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Angwah, Julius, and Emmanuel Tangong. "Cameroon’s Foreign Language Learning Culture and the Paradox of English as an Official Language." Global Academic Journal of Linguistics and Literature 4, no. 5 (September 29, 2022): 153–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.36348/gajll.2022.v04i05.004.
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Substantial exposure to language is one of the most effectively proven approaches to language learning. In Cameroon, however, even with a fairly considerable exposure to the English Language, foreign language learners still lack very basic communicative competencies in it relative to other foreign languages. In this study, we sought to describe EFL learners’ degree of exposure to different foreign languages in the Francophone system of education vis-à-vis their performances, explore some striking pedagogic differences in the teaching of English and other foreign languages and finally assess the extent to which learners’ motivations affect their mastery of English and other foreign languages. Drawing from an analysis of a three-year statistics of final year EFL learners’ performances in Lycee de Nkolbisson, an oral assessment, interviews on pedagogic approaches and the motivations of 60 EFL learners, we realized that though learners are more exposed to the English Language, they tend to lack very basic communicative skills in it compared to other foreign languages in the Francophone system of education. It was also realized that, besides poor motivation, there are also pedagogic lapses in the teaching of English to Francophones in the country. This led us to the conclusion that while, practically, pedagogic inconsistencies could account for the remarkable incompetence among EFL learners in Cameroon, it seems to be a micro reflection of a macro indifference towards the learning of English among Francophones in general.
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Hasbi, Muhamad. "The Attitudes of Students from ESL and EFL Countries to English." Register Journal 6, no. 1 (June 1, 2013): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.18326/rgt.v6i1.1-16.
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This research is to study the attitudes of English students from English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) country in English and Foreign Languages University (EFL University), Hyderabad to English. This is a descriptive-quantitative research with a survey method. The attitudes researched include those to listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The data was taken through questionnaireconsisting of 20 questions. The findings of this study showed that the English students in EFL University have neutral-to-positive attitudes to Listening, positive attitudes to Speaking, positive attitudes to Reading, and poor attitudes to Writing. In addition, the English students from ESL country have better attitudes to Reading (positive) and Writing (neutral)and those from EFL country have better attitudes to Speaking (neutral-topositive)and Listening (neutral-to-positive). Keywords: Attitudes; English as Second language (ESL); English as Foreign Language (EFL).
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Hasbi, Muhamad. "The Attitudes of Students from ESL and EFL Countries to English." Register Journal 6, no. 1 (June 1, 2013): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18326/rgt.v6i1.220.
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This research is to study the attitudes of English students from English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) country in English and Foreign Languages University (EFL University), Hyderabad to English. This is a descriptive-quantitative research with a survey method. The attitudes researched include those to listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The data was taken through questionnaireconsisting of 20 questions. The findings of this study showed that the English students in EFL University have neutral-to-positive attitudes to Listening, positive attitudes to Speaking, positive attitudes to Reading, and poor attitudes to Writing. In addition, the English students from ESL country have better attitudes to Reading (positive) and Writing (neutral)and those from EFL country have better attitudes to Speaking (neutral-topositive)and Listening (neutral-to-positive). Keywords: Attitudes; English as Second language (ESL); English as Foreign Language (EFL).
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La Ode Rasmin and Sahril Nur. "TRANSLINGUAGING IN EFL CLASSROOM AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW." ENGLISH JOURNAL OF INDRAGIRI 7, no. 1 (January 3, 2023): 41–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.32520/eji.v7i1.2162.
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Translinguaging is a phenomenon of language use where the people are bilingual or multilingual. Tanslinguaging occurs in the community and schools, both rural and urban areas. At the Indonesian secondary school level, the learning of English as a foreign language (EFL), teachers and students at schools use the target language (English) and the Indonesian language as the official language in the education system. But, local languages also occur and are used in schools for the students who have their local language, including in rural schools. This article uses the literature review method to analyze the use of translanguaging (Indonesian language, local language, and English) in EFL classrooms at schools and its effects. The author collects several national and international journals. The journal was compiled purposively, which related to translanguaging at schools. The literature review found that translinguaging in the EFL classroom influences students' performance with multilingual backgrounds (Indonesian language, local languages, and English). Therefore, translinguaging-based instruction is considered good if applied to learning English as Foreign Language (EFL).
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Mora, Raúl Alberto. "Toward More Equitable Language Learning and Teaching Frameworks For Our ELT Community: Moving from EFL to ECL to CE." GIST – Education and Learning Research Journal 24 (June 30, 2022): 25–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.26817/16925777.1137.
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Over the past decade, different scholars in ELT have raised questions about the notion of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and the growing issues related to inequity that such a framework has raised. Our field in Colombia needs to interrogate the very frameworks and concepts we use to define the language and how those definitions will include us or exclude us from the larger global conversations in the field of ELT and related ones as a way to remain active and relevant in years to come. This article proposes moving from English as a Foreign Language (EFL) into English as a Colombian Language (ECL) as the intermediate step toward Colombian English (CE). This article will first problematize EFL as a segue into detailing the transition and some considerations involving our views of English and teacher education.
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KAHN-HORWITZ, JANINA, RICHARD L. SPARKS, and ZAHAVA GOLDSTEIN. "English as a foreign language spelling development: A longitudinal study." Applied Psycholinguistics 33, no. 2 (August 5, 2011): 343–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0142716411000397.
