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Book Review: The Routledge Handbook Of Content And Language Integrated Learning, Narasak Sirikanjanawong
Book Review: The Routledge Handbook Of Content And Language Integrated Learning, Narasak Sirikanjanawong
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Instilling Growth Mindset To Promote Students' English Learning Behaviors And Oral Communication Learning Achievement, Ratchadaporn Janudom
Instilling Growth Mindset To Promote Students' English Learning Behaviors And Oral Communication Learning Achievement, Ratchadaporn Janudom
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This study aimed to (1) investigate students’ mindsets before and after the growth mindset is instilled on them, (2) examine effects of growth mindset-based instruction on students’ English learning behaviors, (3) explore effectiveness of growth mindset-based instruction on students’ oral communication learning achievement, and (4) investigate students’ attitudes towards their learning experiences through growth mindsetbased instruction. The study was conducted with a sample group of 42 English majored undergraduate students who were enrolled in the English Discovery Course in the first semester of the academic year 2022 at Prince of Songkla University, Surat Thani Campus. The experiment was carried out …
Vocational High School Students’ Metacognitive Reading Strategy And Volition In Language Learning: A Correlational Study, Erina Andriani
Vocational High School Students’ Metacognitive Reading Strategy And Volition In Language Learning: A Correlational Study, Erina Andriani
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Volition helps students who are in the reading process to achieve their objectives. It converts their motivation into actual actions they need to undergo to reach the predetermined goals. Such actions may include the use of strategies, whether to manage their cognition, emotions, or distractions, that may elevate their reading comprehension and ultimately the desired achievements in conducting such activity. Metacognitive reading strategies can be beneficial to assist students in regulating those aspects. Therefore, students’ volition may predict the use of metacognitive reading strategies, as volition drives students to use strategies in general. However, previous studies rarely investigate the correlation …
Detecting Differential Rater Severity In A High-Stakes Efl Classroom Writing Assessment: A Many-Facets Rasch Measurement Approach, Apichat Khamboonruang
Detecting Differential Rater Severity In A High-Stakes Efl Classroom Writing Assessment: A Many-Facets Rasch Measurement Approach, Apichat Khamboonruang
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Differential rater severity (DRS), one prevalent case of differential rater functioning (aka rater bias or rater interaction) effects, manifests itself when a rater assigns unusually severe or lenient ratings, threatening the validity and fairness of ratermediated assessment. Building on a many-facets Rasch measurement (MFRM) approach, this study aimed to detect whether teachers exercised DRS towards rating criteria and student subgroups (classroom, proficiency, and gender) in a high-stakes EFL classroom writing examination. Data were collected from three teachers who applied a four-point fivecriteria analytic rubric to rate opinion essays written by 42 English-major undergraduates during the examination. Main findings revealed that …
Development And Use Of Cefr Based Self-Assessment In A Thai Tertiary Context, Chatraporn Piamsai
Development And Use Of Cefr Based Self-Assessment In A Thai Tertiary Context, Chatraporn Piamsai
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Self-assessment is an alternative assessment that can assess one’s language ability, and it has been widely used, especially in classroom contexts. However, recent research has suggested different results regarding the correlation between student selfassessment and language performance. The accuracy of student assessment depends on various factors and contexts. Yet, research on self-assessment has revealed great benefits of this form of assessment for students and stakeholders. The present study’s objective was to explore how Thai university students rated themselves using the developed CEFR-based self-assessment grid. It also aimed to investigate the correlation between student self-assessment and their scores on a university …
Washback Effect Of School-Based Assessment (Sba) On Malaysia Secondary School Students’ English Language Learning, Nur Farisya Amylia Mohd Salleh, Vahid Nimehchisalema, Ilyana Jalaluddin, Jayakaran Mukundan
Washback Effect Of School-Based Assessment (Sba) On Malaysia Secondary School Students’ English Language Learning, Nur Farisya Amylia Mohd Salleh, Vahid Nimehchisalema, Ilyana Jalaluddin, Jayakaran Mukundan
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This paper reports on the washback effects of Malaysia’s School-Based Assessment (SBA) on Form 4 students after almost a decade of its implementation in the country. It critically examines how SBA has affected Form 4 students’ overall perceptions about the learning of the English language at school. This study also investigates the challenges that the students are facing with SBA in their school. In this sequential explanatory study, the data were collected via three methods: questionnaires, interviews, and classroom observations. It was found that there was a presence of positive washback in the students’ perceptions of and attitudes towards SBA. …
Doulingo English Test: An Alternative Online English Proficiency Test, Heng Lu
Doulingo English Test: An Alternative Online English Proficiency Test, Heng Lu
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The test view is on the Duolingo English Test (DET), an alternative online English proficiency test with a machine-driven characteristic. The review covers essential information of the DET such as test purpose, usage, score-mapping with CEFR scale, price, and publisher. Meanwhile, the test usefulness is discussed with focuses on reliability, content validity, and impact. Both good points and weaknesses are illustrated. Furthermore, the view tries to criticize the AI algorithm issues in test content and score rating.
