub-consciousness in teaching of grammar in elt
(Sciencepark Sci, 2018)Teaching grammar has been regarded as one of the most crucial issues in the field of language. It gains its importance since it helps learners attain high level of accuracy and proficiency in language learning processes. ... -
Teaching vocabulary through mobile applications: a methodological classification of vocabulary applications on google play
(Sciencepark Sci, 2018)With the invention of smartphones, education has undergone a radical change in terms of its nature, techniques, principles and education policies. Smartphones are regarded as a distinctive milestone in the history of ... -
An analysis of efl learners' error self-correction attitudes
(Sciencepark Sci, 2018)During language teaching and learning, the focus is on how correct or wrong the input is reflected in the output. Accuracy first approaches reject errors due to the risk of interference whereas the communicative approaches ...