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ABSTRACTEnglish as a foreign language (EFL) spelling was examined longitudinally three times (4th, 9th, 12th grades) during 9 years of EFL study among Hebrew first language (L1) students. The study examined the impact of L1 literacy variables including phonemic awareness, word attack, and spelling on EFL spelling and the relationship between EFL literacy variables and EFL spelling. Results showed that English spelling measured at earlier points strongly predicted later English spelling. L1 literacy skills measured in fourth grade were more significant than English word recognition in explaining end of ninth grade EFL spelling. Beginning of first year EFL letter knowledge in fourth grade predicted end of first-year EFL spelling. These results show qualitatively different L1 and EFL literacy abilities impacting EFL spelling at 4th, 9th, and 12th grades.
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Alsaleem, Abdulrahman Akram. "Review of Foreign Language Anxiety Relationship with Language Achievement of EFL Students in Saudi Arabia." International Journal of English Linguistics 10, no. 1 (December 28, 2019): 305. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v10n1p305.
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This study is conducted to evaluate learning and teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) since English is still treated as a foreign language. Despite the prevailing high-level anxiety in Saudi learners of the English language, there are limited researches available to study the impact of language anxiety on the achievement of the student in a particular language. This literature search study explored the underlying causes and impacts of foreign language anxiety (FLA) and then studied these impacts on the language achievement of Saudi students in EFL classrooms in KSA. Credible academic researches and conference papers are critically reviewed in the context of the relationship between foreign language anxiety and language achievement of EFL students in Saudi Arabia. The findings of the review revealed that government initiatives and exposure to globalization in Saudi Arabia, students are encouraged to get expertise in English through EFL courses. However, the review of literature demonstrated that Saudi students experience anxiety while learning English as an unknown language. Additionally, the level of understanding in students of FLA negatively affected their accomplishment. Therefore, the collaborative strategies in classrooms are needed with complete participation of language instructors and favourable environment with positive competition building strategies encourage EFL students to enhance learning.
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Siregar, Masitowani. "Students' Translation Use in English Foreign Language (EFL) Learning." SALTeL Journal (Southeast Asia Language Teaching and Learning) 3, no. 1 (May 9, 2020): 47–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.35307/saltel.v3i1.47.
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The study was conducted to describe the students’ translation use in English Foreign Language Learning (EFL). The subject of the study was 100 students English Educational Study Program Languages and Arts Faculty, Universitas Negeri Medan. 40 Students were selected as the sample. The instruments used to collect data were questionnaire and interview. The data analysis indicated that English Department Students as foreign language learners used translation activities during their learning process such as, to comprehend reading text, to write English texts, to speak English, to understand vocabularies, to understand English grammar, to understand idioms and phrases and to understand the instructions of teachers. More attention should be given than to help the students’ skills and understanding through the translation process.
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Celik, Seyda Savran, and Selami Aydin. "Wiki effect on English as a foreign language writing achievement." Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching 6, no. 4 (November 11, 2016): 218–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/gjflt.v6i4.1674.
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The number of the studies conducted on the use of wikis on the English as a foreign language (EFL) learning process has remained fairly limited. More specifically, in the Turkish EFL context, little attention has been paid to the effects of wikis on EFL writing achievement. Thus, this study aims to examine the effects of a wiki-based writing environment in terms of EFL writing achievement in the Turkish EFL context. In this experimental study, a background questionnaire, a writing achievement pre- and a post-test were administered to a sample group of 42 EFL learners. Results indicate that the use of wiki-based online writing environment increases writing achievement regarding content. It is recommended that wikis as appropriate tools to increase learners’ EFL writing achievement should be integrated into the EFL learning process. The advantages that wikis serve should not be ignored but exploited by the teachersKeywords:English as a foreign language, wiki, writing, achievement
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Özdemir, Emrah, and Selami Aydin. "Blogging Effect on English as a Foreign Language Writing Motivation." International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching 7, no. 2 (April 2017): 40–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcallt.2017040103.
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Not many studies have been present on the effects of blogging, particularly with respect to English as a Foreign Language (EFL) writing motivation. Those studies did not focus on the effect of the use of blogs on Turkish EFL learners' writing motivation. Thus, this study aims to examine how the use of blogs affects EFL writing motivation among EFL learners in a Turkish EFL learning context. A questionnaire interrogating demographic information, a pre-test and a post-tests measuring writing achievement were administered to a group of participants including 48 language learners. According to results, blogging on its own does not increase motivation; however, the process-based writing instruction mainly has positive influences on EFL learners' motivation in both traditional pen-paper and blog environments. Thus, EFL teachers need to know that the use of blogs does not increase motivation among Turkish EFL learners. To increase their motivation level, it is also recommended that teachers should use a writing environment where their students are encouraged to write in the target language.
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Yari, Fariba, and Akram Hashemi. "Does Acculturation happen in EFL Context?" JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS 6, no. 2 (September 24, 2015): 916–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/jal.v6i2.5172.
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In order to understand the second language culture, understanding the nature of acculturation is necessary. Teaching culture should be integrated into the foreign language textbooks and classroom practices. It is necessary for language teachers to integrate cultural materials and values into their teaching and to make them familiar with the culture of the language they are teaching.The aim of this investigation is to magnify the evidence of English Acculturation in Foreign Language Learning Settings (EAFLLS).And to emphasize the significant role of English text books do and have to play in English as a Foreign Language situations.