Language Assessment Literacy: Thai Efl Lecturers’ Language Assessment Knowledge, Beliefs, And Practices, Pariwat Imsa-Arda, Supong Tangkiengsirisina
Language Assessment Literacy: Thai Efl Lecturers’ Language Assessment Knowledge, Beliefs, And Practices, Pariwat Imsa-Arda, Supong Tangkiengsirisina
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Language assessment literacy (LAL) remains an uncharted area for many English language lecturers, hindering their ability to effectively bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application in language assessment within the classroom setting. This research aimed to investigate the language assessment literacy of Thai EFL university lecturers, with a focus on the reciprocal relationship between their knowledge and beliefs and their assessment practices. Employing a multistage sampling method, the study involved 152 Thai EFL university lecturers from eight public universities in Thailand. Participants completed a language assessment literacy questionnaire and assessment practice inventory. The findings indicated that the majority …
English Language Assessment Practice In Vietnam: Interplay Between Macro And Micro Context, Quynh Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Susan Sheehan, Chi Thi Nguyen, Hoa Quynh Nguyen, Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen, Thuy Thai, Yen Thi Quynh Nguyen, Hien Thi Thu Tran, Sao Bui
English Language Assessment Practice In Vietnam: Interplay Between Macro And Micro Context, Quynh Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Susan Sheehan, Chi Thi Nguyen, Hoa Quynh Nguyen, Thao Thi Phuong Nguyen, Thuy Thai, Yen Thi Quynh Nguyen, Hien Thi Thu Tran, Sao Bui
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Context has been recognized to exert a significant influence on language policy and planning (e.g., Cross, 2009; Gorsuch, 2000; Köksal & Şahin, 2012) as well as on teachers’ decisions in the field of English language teaching and assessment (e.g., Fulmer et al., 2015; Shulman & Shulman, 2004). However, research on the interface among various contextual factors seems to receive limited attention. In the hope of contributing to the literature on context-related research and understanding the current landscape of English language assessment practice in Vietnam, this paper aims to look into the interaction between the macro (i.e., nationwide English language assessment …
Idea Sharing Crafting Item Difficulty In Toefl Ibt Listening Tests, Alan Shaw
Idea Sharing Crafting Item Difficulty In Toefl Ibt Listening Tests, Alan Shaw
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Investigating Moves, Types, And Positions Of Stance Adverbials Used In Each Move In Online English Newspaper Editorials Published In Thailand, Seehhazzakd Rojanaatichartsakul
Investigating Moves, Types, And Positions Of Stance Adverbials Used In Each Move In Online English Newspaper Editorials Published In Thailand, Seehhazzakd Rojanaatichartsakul
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According to Nundy et al. (2022), editorials aiming to criticize are different from those calling for action since they focus on the problem, not the solution. Currently, there are few studies on how editorials calling for action are written, and how stance adverbials are used in them. Therefore, this paper aims to 1) explore the moves of online English editorials published in Thailand aiming to criticize, 2) study what stance adverbials are used in the editorials, and 3) identify the positions of the stance adverbials in the editorials. 70 online editorials aiming to criticize with the length of 550-700 words …
Feedback On Efl Indonesian Studentsʼ Theses: Studentsʼ Concerns And Needs, Dwi Poedjiastutiea, Thathit Manon Andinia, Diny Agustiana Wulandaria, Yudhi Afrifani
Feedback On Efl Indonesian Studentsʼ Theses: Studentsʼ Concerns And Needs, Dwi Poedjiastutiea, Thathit Manon Andinia, Diny Agustiana Wulandaria, Yudhi Afrifani
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Feedback is necessary for English language Teaching (ELT) students due to their difficulties while writing theses. Presently, limited research has been conducted on students' preferences and perspectives regarding feedback received on the thesis. Many undergraduates extend or discontinue their four-year studies due to thesis advisers' unprecedented expectations, which discourage timely responses to feedback. Therefore, this research examined students' opinions regarding the types of feedback preferred during thesis preparation. This research used a case design and recruited participants from groups of students completing their theses under the supervision of seven doctoral-level advisers. Key findings were that thesis advisers' feedback on students' …
