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The Retrospective Evaluation Of English Language Teaching Materials In A Preparatory Year English Language Program In Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alfehaid, Nada Alkhatib, Jayakaran Mukundan Jan 2024

The Retrospective Evaluation Of English Language Teaching Materials In A Preparatory Year English Language Program In Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Alfehaid, Nada Alkhatib, Jayakaran Mukundan

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Exploring Gender Differences In Correcting Mother Tongue Influence In Efl Using Call : A Study With Thai Undergraduate Students, Simon Moxon Jan 2024

Exploring Gender Differences In Correcting Mother Tongue Influence In Efl Using Call : A Study With Thai Undergraduate Students, Simon Moxon

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“Climate Change Is Destructive; I Will Address It In My Class”: Pre-Service English Teachers’ Perspectives On Climate Change And Its Integration Into Elt, Jepri Ali Saiful, Sofi Yunianti Jan 2024

“Climate Change Is Destructive; I Will Address It In My Class”: Pre-Service English Teachers’ Perspectives On Climate Change And Its Integration Into Elt, Jepri Ali Saiful, Sofi Yunianti

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Idea Sharing : Using Chatgpt For Diagnostic Writing Assessment, Napat Jitpaisarnwattana Jan 2024

Idea Sharing : Using Chatgpt For Diagnostic Writing Assessment, Napat Jitpaisarnwattana

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Paving The Road To Writing Success: Self-Efficacy, Metacognition, A Growth Mindset, And Academic Writing Performance Among Indonesian Efl Students, Lastika Ary Prihandoko, Djatmika Djatmika, Joko Nurkamto, Ruly Morganna, Suci Nugrah Amalia, Priyatno Ardi Jan 2024

Paving The Road To Writing Success: Self-Efficacy, Metacognition, A Growth Mindset, And Academic Writing Performance Among Indonesian Efl Students, Lastika Ary Prihandoko, Djatmika Djatmika, Joko Nurkamto, Ruly Morganna, Suci Nugrah Amalia, Priyatno Ardi

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Current research on the academic writing performance of EFL students has identified a number of robust factors. These factors include self-efficacy, metacognition, and a growth mindset. In the area of academic writing performance, however, there is a paucity of research combining these factors into a single study. In light of this, the purpose of this research was to conduct a structural model evaluation to investigate the relationships between self-efficacy, metacognition, a growth mindset, and academic writing performance. In this research, academic writing performance was situated within the context of EFL undergraduate thesis writing. The respondents of this study were 464 …


An Exploratory Study Of The Influence Of Celta/Tesol Certification On Non-Native English Teachers’ Practical Teaching Knowledge, Yousef Mousavi, Peyman Rajabi, Hamid Reza Khalaji Jan 2024

An Exploratory Study Of The Influence Of Celta/Tesol Certification On Non-Native English Teachers’ Practical Teaching Knowledge, Yousef Mousavi, Peyman Rajabi, Hamid Reza Khalaji

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The demand for proficient English language teachers has increased significantly in non-native English-speaking countries, emphasizing the need for effective teacher training programs. This study investigated the influence of the CELTA/TESOL certification on non-native English teachers’ practical teaching knowledge and efficacy perceptions in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting. A qualitative approach was employed, and data were collected via semistructured interviews. The participants comprised eight Iranian EFL teachers who completed the CELTA/TESOL certification program. Before the certification course, the teachers exhibited diverse teaching approaches, emphasizing teacher-centered methods. Their confidence levels varied, and they faced challenges in classroom management and …


Effects Of Instructional Model Based On Coordinated Management Of Meaning And Reader’S Theatre On Japanese Oral Communication Ability, Kavita Fongsataporn, Ruedeerath Chusanachoti, Voravudhi Chirasombutti Jan 2024

Effects Of Instructional Model Based On Coordinated Management Of Meaning And Reader’S Theatre On Japanese Oral Communication Ability, Kavita Fongsataporn, Ruedeerath Chusanachoti, Voravudhi Chirasombutti

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Language reflects how people think and behave in their culture. To have successful conversations, both language use and cultural awareness should be taken into consideration. Undeniably, Japanese grammar is different from Thai making it even harder for Thai learners to have fluent and appropriate conversations in the Japanese language. In the classroom, typically teachers often focus on grammar, leaving less time for students to practice conversation. Consequently, beginner learners often miss cultural details in conversations and are unable to communicate effectively. Thus, it is important for teachers to immerse students in the Japanese culture to improve their speaking skills and …


