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Eslami-Rasekh, Zohreh; Eslami-Rasekh, Abbas; Fatahi, Azizollah – TESL-EJ, 2004
This study deals with the application of the pragmatics research to EFL teaching. The study explored the effect of explicit metapragmatic instruction on the speech act comprehension of advanced EFL students. The speech acts of requesting, apologizing, and complaining were selected as the focus of teaching. Teacher-fronted discussions, cooperative…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Multiple Choice Tests
Eslami-Rasekh, Zohreh; Valizadeh, Katayoon – TESL-EJ, 2004
The present study aimed at investigating learners' beliefs about different learning activities and the degree of discrepancy between learners' preferences and instructors' awareness of those preferences in foreign language learning. The study involved 603 EFL students majoring in different fields who responded to a questionnaire on their preferred…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Beliefs