Clausal Or Phrasal: Variability Of Lexical Bundles In L1 And Turkish L2 English Research Articles, Fatih Güngö, Hacer Hande Uysal
Clausal Or Phrasal: Variability Of Lexical Bundles In L1 And Turkish L2 English Research Articles, Fatih Güngö, Hacer Hande Uysal
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This study aimed to compare how native and non-native Turkish authors use four-word lexical bundles in research articles written in English in educational sciences. The two-million-word corpus included 165 research articles in L2 English and 206 in L1 English. Our corpus query resulted in 119 bundles in L2 English and 79 bundles in L1 English with a cut-off point of 20 times per million words and the occurrence in at least 10% of the articles in each corpus. The frequency results reveal that non-native authors dominantly use lexical bundles in their research articles. The classification of bundles revealed considerable structural …
Book Review: A Philosophical Approach To Perceptions Of Academic Writing Practices In Higher Education: Through A Glass Darkly, Harald Kraus
Book Review: A Philosophical Approach To Perceptions Of Academic Writing Practices In Higher Education: Through A Glass Darkly, Harald Kraus
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Revision Of An Academic English Writing Rubric For A Graduate School Admission Test, Chawin Srisawat, Kornwipa Poonpon
Revision Of An Academic English Writing Rubric For A Graduate School Admission Test, Chawin Srisawat, Kornwipa Poonpon
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This study aimed to revise an academic English writing rubric for a university graduate admission test, following the Triangulation Scale Revision Process (Banerjee et al., 2015) and the Mixed-methods Conceptual Design Model (Janssen et al., 2015). The current scale revision was informed by a corpus analysis of writing responses, multi-facet RASCH model (MFRM) analysis, and a rater discussion. The samples of the study were 134 scored writing responses. Each writing response was rated by two raters. Seven raters were recruited in the rating process, and four of them participated in the subsequent raters’ discussion process. Corpus analysis was employed to …
An Exploration Of Salespersons’ Communication Apprehension In English Communication: A Case Of A Private Company In Thailand, Penpitcha Prakaiborisuth
An Exploration Of Salespersons’ Communication Apprehension In English Communication: A Case Of A Private Company In Thailand, Penpitcha Prakaiborisuth
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Communicating in a foreign language can be a traumatic experience for a large number of language users, and having to use a foreign language can lead to anxiety or communication apprehension. In cases of salespersons, communication apprehension can adversely affect sales performance and the ability to engage customers and close deals. The present study aimed at investigating the levels of communication apprehension among Thai salespersons during oral sales presentations in English, explore the perceived effects of communication apprehension on sales presentations, and identify coping strategies employed by Thai salespersons to manage their communication apprehension. Quantitative data from self-report questionnaires and …
Perspectives On Online Learning And Technostress Experienced By Science And Non-Science First-Year University Students During Covid-19, Teerada Chongkolrattanaporn, Woralan Kongpolphrom
Perspectives On Online Learning And Technostress Experienced By Science And Non-Science First-Year University Students During Covid-19, Teerada Chongkolrattanaporn, Woralan Kongpolphrom
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This study examined perspectives on online learning, focusing on synchronous and asynchronous modes and technostress experienced by first-year students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on a survey of 803 first-year university respondents, the results indicated that both science and nonscience students held different perspectives on synchronous and asynchronous modes of learning. The students from both groups also experienced varying levels of technostress, with techno-overload being the most pronounced. There was a significant difference in attitudes towards online learning modes and in technostress between science and non-science students. Non-science students were more positive toward asynchronous modes and reported higher levels of …