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Josifović-Elezović, Sanja. "Reciting poetry in contemporary EFL instruction." Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Pristini 51, no. 4 (2021): 27–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/zrffp51-34029.
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The paper analyses the effects of reciting various poetic texts in a foreign language instruction at the advanced level, in order to improve linguistic, cultural, and personal competences of English language students. Contemporary foreign language teaching methodology is reviewed briefly, and the possibilities and consequences of using different poetic styles are considered, in the ways that successfully integrate foreign and native language, literature and culture, intensive and extensive reading in a foreign language. Final year students of English language and literature at the Faculty of Philology in Banja Luka participate in a project of reciting world poetry in English in front of an audience, within the compulsory subject Contemporary English Language 7. In this case study from the academic 2016/2017, the perceptions of 25 students of English language and literature and the observation notes of their professor, project leader, are critically analysed, after their participation in the recitation project. The aim of the study is to gain a better insight into the effectiveness of reciting poetry in a foreign language by university students, and in other contexts in which a foreign language is learned. İn this qualitative research, the method of data interpretation is content analysis, and the data collection methods are observation and survey. The research instrument is a questionnaire with open-ended questions. The results show that by practicing reciting in a foreign language for a public appearance in front of colleagues and an audience, students can significantly improve their personal, linguistic, cultural, and professional competencies.
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Ghadyani, Fariba, Mohammad Hassan Tahririan, and Katayoon Afzali. "A Theoretical Model of Hope for Teaching English Language." Language Testing in Focus: An International Journal 6 (October 2022): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.32038/ltf.2022.06.02.
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There is a research scarcity in theoretical conceptualizing of hope for teaching second or foreign languages. On the other hand, adopting an exploratory mixed-methods research design, Ghadyani et al. (2020) presented a categorical framework of hope for teaching English as a foreign language. Continuing the previous study, the specific objective of this paper is to depict the process by which hope for teaching English as a foreign language is created. Given conducted in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of experienced EFL teachers, a qualitative theoretical model of hope for teaching EFL was developed. Piloting provided a benchmark against which to validate the qualitative results. In the testing phase, 228 Iranian EFL teachers were given the developed scale (Ghadyani et al., 2020). The final theoretical model of hope for teaching EFL was developed and confirmed via performing statistical data analysis. It was revealed that hope for teaching English as a foreign language can be achieved through five paths. The process tends to start with the factor ‘interpersonal relationship’ and it comes to an end with the factor ‘anticipated effort’. The variable ‘source’ was identified and confirmed as the core factor. Additionally, results of this study are compared with those of the research done by Ghadyani et al. (2021, 2022). The findings would be valuable to program designers and curriculum evaluators in assessing the effective use of the second/foreign language teaching.
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Boonsuk, Yusop, and Eric A. Ambele. "Existing EFL Pedagogies in Thai Higher Education: Views from Thai University Lecturers." Arab World English Journal 12, no. 2 (June 15, 2021): 125–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol12no2.9.
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Since English is extensively used among linguacultural users to access life opportunities, it has become a requisite foreign language in the Thai educational system. To prepare Thai learners for this new changing role of English and reduce English Language Teaching dependency on the native English variety, this study aimed to explore English lecturers’ voices in Thai universities on existing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) pedagogies at the Thai tertiary level with the research question: how do English lecturers in Thai universities perceive EFL in Thai universities? Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 25 Thai EFL university lecturers selected from ten different universities in Thailand and analyzed using content analysis. The finding reveals that EFL-oriented pedagogy plays a dominant role in English language teaching (ELT) education in Thai classrooms, illustrating three main salient themes from the study: (1) EFL pedagogies; (2) EFL materials; and (3) EFL curriculums. The result shows that the pedagogy is less responsive in the changing roles of English use and its widespread worldwide, especially among diverse linguacultural interlocutors. Hence, English university lecturers should reconsider, adjust, and made more practical glocal changes in English language teaching for the purpose of language teaching, language planning and predicting language change.
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Herawaty, Monika, Desi Sri Astuti, and Elly Syahadati. "AN ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN SPEAKING CLASS." Journal of English Language Teaching and Education (JELTE) 2, no. 2 (September 29, 2021): 42–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.31571/jelte.v2i2.72.
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This research aimed find out the most common cause of English Foreign Language (EFL) students’ anxiety in speaking class to the Third Semester Students of English Education Study Program of IKIP PGRI Pontianak. The subject of this research was only one class, the number of subject was 31 students from B Morning class. This research was a descriptive research. The data collected from the questionnaire and interview. The data which have been collected are analyzed by using google form as a tool to collect the data. The findings showed the percentages of English Foreign Language (EFL) students’ anxiety in cognitive, behavioural, and physiological factors. The mean score of English Foreign Language (EFL) students’ anxiety in cognitive factor was 74.2% Then, the mean score in behavioural factor was 74%. And then the mean score in physiological factor was 72%. The students in speaking class they are lack of preparation, fear of making mistakes, afraid of the classmates that they could not do their best in speaking class. With these findings, therefore the researcher concluded that the most common cause of English Foreign Language (EFL) students’ anxiety in speaking class was cognitive factors. Keyword: English Foreign Language (EFL) students’ anxiety, speaking anxiety, descriptive research.
