Representation in the production of English idioms by proficient Iranian EFL learners by Yeganehjoo, Masoomeh

“…These expressions are used effortlessly among native speakers, but their use has created many difficulties for second and foreign language learners. Studying how idiomatic expressions are represented in the EFL (English as foreign language) learners’ mental lexicon reflects difficulty EFL learners have in acquiring and using them. …”
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Acoustic similarity and perceptual similarity between Tripolitania-Libyan arabic vowels and english vowels produced by Libyan EFL learners by Said, Kalthoum Ramadan M.

“…It is common that learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) struggle in acquiring English sounds, particularly in producing and perceiving English vowels. …”
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LEKSIKON WARNA DALAM BAHASA INDONESIA by , DHIMAS DAMARWARIH, , Drs. Tri Mastoyo, M.Hum.

“…Beside base colours and derivative colours, writer also describes colours from foreign language and the usage colours for certain object like hair colours, complexion and etc. …”

Arabic for specific purpose: a compact language guide for pilgrimage and Umrah purposes (travelers) by Sahrir, Muhammad Sabri, Mohamed Gameil Ali, Hussein, Muhammad, Ilyani Syiham

“…The design is based on educational principles of Teaching Arabic for Specific Purpose (TASP) and Teaching Arabic as Foreign Language (TAFL) based on Tarey (1998), Abd. Rahman (2007), Conner (2007), Md. …”
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Second language speaking anxiety among undergraduates of Faculty of Education in UiTM Shah Alam / Noraisya Sofea Muhammad by Muhammad, Noraisya Sofea

“…A questionnaire which is adapted from Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) by Horwitz, Horwitz & Cope is used to measure students' anxiety in speaking.…”
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Multimodality in the teaching of critical thinking skills / Syakirah Mohammed...[et al.] by Mohammed, Syakirah, Ahmad @ Ahmad Jali, Fathiyah, Amat, Rafidah

“…The teaching of these skills is found embedded in many areas including in the Teaching of English as a Second and Foreign Language. However, Critical thinking skills is found to be not an easy skill to teach. …”
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Raising the achievement of young-beginner readers of French through strategy instruction by Macaro, E, Erler, L

“…This article reports on an intervention study of reading comprehension among young-beginner learners of French as a foreign language (L2) in England. A number of factors are currently contributing to low achievement in reading among this population of learners. …”

Language teachers’ reported first and second language use: A comparative contextualized study of England and Spain by Molway, L, Arcos, M, Macaro, E

“…There is now extensive theoretical and empirical literature on the place of the first language (L1) and the second language (L2) in the foreign language (FL) classroom. Although this body of work includes related teacher beliefs and practices, less attention has been paid to the factors that may influence these practices across different national contexts. …”

The impacts of manipulating task complexity on EFL Learners’ Performance by Masoud Saeedi, Saeed Ketabi, Shirin Rahimi Kazerooni

“…Sixty- five Iranian students studying English as a foreign language at the intermediate level participated in this research. …”
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Background predictors of self-effi cacy beliefs of Iranian EFL teachers working in English Language Centers by Ghasemboland, Farimah

“…The present study explored self-effi cacy beliefs of English as Foreign Language teachers in the language centres in one selected middle-east country, Iran. …”
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A qualitative analysis of EFL learners’ task-generated discourse by Baharun, Hazleena, Zakaria, Abd Razak

“…This study examined oral discourse generated by learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) using two different communication task types i.e. jigsaw and decision-making. …”
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The use of the process orientaed approach to writing among the chinese students by Ma Rong

“…English is a foreign language in China. Students writing in English faced social and cognitive challenge related to literacy acquisition. …”
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The consumption of popular culture products among Japanese language learners at Universiti Teknologi Mara by Ahmad, Normah, Mamat, Roslina

“…The result from the study indicates that the consumption of Japanese popular culture products is high among Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL) learners, and this could be implied that they are very interested in anime, manga, song, and seiyu (voice actor), and these are used as a tool to improve their proficiency in the Japanese language.…”

Penguasaan kosa kata dan kemampuan membina ayat bahasa Thai by Che Su, Norizan, Zainon Hamzah, Zaitul Azma

“…In addition, the structure of the first language students also affects language-learning Thai as a foreign language at the Universiti Putra Malaysia.…”
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Gangguan bunyi Melayu dalam sebutan Arab: satu analisis ringkas by Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan

“…The contact with Malay language and culture can be a source of errors in the use of Arabic by a bilingual subject or by someone learning Arabic as a Second Language (ASL) or Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL). It may affect all levels of language. …”
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A review of genre-specific writing scales in ESL/EFL testing contexts by Nimehchisalem, Vahid, Hamidi, Amir

“…As an important part of language assessment, assessing English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) writing has long been the topic of interest among researchers. …”
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Misselection errors in Malay writing among French students by Abdul Halim, Hazlina, Ang, Lay Hoon, Majtanova, Miroslava, Mansor, Nor Shahila

“…This study aims to analyse misselection errors made by French students in their learning Malay as a foreign language with regard to the writing skills. The study utilized quantitative and qualitative method of data collection, by applying the definition of misselection errors by Dulay, Burt & Krashen (1982). …”
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The writing strategy in French language learning among Malaysian students: A qualitative approach by Abdul Halim, Hazlina, Abd Rahim, Normaliza, Abdul Jabar, Mohd Azidan, Abdul Aziz, Adi Yasran

“…This exploratory study aims to determine and categorize the type of strategies used by Malaysian students in their learning French as a foreign language with regards to writing skills by applying Dörnyei’s (1995) communication strategies taxonomy. …”
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Personality as extralinguistic factor that influences second language learning among foreign students by Kamaruddin, Rohaidah, Kamaruddin, Azni Yati, Seruji, Zuraini

“…They took Malay as a foreign language at Putra University of Malaysia (UPM), National University of Malaysia (UKM), University of Malaya (UM), University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) and University of Science Malaysia (USM).…”
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Flowery Inductive Rhetoric Meets Creative Deductive Arguments Becoming Transnational Researcher-writers by Singh, Michael, Fu, Dongquing

“…Using evidence from a textbook used by students studying English as a foreign language in China this paper documents the different models of deductive argumentation they are taught. …”
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