Re-Examining Productive-Skills Anxiety Constructs In Online Instructional Contexts Involving Thai Undergraduates Following The Covid-19 Pandemic, Teaka Sowaprux, Chatraporn Piamsai
Re-Examining Productive-Skills Anxiety Constructs In Online Instructional Contexts Involving Thai Undergraduates Following The Covid-19 Pandemic, Teaka Sowaprux, Chatraporn Piamsai
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This study reexamines various foreign language anxiety (FLA) predictors that may be applicable to the Southeast Asian and Thai contexts beyond the dimensions initially validated by Horwitz et al. (1986) and Cheng (2004). This study explores two frameworks, namely, the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) (Horwitz et al., 1986) that measures classroom speaking anxiety, and the Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI) (Cheng, 2004) that samples writing anxiety across three factors (i.e., somatic anxiety, avoidance behavior, and cognitive anxiety). The present study sought to understand how the online classroom apparatus during the context of the COVID-19 pandemic affected the …
English Proficiency As A Predictor Of Academic Performance In The Context Of Non-English As A Medium Of Instruction, Siti Nurul Azkiyah, Yenny Rahmawati, M. Shohibussirri, Yunita Faela Nisa, Neneng Sunengsih, Amirul Mukminin
English Proficiency As A Predictor Of Academic Performance In The Context Of Non-English As A Medium Of Instruction, Siti Nurul Azkiyah, Yenny Rahmawati, M. Shohibussirri, Yunita Faela Nisa, Neneng Sunengsih, Amirul Mukminin
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Many studies acknowledge that English proficiency contributes to academic performance, eventually affecting one’s career. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate whether English proficiency (EPT) could predict students’ academic performance at a state Islamic university in Indonesia. A quantitative approach was used, in which the data of students’ EPT and their Grade Point Averages (GPAs) were collected from 4,959 bachelor’s degree seeking students from various faculties. These data were taken from the university’s information center and then analyze using regression analysis to estimate if EPT significantly predicted GPA, whose finding was statistically significant (R2 = [.016], F (1, 4958) = [82.885], …
Exploring Efl Preservice Teachersʼ Sense Of Self-Efficacy In Teaching: An Indonesian Case, Caecilia Tutyandari
Exploring Efl Preservice Teachersʼ Sense Of Self-Efficacy In Teaching: An Indonesian Case, Caecilia Tutyandari
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A sense of self-efficacy is an essential factor in preservice teachers' professional growth. This paper aims to explore pre-service English language teachers' sense of self-efficacy in teaching, which includes their perceptions of their teaching abilities and concerns during teaching practicum. Accordingly, this study employed a mixed methods approach with a cohort of final year students of the English language education department as the respondents. It was conducted in a university-based teacher education program in Indonesia with an online survey and interview as research instruments to collect the data. The data gathered were examined separately with descriptive statistical analysis and thematic …
Turkish Efl Learnersʼ Receptive Affix Knowledge As A Diagnostic Tool To Predict Their Productive Derivative Vocabulary Knowledge, Mustafa Yildiz
Turkish Efl Learnersʼ Receptive Affix Knowledge As A Diagnostic Tool To Predict Their Productive Derivative Vocabulary Knowledge, Mustafa Yildiz
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The present study sets out to measure Turkish EFL learners' receptive affix knowledge and productive derivative vocabulary knowledge. More specifically, the extent to which Turkish EFL learners recognize written form of affixes, know the meaning of affixes and determine the part of speech of the derivatives produced by means of affixes and how good such learners are at producing derivatives have been investigated. Sasao and Webbʼs (2017) Word Part Levels Test (WPLT) to diagnose learnersʼ receptive affix knowledge and the Contextualized Derivative Recall Test developed by Iwaizumi and Webb (2021) to measure EFL learnersʼ productive derivative vocabulary knowledge have been …