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Zhou, Xuan, Yolanda Padron, and Hersh Waxman. "English as a Foreign Language Teachers' Technology Professional Development Needs." International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 11, no. 1 (March 25, 2024): 117–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.52380/ijcer.2024.11.1.631.
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This study examined the Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) professional development needs of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Teachers. EFL teachers participated in semi-structured interviews from seven primary schools in a middle-sized urban school district in the east part of China. The results indicated that though primary EFL teachers in China have basic technological knowledge to support teaching, they are lacking appropriate knowledge and training, particularly in areas of TPACK related to EFL teaching. Results from the present study indicate that there is a need for PD that helps EFL teachers integrate technology in teaching reading, speaking, and writing.
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He, Chunyan, and Fei Han. "A Study of EFL Curriculum of China’s Science and Technology Institutes under Graded Teaching Model." English Language Teaching 11, no. 2 (January 7, 2018): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n2p44.
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Recent years, most universities and colleges have been reforming the English as a foreign language (EFL) curriculum system in China. Some reformed EFL curriculum into English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses, for instance, while some conducted a graded teaching model in EFL teaching. However, the effect of this reform was not so good, especially at science and technology institutes. Therefore, in view of different opinions to classification of foreign language teaching, the classification scheme of English teaching was improved and rebuilt at first, based on the analysis of the learners’ feedback from the perspective of learner’s needs on the current EFL curriculum system of China’s science and technology institutes under graded teaching model. And then a new EFL curriculum system of China’s science and technology institutes under graded teaching model was designed based on learning-centered approach to course and curriculum design to promote the development of EFL teaching and China’s ESP courses and accordingly meet nation’s needs for cultivating international and integrated high-quality talents of foreign languages.
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Al-Ma’ani, Musallam, and Al Ghalia Al-Kindi. "Translation and EFL in Oman." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences [JASS] 8, no. 3 (February 16, 2018): 5. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jass.vol8iss3pp5-14.
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The history of the didactics of translation indicates that it has been effectively used in the teaching of foreign languages. In the case of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), translation can have a sufficiently facilitating role in its teaching and learning. Particularly for the teaching of EFL in Oman, where English is taught at all stages of the educational system, translation from and into Arabic and English may improve the mastery of English. But there is disagreement among EFL teachers on the use of translation in their classes. This paper explores the views of EFL teachers in Oman with regard to the feasibility and usefulness of translation in EFL teaching. Findings suggest that EFL teachers in Oman are almost split on this vital issue.
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Al-Ma’ani, Musallam, and Al Ghalia Al-Kindi. "Translation and EFL in Oman." Journal of Arts and Social Sciences [JASS] 8, no. 3 (February 16, 2018): 5–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.53542/jass.v8i3.2463.
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The history of the didactics of translation indicates that it has been effectively used in the teaching of foreign languages. In the case of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), translation can have a sufficiently facilitating role in its teaching and learning. Particularly for the teaching of EFL in Oman, where English is taught at all stages of the educational system, translation from and into Arabic and English may improve the mastery of English. But there is disagreement among EFL teachers on the use of translation in their classes. This paper explores the views of EFL teachers in Oman with regard to the feasibility and usefulness of translation in EFL teaching. Findings suggest that EFL teachers in Oman are almost split on this vital issue.
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Munandar, Imam, and Shaumiwaty Shaumiwaty. "Exploring Indonesian Lecturers' Perceptions and Practices on English Language Assessment." Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning 12, no. 1 (April 17, 2023): 67–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.21580/vjv12i217137.
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Assessments are crucial in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL), impacting students' knowledge acquisition and influencing teachers' beliefs and training. The present research investigates lecturers' fundamental conceptions regarding assessing English as a foreign language (EFL) and their instructional practices in higher education. Twelve English department EFL lecturers participated in a study using purposive sampling, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires. The research used a thematic analysis methodology to identify themes, classifications, and subcategories reflecting respondents' perspectives on EFL evaluation. The study's results showed that the subjects used diverse terminology to illustrate evaluation, offering a stimulating context for their respective methodologies. Furthermore, the participants believed that language assessment serves multiple purposes, including administrative and educational functions. Most respondents viewed evaluation as a continuation of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom instruction and acquisition, significantly influencing students' educational outcomes and learning strategies. Therefore, considering how assessments can improve student learning will likely influence educators' working in EFL assessment. Research highlights the need for professional development for lecturers to improve their understanding of language assessment and practice through workshops, training sessions, and resources.
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Osborne, Denise M., and Miquel Simonet. "Foreign-Language Phonetic Development Leads to First-Language Phonetic Drift: Plosive Consonants in Native Portuguese Speakers Learning English as a Foreign Language in Brazil." Languages 6, no. 3 (June 25, 2021): 112. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/languages6030112.
