Investigating Vietnamese ESP Learners' Difficulties in EFL Speaking: DMGA Scaffolding Model as a Proposed Solution by Nguyen Tran Uyen Nhi, Asmaa Abdulhameed Mohammad Al-saqqaf

“…Teaching speaking for English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) students in an English-for-Specific-Purposes (ESP) classroom is a demanding process. …”
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Strategies of content knowledge representation and EFL learners‘ english writing proficiency: Mediating role of critical thinking skills by Shen, Xiaolei, Ismail, Lilliati, Hu, Yurong, Wei, Mengqi

“…The exploration of optimizing content knowledge representation and enhancing critical thinking capabilities in English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ writing still needs to be improved. …”

Raising exposure and interactions in French through computer - supported collaborative learning by Gabarre, Cecile, Gabarre, Serge

“…Questionnaires and guided interviews were carried out to assess the learners’ evaluation of the online support, the relevance of CSCL in a foreign language acquisition and the benefits of real task based assignments. …”
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Code-switching as a communicative strategy among Malay students learning japanese in Malaysia Higher Education Institution by Abdullah, Muhammad Alif Redzuan, Hussin, Sanimah

“…Code-switching is an effective communicative strategy in learning Japanese as a foreign language in Malaysia Higher Education Institution. …”

Types of common errors in Middle Eastern students’ opinion essays: A case study by Suriya Kumar, Sinnadurai, Hafizoah, Kassim, Nursyaheedah, Muhammad Isa, Fathiah Izzati, Mohammad Fadzillah, Nurkarimah, Yusof, Nik Aloesnita, Nik Mohd Alwi

“…Analyzing students’ written errors is an approach to better understand the challenges that second and especially foreign language learners faced while writing in English. …”
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Moral judgement in early bilinguals: language dominance influences responses to moral dilemmas by Wong, Galston, Ng, Bee Chin

“…The Foreign-Language effect (FLe) on morality describes how late bilinguals make different decisions on moral judgements, when presented in either their native or foreign language. …”
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Investigating English language anxiety among UiTM Sarawak undergraduates / Vicky Chin, Ting Hie Ling and Yeo Jiin Yih by Vicky, Chin, Ting, Hie Ling, Yeo, Jiin Yih

“…Second or foreign language learning can be a demanding task for many language learners. …”
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Designing an interactive multimedia model: case study for learning german language / Sopiah Ishak by Ishak, Sopiah

“…It has been proven that the usage of multimedia courseware in learning foreign language does improve student's achievement. However, most course materials developed are inclined to show the sophistication of the multimedia only, rather than analysing the best method of conveying the content of the courseware. …”
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The impact of film and film-based activities on the attitudes of English-speaking secondary-school students towards L2 Chinese / Qi Zhang by Zhang, Qi

“…While foreign-language films can provide second language learners with authentic exposure to the target language in a relatively natural context, very few studies have been conducted on the use of film in the teaching of Chinese language and culture. …”
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Communication strategies in written text among basic learners of Japanese language: a case of Universiti Putra Malaysia’s students by Tajuddin, Farah, Mamat, Roslina, Abdul Halim, Hazlina, Ang, Lay Hoon, Abdul Rashid, Roswati, Jalaluddin, Ilyana

“…Foreign language learners adopt several strategies in overcoming language difficulties in their communication. …”
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Employees' English language proficiency and visitors' perception of services received at Beijing Art Zone 798 by Selke, Raimond

“…This study concerns the perception of proficiency in English as a foreign language among employees in the Beijing 798 art zone plus visitors’ perception of services received and staff professionalism. …”
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Error analysis in German writing by Chinese Malaysian students by Tan, Wan Ting

“…Transfer from a pre-existing linguistic repertoire to a target language is an important issue in foreign language acquisition. There are limited studies focusing on common German grammatical errors in the written form, both morphological and syntactical, that are made by Chinese Malaysian students in the Malaysia context. …”
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Linguistic and cultural difficulties in Arabic-English translation of sentences among Saudi undergraduates by Jabak, Omar Osman

“…It is hoped that this study, along with its findings and suggestions, will contribute to improving Saudi undergraduate students’ quality of Arabic-English translation and provide new insights into the difficulties of Arabic-English translation as well as the difficulties of carrying out translation from the mother tongue into a foreign language.…”
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From bias “in the text” to “teacher talk around the text” by Sunderland, Jane, Cowley, Maire, Abdul Rahim, Fauziah, Leontzakou, Christina, Shattuck, Julie

“…Data was collected in three separate investigations, in three foreign language teaching settings. The focus in each investigation was a set of lessons in which the textbook covered some aspect of gender.Using lesson transcripts, as well as the teachers' own perceptions of their behavior, we show how teacher talk cannot be predicted from the textbook text itself. …”

Autonomy in vocabulary learning: vocabulary learning strategies teaching programme for EFL Libyan learners by Khalifa, Salma H. M., Shabdin, Ahmad Affendi

“…To answer this question, a model of teaching vocabulary learning strategies programme, designed to help English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners acquire autonomy in vocabulary learning, was developed and tested through an experimental study conducted at a secondary school in Libya. …”
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The effect of automatic speech recognition EyeSpeak software on Iraqi students’ English pronunciation: a pilot study by Sidgi, Lina Fathi Sidig, Shaari, Ahmad Jelani

“…The use of technology, such as computer-assisted language learning (CALL), is used in teaching and learning in the foreign language classrooms where it is most needed.One promising emerging technology that supports language learning is automatic speech recognition (ASR).Integrating such technology, especially in the instruction of pronunciation in the classroom, is important in helping students to achieve correct pronunciation. …”
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Wait-learning: Leveraging conversational dead time for second language education by Guo, Philip J., Miller, Robert C., Cai, Carrie Jun, Glass, James R.

“…We present an instant messaging (IM) prototype, WaitChatter, that supports the notion of wait-learning by displaying contextually relevant foreign language vocabulary and micro-quizzes while the user awaits a response from her conversant. …”
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PEMAKAIAN BAHASA DALAM KOMUNITAS BACKPACKER INDONESIA: KAJIAN SOSIOLINGUISTIK by , FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA, , Drs. Tri Mastoyo Jati Kesuma, M.Hum.

“…Most of the terms used by backpackers are foreign language, especially in English. They do not use that terms correctly. …”

GATT Translation Method for Elementary Mandarin Learners / Hoe Foo Terng by Terng, Hoe Foo

“…This negative transfer will affect the foreign language learning and more often than not, result in the construction of many incorrect and awkward sentences. …”
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Resolving Arabic-language text reading errors among University students through project-based learning (PBL) by Siti Nurul Aishah Abdul Hamid, Siti Katijah Johari, Nurul Ain Zulhaimi, Nur Shafiekah Sapan, Siti Aishah Ramli

“…Foreign language learning is certainly accentuating on the mastery of basic skills including reading skills that need to be emphasized by every student in the early stages. …”
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