Effects Of Post-Task Anticipation During Online Collaborative Writing In L2, Vararin Charoenchaikorn
Effects Of Post-Task Anticipation During Online Collaborative Writing In L2, Vararin Charoenchaikorn
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This study was motivated by Skehanʼs (1996, 1998) hypothesis about the potential of post-task anticipation to direct learnersʼ attention towards form and previous online L2 collaborative writing research that found prioritization of meaning in this context. It investigated the effects of post-task anticipation on text length, accuracy and complexity, and learnersʼ perceived effects of anticipation, in online collaborative writing. Ninetyeight Thai EFL learners of English on an online university course were divided into control and experimental groups. The control group performed the main online collaborative writing task without foreknowledge of a post-task, while the experimental group anticipated a peer language …
Narrow Listening As A Method To Improve Efl Learnersʼ Listening Comprehension, Ngọc Yếna Thị Trần, Rob Waring
Narrow Listening As A Method To Improve Efl Learnersʼ Listening Comprehension, Ngọc Yếna Thị Trần, Rob Waring
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The practice of narrow listening was introduced almost 30 years ago (Krashen, 1996), but has not received enough attention from English language teachers and researchers. Past research has placed a focus on the combination of this method and narrow reading, or the use of this method in teaching languages other than English. This study explored narrow listening as an independent method to improve EFL learners’ listening comprehension. The 38 participants in this study were intermediate EFL adult learners following a general English course. During the experiment, the treatment group were provided with narrow listening materials, while the control group were …
Reading Portfolio And Video-Mediated Reflection Tasks: University Studentsʼ Engagement In Dialogic Reading, Reni Kusumaningputri
Reading Portfolio And Video-Mediated Reflection Tasks: University Studentsʼ Engagement In Dialogic Reading, Reni Kusumaningputri
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This article reports on a single case study investigating the adoption of reading portfolio and video-mediated reflection tasks so as to promote Indonesian university studentsʼ engagement in dialogic reading. Nested in a classroom ethnography design, data were collected through multiple interviews, teaching journals, and studentsʼ Facebook-mediated interaction records. Drawing on thematic and discursive analysis, the findings showed that the reading portfolio and video-assisted reflection tasks encouraged the students to invest their time and energy into and engage in dialogic reading where collective meaning making practices took place. As the students were engaged in the reading portfolio and video-assisted reflection tasks, …
Novice-Teacher Challenges In Materials Selection, Development, And Use, Jayakaran Mukundan
Novice-Teacher Challenges In Materials Selection, Development, And Use, Jayakaran Mukundan
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This study investigated the factors that lead the Novice Teacher (NT) towards selection, development, and use of learningteaching materials for classroom use. The participant in this study was a teacher trainee who had completed four years of the teacher training program in the university. She was randomly selected. The researcher (supervisor, evaluator, and mentor) was a participant in this qualitative study. The study first aimed to evaluate NTʼs role as critical and creative needs analyst, materials developer, and monitor and assessor of student learning. Then the study went on to examine if criticality and creativity were evident in the decisions …
The Effects Of Online Corrective Feedback On University Studentsʼ Self-Regulation In Writing, Pajaree Nipaspong
The Effects Of Online Corrective Feedback On University Studentsʼ Self-Regulation In Writing, Pajaree Nipaspong