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Fifty-six Portuguese speakers born and raised in Brazil produced Portuguese words beginning in one of four plosives, /p b k ɡ/. Twenty-eight of them were monolinguals (controls), and the rest were learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). The learners were also asked to produce English words beginning with one of four plosives, /p b k ɡ/. We measured the plosives’ voice onset times (VOT) to address the following research questions: Do foreign-language learners, whose exposure to native English oral input is necessarily limited, form new sound categories specific to their additional language? Does engaging in the learning of a foreign language affect the phonetics of one’s native language? The EFL learners were found to differ from the controls in their production of Portuguese voiced (but not voiceless) plosives—prevoicing was longer in learner speech. The learners displayed different VOT targets for voiced (but not voiceless) consonants as a function of the language they were speaking—prevoicing was longer in Portuguese. In EFL learners’ productions, English sounds appear to be fundamentally modeled on phonologically similar native sounds, but some phonetic development (or reorganization) is found. Phonetic development induced by foreign-language learning may lead to a minor reconfiguration of the phonetics of native language sounds. EFL learners may find it challenging to learn the pronunciation patterns of English, likely due to the reduced access to native oral input.
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Hezam, Abdulrahman Mokbel Mahyoub, and Rian Abdulrahman Moqbel Mahyoub. "Saudi University Students’ Perceptions towards Language Learning via Blackboard During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Department of Languages and Translation, Taibah University, Al-Ula Campus." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 9, no. 11 (December 2, 2022): 360–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.911.12730.
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This study investigates the use of Blackboard in teaching and learning English as a foreign language at the Department of Languages and Translation, Faculty of Science and Arts, Taibah University (TU) in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. It aims to investigate the efficiency of using Blackboard in EFL. The study tries to answer the following questions: What are the effects of using Blackboard in teaching and learning English as a foreign language on the development of language skills? What are the attitudes of EFL learners toward using Blackboard at Saudi EFL colleges? The descriptive research design used a quantitative instrument to accomplish the study's objectives; a survey questionnaire was used to investigate the attitudes of EFL BA college students towards the use of Blackboard in EFL. The findings of the study help educators assess the efficiency of using Blackboard in teaching English. The results show that students have a positive attitude towards Blackboard but still face difficulties adapting to online learning.
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Mulyanto, Haris, Encik Shahzool Hazimin Bin Azizam, and Jailani Jusoh. "English Language Minority in Indonesian EFL (English Foreign Language) Learners Rural Area." International Journal of English and Applied Linguistics (IJEAL) 3, no. 3 (December 22, 2023): 291–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.47709/ijeal.v3i3.2903.
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English as a communication tool has been vital aspect into worldwide society. The element of English has a more profound influence through the implementation of life and daily human habit. Nowadays, English has been normalized as a language necessity for academics, basic internet norms, social status, and business. Hence, it is standard for English as a requirement for many fields. Although the fact that society uses English as language instruction, there is a majority of Indonesian districts that could not be able to apply the language vice versa. It is due to internal and external factors such as geographic area, difficulty, and national curriculum design. Consequently, it created imbalance of education distribution aspect and rights. Therefore, this research elaborates and finds out the minority elements of English language involved in EFL learners in rural area. The primary method of inquiry in this research is a literature review which means the technique intended to gain a collection of previous research from the journal, internet, book, and the latest research. The data were analyzed, synthesized into a findings unit, and elaborated on how to broaden the result to be discursive.
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Vela Gámez, Martha Alicia. "Code-switching as a Learning Strategy for EFL Learners." International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation 6, no. 10 (October 20, 2023): 95–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2023.6.10.13.
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Learning English as a foreign language (EFL) has great relevance for many people around the world due to globalization, technology, personal or professional goals and preferences. Likewise, English has been documented as one of the languages that has more non-native speakers than native speakers around the world (Shin, 2013). Code-switching is considered a linguistic variation and it has become a widely researched circumstance that is commonly reflected by bilingual, multilingual, and multicultural practices. This research has the objective to give an account of how English as a foreign language learner use code-switching as a learning strategy to achieve academic goals. A qualitative methodology and a descriptive approach were used to analyze data and to infer the following linguistic practices: a) code-switching use by emergent bilinguals as a learning strategy to acquire a foreign language and b) code-switching use affects emergent bilinguals´ language development. The research´s findings can be summarized stating that code-switching practices help students develop foreign language awareness by analyzing linguistic elements to express meaningful ideas taking it into practice. Concluding from extensive research, code-switching can be a helpful learning strategy for foreign language learners to achieve English within a communicative process allowing learners to be able to express and communicate a message proficiently.
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Ramírez Basantes, Raúl Sebastián. "Developing english as a foreign language (EFL) teacher’s identity." Kronos – The Language Teaching Journal 2, no. 1 (August 20, 2021): 79–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.29166/kronos.v2i1.3124.
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Early teaching and student experiences act as cultural references for English as a Foreign Language teachers. Tools and strategies are articulated in the form of roles, which are constantly tested and negotiated within the classroom, modeling the EFL teacher’s identity. The following is a case study on three EFL teacher’s identity development from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. The presence of roles related to EFL teaching was identified through a semi-participant observation and compiled in an observation grid. Observed tools and strategies origin was deepened in the transcription of interviews based on life stories, using a biographical methodology. The use of Socializing / Empathizing skills from the Acculturator role were present in codeswitch using an Ecuadorian pitch, aimed to deal with emotional transactions in the class successfully. Previous working experiences allowed teachers to find strategies to incorporate EFL teaching roles with low emotional labor. Role models from the family and working context played a crucial role in the integration of emotional tools to negotiate roles within the class with low emotional labor.