The Changing Landscape Of Elt : Past Lessons, Future Visions, Willy A. Renandya, Flora D. Floris Jan 2024

The Changing Landscape Of Elt : Past Lessons, Future Visions, Willy A. Renandya, Flora D. Floris

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Visualizing (Multi)Cultural Landscape In Elt Textbooks : Evidence From A Systematic Literature Review, Moh. Arif Mahbub, Yazid Basthomi, Nunung Suryati, Niamika El Khoiri Jan 2024

Visualizing (Multi)Cultural Landscape In Elt Textbooks : Evidence From A Systematic Literature Review, Moh. Arif Mahbub, Yazid Basthomi, Nunung Suryati, Niamika El Khoiri

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Metacognitive Learning Strategies And English Language Proficiency Of Efl Undergraduate Science Students : The Mediating Role Of Self-Efficacy, Montha Polrak, Akadet Kedcham, Charinee Chansri Jan 2024

Metacognitive Learning Strategies And English Language Proficiency Of Efl Undergraduate Science Students : The Mediating Role Of Self-Efficacy, Montha Polrak, Akadet Kedcham, Charinee Chansri

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An Investigation Of Global Englishes-Informed Assessment Perceptions And Practices Among Secondary School Teachers In Thailand, Pongpol Suansri, Supong Tangkiengsirisin Jan 2024

An Investigation Of Global Englishes-Informed Assessment Perceptions And Practices Among Secondary School Teachers In Thailand, Pongpol Suansri, Supong Tangkiengsirisin

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Vietnamese English Majors’ Perspectives On Teachers’ Motivational Teaching At Tertiary Education, Nguyen Thi Diem Ha Jan 2024

Vietnamese English Majors’ Perspectives On Teachers’ Motivational Teaching At Tertiary Education, Nguyen Thi Diem Ha

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Translanguaging With Purpose : An Exploratory Study On Student Translanguaging Practices And Perceptions In The Thai Elt Context, Dalton Le Jan 2024

Translanguaging With Purpose : An Exploratory Study On Student Translanguaging Practices And Perceptions In The Thai Elt Context, Dalton Le

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The Effects Of English Language Classroom Environments On University Students’ Willingness To Communicate, Koravick Thiangtham, Ruedeerath Chusanachoti Jan 2024

The Effects Of English Language Classroom Environments On University Students’ Willingness To Communicate, Koravick Thiangtham, Ruedeerath Chusanachoti

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Celebrities In Palestinian Efl Textbooks : A Gender And Nationality Perspective, Jehad Faraj, Anca Daniela Frumuselu, Andrea Roxana Bellot Jan 2024

Celebrities In Palestinian Efl Textbooks : A Gender And Nationality Perspective, Jehad Faraj, Anca Daniela Frumuselu, Andrea Roxana Bellot

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Computerized Adaptive Receptive Vocabulary Assessment Tool : An Experimental Study With Vietnamese Efl Learners, Bui Thi Kim Phuong, Nguyen Quy Thanh, Le Thai Hung, Nguyen Thai Ha Jan 2024

Computerized Adaptive Receptive Vocabulary Assessment Tool : An Experimental Study With Vietnamese Efl Learners, Bui Thi Kim Phuong, Nguyen Quy Thanh, Le Thai Hung, Nguyen Thai Ha

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Book Review: Learning-Oriented Language Assessment: Putting Theory Into Practice, Lu Geng Sun Jan 2024

Book Review: Learning-Oriented Language Assessment: Putting Theory Into Practice, Lu Geng Sun

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Paraphrasing Of Hedged Statements By Thai And Non-Thai Efl Medical Science Graduate Learners, Worawanna Petchkij Dec 2023

Paraphrasing Of Hedged Statements By Thai And Non-Thai Efl Medical Science Graduate Learners, Worawanna Petchkij

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Studies examining how EFL learners paraphrase hedges in scientific statements are still rare even though how learners use hedges in academic writing has been extensively investigated. This study compared paraphrasing strategies that Thai (TH) and non-Thai (NTH) EFL medical science graduate students used to paraphrase given hedges appearing in hedged scientific statements and the types of hedges occurring in their paraphrased versions after a lesson on paraphrasing and lessons on both paraphrasing and hedging. The results from pretests and posttests administered after the initial paraphrasing lesson and after two lessons combining paraphrasing and hedging, respectively, showed that both TH and …


