Discourse analysis on conversational turn-taking in a German film by Jan Ole Gerster by Farid Rizal, Nur Farhana

“…Kato (2000) stated that turn-taking that occurs in conversation might differs between different cultures and languages which could be found as burdensome to the foreign language learners. Lacking of studies of turn-taking in German film conversation make the researchers, German language educators and graduate students whose in the discourse field barely have medium or sources to explore the language naturally. …”
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Speaking Anxiety in English Conversation Classrooms Among Thai Students by Akkakoson, Songyut

“…Methodology - The participants in this study were 282 Thai university students of English as a foreign language (EFL) studying English Conversation courses at a university in Thailand. …”
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Exploring ‘unknown worlds’: The lives and careers of non-native speaking teachers of English in Asia by Hayes, David

“…It is a decade since Richards remarked that “How the teacher believes, thinks, acts and reacts is central to educational endeavour, but about the EFL (English as a foreign language) language teacher we know almost nothing” (1997:243), going on to suggest that the world of the teacher of English as a foreign language was terra incognita (1997:251). …”
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The role of digital technologies in facilitating the learning of ESL writing among TESL pre-service teachers in Malaysia: a review of the literature by Kee, Li Li, Razali, Abu Bakar, Noordin, Nooreen, Abd. Samad, Arshad

A Study Of The Iranian Efl Learners' Use Of Reading Strategies by Raftari, Shohreh

“…The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the use of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading strategies by the Iranian EFL learners, and to profile their most and least frequently used reading strategies through conducting a survey. …”
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Investigating Guided Extensive Reading And Vocabulary Knowledge Performance Among Remedial Esl Learners In A Public University In Malaysia by Tan , Debbita Ai Lin

“…Research supports extensive reading, which draws on incidental learning, as a primary tool for second/foreign language vocabulary knowledge development.…”
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Teachers' Beliefs And Levels Of Use In The Adoption Of The Student-Active Learning Approach In Efl Classrooms In Oman by Humaid Al Shekaili, Bati Sulaiman

“…The main purpose of the study was to investigate the teachers' Beliefs and their Levels of Use (LoU) in the adoption of the Student-Active Learning (SAL) approach in their English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms in Oman.…”
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Socio-Economic Perspectives Of Language Learning Motivation: The Case Of Yemeni EFL Undergraduates At The Hadramout University Of Science & Technology by Al-Timimi, Rais Ahmed

“…The concept of integrativeness in Foreign Language Learning (FLL) contexts has been theoretically reformulated recently by scholars in the field of motivational research such as Csizér and Dörnyei (2005). …”
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The Effect Of Direct Reading Strategy Instruction On Students’ Reading Comprehension, Metacognitive Strategy Awareness, And Reading Attitudes Among Eleventh Grade Students In Ye... by Al-Tamimi, Nasser Omer Mubarak

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate whether direct reading strategy instruction (DRSI) would be effective in enhancing reading comprehension, metacognitive awareness of reading strategies and attitudes toward reading among Yemeni secondary school students who study English as a foreign language.…”
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Assessing the role of Arabic in EFL classes: an activity theory approach by Machaal, Brahim

“…In this research, I investigate the role of Arabic in the classes of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), by exploring the uses of Arabic during classroom activities that teachers and students engage in. …”
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Creating teaching and learning materials for kadazandusun as a less commonly taught language based on elements of learning style preferences of kadazandusun learners in UMS by Veronica P. Atin, Rosy Talin

“…In University Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kadazandusun (KD) is offered as a foreign language (or third language) to Malaysian learners of other ethnic groups. …”
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Corrective feedback and learner uptake in selected Iranian EFL classrooms by Pouriran, Yassamin

“…This study supports the notion that conducting activities which can integrate a focus on form into L2 communicative activities can contribute to learning a foreign language in terms of both accuracy and fluency. …”
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Historical literacy competence as a type of media literacy among German language undergraduate students by Chang, Shi Wen

“…When it comes to foreign language learning, historical literacy competencies are particularly important, because one of the best ways to learn a foreign language comprehensively is to understand the culture including the history of that particular target language. …”
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An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Motivation And Pragmatic Competence: A Case Study Of Chinese Efl Learners Of Hebei University by Li , Rui

“…Research into factors that can affect second/foreign language (L2) pragmatic acquisition, in particular and L2 pragmatic competence, in general began in the 1900s but the effects of some individual factors on the development of L2 learners’ pragmatic competence are still under-researched. …”
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PEMILIHAN KODE BAHASA DALAM RANAH PENDIDIKAN DAN KERJA: STUDI KASUS DI PUSAT BAHASA, BUDAYA, DAN AGAMA UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA by , ROSIANA KRISTANTI, , Prof. Dr. I Dewa Putu Wijana, S.U., M.A

“…In addition, the functions of code mixing cover to clarify materials in foreign language teaching, to be stylish, to talk certain topics, to show respect, to be the self-expression, to borrow particular terms, to clarify the addresseeâ�� intention, and to refer to certain things. …”

Writing apprehension among form five students in an ESL classroom / Maslinda Ayu Zainal by Zainal, Maslinda Ayu

“…Writing is a demanding activity especially for learners of a second / foreign language and yet it is a skill that they have to master in order to do well in the National Public Examinations which require them to write essays in different formats. …”
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Role and importance of Korean cultural education in Korean language education: A case study of Malaysian universitiew by Rou, S.Y., Kim, K.H.

“…At the first phase of the research, the emphasis is on examining Malaysian students' purpose of learning Korean language as a second foreign language. Our survey reveals that many students are eager to know more aspects of Korean culture such as traditions, customs, costume and food while they are studying Korean language. …”
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Teachers' Beliefs And Levels Of Use In The Adoption Of The Student-Active Learning Approach In EFL Classrooms In Oman by Al Shekaili, Bati Sulaiman Humaid

“…The main purpose of the study was to investigate the teachers' Beliefs and their Levels of Use (LoU) in the adoption of the Student-Active Learning (SAL) approach in their English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms in Oman. It was also aimed to investigate the challenges encountered by the teachers in the adoption of the SAL approach. …”
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Use of conjunctions as cohesive devices in argumentative writing of Jordanian EFL learners by Salman Al-Shamalat, Rawhi Yousef

“…Effective use of cohesive devices will produce cohesion in the text. English as foreign language learners face some challenges in the use of cohesive devices effectively in their writing. …”
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Beliefs of the International University Students towards Performing English Oral Presentation in Academic Settings. “Pilot study” by Benraghda, Abdelmadjid, Zuraina, Ali, Noor Raha, Mohd Radzuan

“…The purpose of this research is to find out about their beliefs on speaking and delivering oral presentation in English language as foreign language. The participants were 30 male and female international students. …”
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