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Mulyanto, Haris, Encik Shahzool Hazimin Bin Azizam, and Jailani Jusoh. "Self Efficacy of Indonesian English Foreign Language Learners in Speaking English." International Journal of English and Applied Linguistics (IJEAL) 2, no. 3 (December 14, 2022): 459–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.47709/ijeal.v2i3.1884.
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Self-efficacy is the condition of someone's capability to complete a task in a significant manner that impacts the development of human achievement, especially for students who are learning a foreign-speaking language system. It is one of the vital aspects of improving language learning. Thus, it is a crucial factor in building self-confidence in spoken English. Furthermore, this study is intended to analyze the Indonesian English Foreign Language Learner (EFL) in speaking English. The method used in this study is a literature review to reveal the impact of self-efficacy on Indonesian English Foreign Speakers. The data were collected by analyzing the journal, sources, and articles of Indonesian scholars conducting similar research. The widespread self-efficacy influence displayed in the form of the investigation, the numbers of Indonesian students participation, and the result of achievements changed among the high and low-efficacy of Indonesian English Foreign Language Learner (EFL) in speaking English within the study.
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Sadighi, Firooz, and Mehdi Dastpak. "The Sources of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety of Iranian English Language Learners." International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies 5, no. 4 (October 31, 2017): 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.5n.4p.111.
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Foreign language learning anxiety is one of the affective factors which influence language learning negatively. It has several sources and different types. The present study aimed at investigating the sources of foreign language speaking anxiety of Iranian EFL learners. To do so, 154 EFL learners participated in the study. They were required to fill out a foreign language anxiety questionnaire which was developed based on the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) by Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope (1986). The results of the study indicated that “fear of making mistakes”, “fear of negative evaluation”, and “lack of vocabulary knowledge” were the main factors which caused anxiety among students. Some strategies are recommended for the students to use in order to cope with the anxiety-provoking factors.
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Neupane, Nabaraj. "Native Language in English as a Foreign Language Classes: Teachers’ Lived Experiences." Educator Journal 10, no. 1 (July 27, 2022): 119–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/tej.v10i1.46734.
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Along with the prevalence of post-method pedagogy in English language teaching, the use of learners’ native language (NL) in English as a foreign language (EFL) context has become a vital issue. Considering the issue, this article aims to dig into the phenomenon of NL usage with special reference to Nepal. For achieving this objective, I followed a phenomenological study design to explore the teachers’ lived experiences. I purposively selected ten university English language teachers to observe their EFL classes based on age, qualification, gender, and teaching experience. The information obtained from the unstructured classroom observation led me to the four themes such as conditions, reasons, strategies and consequences. The findings reveal that most informants used NL for better and more efficient communication; they used NL in different ways; and learners were at ease, self-assured, and pleased with NL usage. This implies that EFL teachers need to use the learners’ NL sparingly.
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Rozaq, Tomy Suhaili, Waode Hamsia, and Linda Mayasari. "Language learning strategies in EFL used by athlete students in sport language center." Concept : Community Concern for English Pedagogy and Teaching 7, no. 2 (January 2, 2022): 102–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.32534/jconcept.v7i2.2351.
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The aim of this research is to identify the type of English learning strategies as foreign language used by athlete students and to analyse on how to use language learning strategies in learning English as foreign language to their achievement in English speaking skill. This research was conducted on six athlete students in Sport Language Center of Surabaya who are able to speak English in International Competition. The data for this research were taken from observation and filling up questionnaire analysis. It can be concluded that language learning strategies in learning English as foreign language for the students were very useful and helpful. The learning strategies are believed to be responsible for successful language acquisition and significant in language learning. Thus, in learning English as a foreign language, appropriate language learning strategies were significant. Athlete students who are swimmers in Sport Language Center needed to know how to learn, and swimmer coach needed to know how to facilitate his process in teaching English. Hopefully this research can also inspire other researcher who are interested in conducting research on other aspects of language learning strategies.
Keywords: Language Learning Strategy; Athlete; English as foreign language
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Alharbi, Ayed T. "Grammatical awareness and language performance: examining gendered differences among Saudi EFL (English as a foreign language) learners." F1000Research 11 (June 8, 2022): 625. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.109455.1.
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Background: Despite the many studies that have been conducted on the learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) regarding grammar ability in various contexts, some gaps are still unbridged and need researching. Therefore, this study addresses the research gap in the Saudi context concerning the grammatical competence of Saudi EFL (English as foreign language) learners. Methods: This study described the Saudi EFL learners’ level of awareness in developing grammatical forms. It also assessed Saudi EFL students' level of performance in grammar learning. Finally, it quantitatively explored what, if any, gendered differences exist in the grammar acquisition of Saudi EFL learners. The study employed descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze the data. The study sample comprised 50 Saudi EFL students out of the population of 120 students enrolled in EFL programs at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia with sample size being determined using online sampling calculator Raosoft. Results: The results of the present study show that the Saudi EFL learners manifest a favorable level of awareness in developing grammatical forms while they still not having attained mastery of English grammar. Results also indicate that grammatical competence and level of awareness are more advanced among the Saudi EFL female learners compared to their male counterparts. Conclusions: The outcomes of this research imply that Saudi EFL learners have sufficient performance in grammar learning but need further nurturance. Implications of this study will serve as a basis for English language learning development interventions in the benefit of the students.