The Use Of Task-Based And Game-Based Learning In English Learning At Small Primary Schools In Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, Sasithida Saraiwang, Kanoknate Worawong Dec 2023

The Use Of Task-Based And Game-Based Learning In English Learning At Small Primary Schools In Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, Sasithida Saraiwang, Kanoknate Worawong

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This study aimed to determine the effects of a teaching model combining Task-Based Learning (TBL) and Game-Based Learning (GBL), called the Orientation Performance Presentation Analysis Application (OPPAA) model, developed by the researchers, on primary students’ English proficiency and to explore teachers’ and students’ opinions of the model. The research employed a one-group pre-test post-test design with seven English teachers and 69 Grade 6 students chosen by means of cluster random sampling and simple random sampling. The instruments used included the OPPAA model, an English proficiency test, an opinion questionnaire, and interview questions. Data were analyzed using means, standard deviation, paired …


Developing Students’ Oral Interaction Competence Using Conversation Analytic Tools, Lemma Kassaye Sileshi Dec 2023

Developing Students’ Oral Interaction Competence Using Conversation Analytic Tools, Lemma Kassaye Sileshi

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The purpose of this study was to explore the development of students’ engagement in oral interactions using conversation analysis (CA, hereafter) tools. A qualitative design of a CA approach was used to understand the role of conversation analysis. Here, CA was used both as a data gathering tool and an analysis technique. Oral tasks were provided to 15 participants of the study prior to the intervention. The participants were taught conversational features using CAbased treatment to develop their knowledge and skills regarding oral interactions in English for four consecutive months. Their oral productions were recorded and analyzed using a CA …


Effects Of Structure, Salience, And Working Memory On L2 Processing Of English Past Participles By L1 Thai Learners, Supakit Thiamtawan, Nattama Pongpairoj Dec 2023

Effects Of Structure, Salience, And Working Memory On L2 Processing Of English Past Participles By L1 Thai Learners, Supakit Thiamtawan, Nattama Pongpairoj

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This study examined the effects of working memory (WM), structure, and salience on the processing of English relative clauses (RCs) and participial reduced relative clauses (PRRCs) by L1 Thai learners. Salience in this research is the phonological alterations required for irregular verbs to inflect into the past participial form. The study included two types of irregulars with different salience levels. Seventy advanced L1 Thai learners took a reading span task and a self-paced reading task to assess their WM level and processing of past participial forms. The hypotheses proposed that WM, structure, and salience would influence online processing (reading times) …


Measuring Efl Students’ Oral Proficiency Improvement Using Teachers’ Judgment: The Effects Of Two Types Of Classroom Instruction, Dony Marzuki Dec 2023

Measuring Efl Students’ Oral Proficiency Improvement Using Teachers’ Judgment: The Effects Of Two Types Of Classroom Instruction, Dony Marzuki

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This study investigated the effects of two types of classroom instructions on EFL learners’ oral proficiency by implementing teachers’ judgment. Two intact classes of EFL university students studied a compulsory subject of their department under two different types of classroom instruction. The first group of students was trained with explicit oral strategy training instruction, which taught them to learn and practice strategies to improve their speech fluency. The second group was instructed to practice the task twice as much as the first group using implicit task-based instruction. The audio recording of both groups’ oral task performance in the pre-test and …


Investigating Proficiency Of Academic English In Student Writing: A Comparative Case Study On Vocabulary Utilization In Student Research Article Writing Vis-À-Vis National And International Research, Donlawat Meebangsai, Pawarit Pongtin, Panjaphon Kitipoontanakorn, Piyapong Laosrirattanachai Dec 2023

Investigating Proficiency Of Academic English In Student Writing: A Comparative Case Study On Vocabulary Utilization In Student Research Article Writing Vis-À-Vis National And International Research, Donlawat Meebangsai, Pawarit Pongtin, Panjaphon Kitipoontanakorn, Piyapong Laosrirattanachai

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The researchers investigated the usage of appropriate academic English vocabulary in research papers authored by English major students, publications in Thai national journals, and international journals. In total, 708 papers published between 2016 and 2018 were analyzed, consisting of 300 international research papers, 300 national research papers, and 108 research papers authored by English major students. The study focused on four aspects of lexical evaluation to analyze the vocabulary in these papers: lexical profiling, lexical level, lexical variation, and lexical density. The analysis yielded the following results: 1) Lexical profiling revealed that the usage of academic words in students’ research …