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This study aimed to determine how teachers’ online written corrective feedback (WCF) affected university students’ selfregulation in writing and how the effects differed among students of different English proficiency levels. The participants were 27 second-year university students enrolled in a required online writing course. Throughout the 16-week course, the students received online WCF on their writing through Google Docs. Results from pre- and post-questionnaires and interviews revealed the positive effects of teachers’ online WCF on students’ self-regulation in writing, especially those with mid- and low-proficiencies. Results from this study provided an indication of the effectiveness of online WCF in developing …
Formative Multimodal E-Feedback In Second Language Writing Virtual Learning Spaces, Watcharee Kulprasit
Formative Multimodal E-Feedback In Second Language Writing Virtual Learning Spaces, Watcharee Kulprasit
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In the digital era, writing experience usually comes in the form of digital writing in virtual spaces. Social network sites are the ubiquitous platforms where authentic communication makes writing meaningful in our daily life. In addition, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic encouraged all human activities to be done online. In the academic realm, particularly second language writing pedagogy, digital tools have been used to support digital learning and improve studentsʼ writing performance online. Moreover, as feedback is a crucial learning tool in writing pedagogy to help enhance studentsʼ writing development in campus-based settings, e-feedback takes on this role in …
Is Filipino Esl Academic Writing Becoming More Informal?, Abdul Wahid I. Tocalo, Shainah P. Racman, Kyla Nicole Alibai G. Guiamelon, Bainarin M. Mama
Is Filipino Esl Academic Writing Becoming More Informal?, Abdul Wahid I. Tocalo, Shainah P. Racman, Kyla Nicole Alibai G. Guiamelon, Bainarin M. Mama
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The observation of informalities in academic writing has become tremendous in recent years, as revealed by a plethora of cross-cultural and diachronic studies. Different users of English have already been explored; however, none has centered on the case of English as a Second Language (henceforth ESL) writers, such as Filipino academic writing scholars, in terms of delineating informalities in their academic writing discourse over time. For this reason, this quantitative study aimed to diachronically analyze informality features in academic writing of Filipino ESL researchers in the applied linguistics field. Using the framework of Hyland and Jiang (2017), a significant association …
The Development Of A Local Online English Proficiency Test For Young Learners: Key Considerations And Challenges, Jirada Wudthayagorn, Chatraporn Piamsai, Phasphan Thanompongchart
The Development Of A Local Online English Proficiency Test For Young Learners: Key Considerations And Challenges, Jirada Wudthayagorn, Chatraporn Piamsai, Phasphan Thanompongchart
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In Thailand, a series of policies have been implemented at all levels of Thai education. It is hoped that English language ability among Thai citizens will be improved. In primary education, following the English language education policy for primary school students introduced by the Office of Basic Education Commission (2016), English has been introduced to first graders onwards. They study English one hour every day, five days a week. When they finish grade 6, they should demonstrate their language ability at a CEFR A1 level. Various English tests have been used to check if the students are either proficient or …
Elt And Al Research Trends In Thai Scopus-Indexed Journals, Supakorn Phoocharoensil
Elt And Al Research Trends In Thai Scopus-Indexed Journals, Supakorn Phoocharoensil
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Scopus currently plays a crucial role in guaranteeing the quality of journals included in this prestigious database, which in turns represents the reputation of world universities according to well-known rankings, e.g. The QS World University Rankings, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, etc. Awareness of the research trends in Scopus can facilitate researchers in making their appropriate decisions on the topics and methodology that are gaining popularity, which will increase their opportunity to have their works published in Scopus journals. This study aims at investigating the current trends in ELT/AL publications based on 180 articles from three Thai Scopus-indexed …