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Fiktorius, Teddy. "Phonetics Transcription in English Language Teaching (ELT): Implications for English Language Teachers." NOTION: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Culture 2, no. 2 (November 18, 2020): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.12928/notion.v2i2.2068.
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This paper is written through descriptive method or library research to discuss the use of phonetic transcription in the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first part describes the theoretical framework of the transcription basics. Then, the next part discusses the advantages of the phonetic transcription. This is followed by an illustration of understanding basic speech sounds. Some ideas of preparing classroom materials using the IPA are addressed in the next section. Finally, some solutions as well as recommendations are proposed and justification of the researcher’s position toward the use of phonics as an EFL literacy instruction in ELT is presented.Keywordsphonetic transcriptionInternational Phonetic AlphabetEFL literacy instruction
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Fayzullaevna, Tadjieva Mastura. "DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE." European Journal of Higher Education and Academic Advancement 1, no. 6 (June 13, 2024): 83–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.61796/ejheaa.v1i6.616.
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This article explores the significance of intercultural competence in teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The review examines the concept of communicative competence, the understanding of intercultural competence, highlighting the role of cultural knowledge, beliefs, and values in shaping cross-cultural interactions. It underscores the importance of preparing EFL students to navigate unpredictable multicultural situations, rather than solely focusing on familiarity with a single culture. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of existing literature, the article identifies best practices, theoretical foundations, and practical approaches to integrating intercultural learning into EFL classrooms. The goal is to equip EFL educators with the necessary strategies to foster intercultural understanding and prepare their students for the complexities of a globalized society
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Chu, Wenxiu, Honggang Liu, and Fan Fang. "A Tale of Three Excellent Chinese EFL Teachers: Unpacking Teacher Professional Qualities for Their Sustainable Career Trajectories from an Ecological Perspective." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 14, 2021): 6721. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126721.
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Teachers’ quality has long been researched in the field of general education. However, little attention has been paid to the professional qualities of excellent English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers in the context of English curriculum reform, especially from an ecological perspective. To address this gap, this study adopted a qualitative approach to characterise the qualities of excellent senior high school EFL teachers in China and the development of their professional qualities using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model. Four interconnected dimensions of excellent EFL teachers’ professional qualities were confirmed: English language pedagogical content competence, beliefs about the foreign language teaching profession and professional ethics, beliefs about foreign language teaching and learning, and beliefs about language teacher learning and development. Meanwhile, the EFL teachers constructed and developed their professional qualities in their dynamic interaction with the complex ecological systems where they lived. The paper considers these various teacher-related factors in the ecological systems and provides some suggestions for sustaining EFL teachers’ professional development.
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Babaniyazova, N., and R. Sarsenbaev. "THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE." EurasianUnionScientists 1, no. 11(80) (December 14, 2020): 4–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.31618/esu.2413-9335.2020.1.80.1090.
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The article describes the importance of using Information Technologies in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). It deals with some problems in the process of teaching EFL for students. Nowadays the importance of incorporating Information Technologies in Foreign Language (FL) education has often been emphasized, especially by foreign language pedagogy scholars.
The aim of the paper was to summarize the results of the observations carried out at Nukus state pedagogical institute in Nukus in order to map ways of improving students’ foreign language were developed suitably and sufficiently in the observed EFL lessons. The analysis showed that EFL courses at the institution tend to regard the importance of integrating skills with the usage of ICT in FL education. As a result of discussion and analysis we concluded that it is pivotal to make use of 21st century skills in the process of teaching EFL.
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Guechi, Ryma, and Hariharan N. Krishnasamy. "Teaching English Culture in EFL Classrooms: What? When? How? Cultural Content Should Be Included In EFL Classroom." Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 8, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 79–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.52131/pjhss.2020.0802.0105.
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This article categorically analyzes the key issues faced in the teaching of culture in foreign and second languages to students. The definition of these two interrelated concepts given, respectively. Next, the characteristics and components of culture that need to be in cooperated into the EFL classrooms. Additionally, the article defines relevant concepts such as language and culture that although commonly used some learners may not be able to identify how they relate. The article also provides various techniques used to incorporate cultural studies into second and foreign language classes. Besides, providing various views and assumptions on culture in the teaching foreign language. Moreover, factors such as teachers and curriculum explored and additionally the role they play in integrating culture to foreign language learning and the guidelines necessary to ensure that culture is integrated into EFL classrooms. This article sheds some light on this matter and additionally assists by giving effective methods used in order to integrate culture into foreign language classrooms. This article not only discusses the relationship between language and culture but also give a briefing on the necessary cultural components that need to be discussed such as cultural awareness, cultural identity among others, how the concepts help in language learning. In order to enable one to realize the significance of integrating culture into foreign language learning, certain terms need definition.Finally, this article contains a conclusion on the underlying issues above.
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Quimosing, Abigail B. "Learning English as A Foreign Language (EFL): A Narratology." SALTeL Journal (Southeast Asia Language Teaching and Learning) 5, no. 2 (July 14, 2022): 13–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.35307/saltel.v5i2.85.