The Effects Of Inductive And Deductive Instruction In A Flipped Classroom On English Grammar Ability Of Undergraduate Students In Thailand, Pornpimol Sukavatee Dec 2023

The Effects Of Inductive And Deductive Instruction In A Flipped Classroom On English Grammar Ability Of Undergraduate Students In Thailand, Pornpimol Sukavatee

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This quasi-experimental research used a two-group pretestposttest design to compare the grammar ability between one group of students taught with an inductive approach and another group taught with a deductive approach through a flipped classroom. The study participants were Thai university students majoring in English. After the implementation, the results of the comparison between the pretest and posttest mean scores indicated a significant difference in grammar ability between the students taught with the inductive and deductive approaches in a flipped classroom. Moreover, the findings from the survey questionnaire revealed that both groups of students had positive opinions toward flipped classrooms …


Application For Grammar Skills: A Case Study Of Thai Efl Undergraduates, Munchuree Kaosayapandhu Dec 2023

Application For Grammar Skills: A Case Study Of Thai Efl Undergraduates, Munchuree Kaosayapandhu

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The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of the popular Duolingo App on learning English in Thailand. Parts of the Duolingo English course for Thai speakers were used in a classroom-based intervention with two sections of English for Professional Purposes courses at a Thai university (n = 128). The students were split into two groups of users (n = 70) and non-users (n = 58), and a pre-test/post-test assessment of verb tense knowledge was conducted. The results showed that the Duolingo users had a significantly higher mean improvement in verb tense knowledge. Multiple regression showed that frequency …


Initial Insights Into Cefr Adoption At A Language Faculty Of A Public University In Malaysia, Alla Khan, Anne Rowena David, Aizat Hisham Ahmad, Azril Ali, Salasiah Che Lah Dec 2023

Initial Insights Into Cefr Adoption At A Language Faculty Of A Public University In Malaysia, Alla Khan, Anne Rowena David, Aizat Hisham Ahmad, Azril Ali, Salasiah Che Lah

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The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for languages, which was originally meant for the European context is now being widely accepted by many non-European countries. The education system in Malaysia, as outlined in the English Language Education Roadmap for Malaysia (2015-2025), has adopted the framework. Although this has taken place at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, the present study zooms in on the tertiary level only. Specifically, it offers a critical analysis of implementing CEFR at a language faculty of one of the public universities in Malaysia. In doing so, it has drawn on Phillips and Ochs’s (2003) framework …


Chatgpt In Language Education: How To Use It Ethically?, Mark Bedoya Ullaa, William Franco Peralesa, Stephenie Ong Busbus Dec 2023

Chatgpt In Language Education: How To Use It Ethically?, Mark Bedoya Ullaa, William Franco Peralesa, Stephenie Ong Busbus

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The widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, specifically ChatGPT, within pedagogy has engendered a dialogue regarding ethical implications. This article explores the ethical implications associated with using ChatGPT in the context of language teaching and learning. While we acknowledge the potential of ChatGPT in supporting and enhancing language teaching and learning, we also recognize its ethical issues. We argue that the responsible implementation of ChatGPT necessitates ethical considerations to ensure conscientious usage, as this is crucial in mitigating potential harms and ensuring that its development and utilization align with societal and professional values as language teachers. Critical ethical considerations …


Gamification In Action: Trends And Opportunities In Language Teaching And Learning Practices, Kittichai Nilubol, Pragasit Sitthitikul Dec 2023

Gamification In Action: Trends And Opportunities In Language Teaching And Learning Practices, Kittichai Nilubol, Pragasit Sitthitikul

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Gamification is a controversial topic in the field of education, with both proponents and opponents. However, what exactly gamification is and why it has become popular are worth exploring. This academic article first defines the terms “game” and “gamification” in order to differentiate them. Next, the article provides core features of gamification in an educational context as explained by previous studies and pinpoints the disparity between the concept of gamification and game-based learning in practice. Additionally, the positive impact of gamification in language learning and gamification and gamebased research activities that bridge the concept of gamified information systems are discussed. …


Idea Sharing: Becoming A Journal Editor As Professional Development, Wutthiphong Laoriandee Dec 2023

Idea Sharing: Becoming A Journal Editor As Professional Development, Wutthiphong Laoriandee

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Book Review: Innovation In Learning-Oriented Language Assessment, Penpitcha Prakaiborisuth Dec 2023

Book Review: Innovation In Learning-Oriented Language Assessment, Penpitcha Prakaiborisuth

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