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Jones, Brett D.; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan; Li, Ming; Mohamed, Hanaa Ezzat; Reilly, Peter – SAGE Open, 2023
This study examined whether the five scales of the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation Inventory produced valid scores when used in university English language courses across four different countries. We surveyed 1,147 students in English language courses in Iran, Mexico, China, and Egypt and analyzed their responses by performing measurement…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Alsahafi, Morad – SAGE Open, 2023
This study investigates the relationship between depth of academic vocabulary knowledge and academic success among Saudi English-as-a-foreign-language university students. Fifty fourth-year university students majoring in English completed a vocabulary depth test, the Word Associates Test (WAT), based on the Academic Word List (AWL). Then,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Wang, Qi; Zhang, Ning; Ma, Wulin – SAGE Open, 2023
This paper is designed to explore the current status of Chinese EFL teachers' use of digital resources in doing research and its influential factors. It classifies digital resources into six types aligned to the research process and uses the revised TAM to find out and explain its influential factors. A total of 180 teachers were investigated via…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Zhai, Xiuwen; Razali, Abu Bakar – SAGE Open, 2023
In the last 19 years (2003-2021), research on genre-based approaches (GBAs) to writing pedagogy has been accumulating in the fields of English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL). This review mapped existing literature to identify research trends and provide a research agenda for future GBAs. This study employed the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Flipped Classroom for EFL Courses: A Systematic Literature Review
Linling, Zhong; Abdullah, Rohaya – SAGE Open, 2023
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on education. The closure of schools and the cessation of face-to-face classrooms have affected schools and students worldwide. The current need is to transform the traditional classroom to adapt to the new social and educational background. The flipped classroom is usually defined…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Flipped Classroom, COVID-19
Li, Qi; Xie, Zhilong; Zeng, Guofang – SAGE Open, 2023
Most previous studies focused on foreign language learning anxiety, whereas relatively few have ever examined the foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA), particularly experienced by pre-service EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers. By administering the "Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety Scale" (FLTAS) and a semi-structured…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Practicums, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Guo, Yadong; Gao, Xuesong – SAGE Open, 2023
The promotion of the English language continues to be instrumental in helping China to engage with the world, but it has caused identity anxiety and cultural uncertainty among language learners. In this paper, we analyze data from a favorite-character-presentation task and an oral survey conducted with 82 preschool children in Shanghai. We found…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Self Concept, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Samir, Aynaz; Motallebzadeh, Khalil – SAGE Open, 2023
The current master's curriculum in English Translation major in Iranian universities has not satisfied the demands of the society in which it was developed. Translation students have complained that some essential skills are not considered in the curriculum. Therefore, this study is aimed at proposing some guidelines for curriculum reformers in…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Curriculum, Comparative Education, English (Second Language)
Nilforoushan, Somayeh; Rashtchi, Mojgan; Abbasian, Gholam-Reza – SAGE Open, 2023
This mixed methods study examined whether perceived metacognitive reading strategies differed in Iranian EFL learners with different reading abilities. It also compared their actual (real) utilization of metacognitive reading strategies in different English text types (narrative and expository). Four hundred Iranian university students studying…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Metacognition, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Zhang, Xueni; Zhang, Runhan – SAGE Open, 2023
Error correction has been one of the central themes in accounting for potential gains in second language (L2) writing. While a wide range of empirical studies focused on the effects of written corrective feedback (WCF) on learners' writing outcomes, few of them have specifically examined the feedback process, or its potential role as a shaping…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Error Correction, Second Language Learning, Writing Instruction
Ali, Ashraf; Khan, Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq; Alouraini, Abdullah – SAGE Open, 2023
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated the transformation of educational institutions across the globe by implementing online and blended learning, which becomes an important aspect of the instruction and learning processes. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of both online and blended learning methods on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, COVID-19, Pandemics
Trang, Nguyen Huynh; Nguyen, Duyen Thi Bich; Ha, Hung Tan – SAGE Open, 2023
The article shines light upon the differences in the vocabulary demands of academic spoken discourse between three broad scientific disciplines: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences. By employing the Academic Word List (AWL) and British National Corpus/Corpus of Contemporary American English (BNC/COCA) wordlist, the present study…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Vocabulary, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences
Tsai, Pei-Shu – SAGE Open, 2023
Translation of scientific texts has been regarded as having the least freedom and variety in rendition; however, inconsistencies occur when translators work with two language systems that differ in reference to time, such as between Chinese and English. Tense is one of the core components of English grammar, but such information is not apparent in…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Morphemes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Juliana Othman; Yueh Yea Lo – SAGE Open, 2023
This study aimed to explore the experiences of Chinese EFL doctoral students in constructing their academic identities through critical argumentation in their thesis writing in an English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) context. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Narrative analysis was used to examine…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Doctoral Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Siyuan Shao – SAGE Open, 2023
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, distance teaching brought on unforeseen challenges around the world, including classroom-based assessment practice. However, little attention has been paid to teachers' assessment practice and their identity as assessor in the new teaching situation. This study examines Chinese K-12 in-service EFL…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Assisted Testing, Foreign Countries