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This study aimed at narrating the lived experiences of a Taiwanese student in learning English as a foreign language, which includes identifying the other means of learning English as a foreign language, the difficulties encountered in learning English as a foreign language and means of overcoming such. This study made use of a qualitative research design, employing a narrative approach, wherein the data were gathered through face-to-face interviews with the participant – a student representative who had been learning English at school since 13. The interview was audiotaped and transcribed, re-transcribed, and re-storied. The study found that other than in formal school, English could be learned through English tutorial classes, reading materials such as books, journals, and magazines in English, making use of internet applications with English as a medium such as Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Instagram, and talk or chat to foreigners. The study also revealed that the learner encountered difficulties in grammar and pronunciations. As observed, the student was not able to communicate in English effectively – with many grammar lapses and mispronunciations. It was further revealed that motivation and constant practice in English communication is seen by the learner as means of overcoming such difficulties. In conclusion, the study drew that foreign language learning is more difficult because exposure to the language is so limited. However, giving more talks to students in the classroom will provide means for students to practice English as a foreign language, as well as exposure to different internet applications with English as a medium.
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Moafa, Ruqayyah N. "Exploring the Phenomenon of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety Among English Language Learners in Saudi Arabia." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 14, no. 5 (May 29, 2024): 1371–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1405.09.
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The study aimed to understand the anxiety experienced by Saudi English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. It aimed to determine if their preference for foreign language classes affects their anxiety levels and which specific anxiety features are most prevalent when speaking English? The study employed a quantitative research technique to evaluate the anxiety levels of EFL learners. The anxiety was measured using the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS), a widely used tool for assessing speaking anxiety that was established by Horwitz, Horwitz, and Cope in 1986. The scale consists of 33 items rated on a five-point Likert scale. However, nine out of the thirty-three items have been reverse-coded and then translated into Arabic. The data indicated that 73.43% of the participants had different degrees of anxiety while talking in English. Among them, 14.06% experienced a high level of anxiety, 39.06% had moderate anxiety, and 20.31% had low anxiety. The results revealed that preference or sensation towards the EFL had no impact. Studies reveal that anxiety is a prominent concern in EFL programs, with a significant number of students experiencing challenges related to speaking anxiety.
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Septianasari, Lina. "MOTHER TONGUE ISSUES AND CHALLENGE IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS FOREIGN LANGUAGE." IJIET (International Journal of Indonesian Education and Teaching) 3, no. 2 (July 19, 2019): 204–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.24071/ijiet.v3i2.1941.
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Learning English as a foreign language (EFL) is quite challenging to particular learners. Their mother tongue somehow can be such an obstacle in comprehending the language they learn. The interference of their mother tongue more or less influence EFL Learners language acquisition. The aims of this research are to find out (1) the interference of learners mother tongue in acquiring English; and (2) the challenge faced by EFL Learners in acquiring English as their foreign language. The population of this sample is EFL learners at University level in Bandung. The researcher used purposive sampling to collect the data. Triangulation is used during the data collection process. Those are observation, test items, and interview. Relevant theories are used to analyze the data. The data shows that the grammatical rule and phonological aspect of learners first language affect their language production.DOI:doi.org/10.24071/ijiet.2019.030208
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Tóth, Zsuzsa. "Foreign Language Anxiety and Advanced EFL Learners: An Interview Study." Working Papers in Language Pedagogy 5 (December 1, 2011): 39–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.61425/wplp.2011.05.39.57.
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Is anxiety about learning and using a foreign language mainly apparent at lower levels of language competence, or is anxiety also relevant at higher levels of proficiency? While considerable research has been conducted on the various sources of foreign language anxiety at the beginning stages of language learning, relatively little is known about anxiety at more advanced levels. To fill this gap this small scale qualitative inquiry examines the construct of foreign language anxiety in the case of advanced-level language students: English majors. It aims to provide an insight into the nature and sources of L2-related anxiety from the advanced learner’s perspective: through the personal accounts of anxious learners themselves. The participants were students with high levels of foreign language anxiety, selected from a larger group of English majors based on their scores on the Hungarian version of the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale. They took part in a one-on-one in-depth interview concerning their learning and communication experience in EFL. The findings show that foreign language anxiety is not restricted to the early, beginning stages of language learning. Implications for teachers of foreign languages who teach advanced-level classes are discussed.
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Wang, Amber Yayin, and Wan-Jeng Chang. "Developing Intercultural Awareness and Language Speaking Proficiency for Foreign Language Learners through Cross–Cultural Voicemail Exchange." International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching 1, no. 4 (October 2011): 17–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcallt.2011100102.
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To expand global and intercultural communication, the effectiveness of asynchronous online communication devices, especially email, have been discussed in the area of foreign language teaching. A lack of specific research exists that addresses the application of online voicemail. This paper reports on a five month period of voicemail exchanges between 53 EFL learners in Taiwan and 56 CFL learners in the United States. The authors examine the responses of EFL students to this cross–cultural voicemail project and assess their progress in intercultural awareness and English speaking proficiency before and after the project. This study concludes that the use of voicemail creates an impact on the English speaking performance and intercultural awareness of EFL students and increases the motivation of EFL students in using English to express ideas. Further implications for teaching are discussed.
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Mardhatillah, Mardhatillah, Utami Widiati, and Ahmad Heki Sujiatmoko. "Transitioning into a Professional Teacher: EFL Preservice Teachers' Anxiety in Teaching Practicum." ETERNAL (English Teaching Journal) 15, no. 1 (February 15, 2024): 11–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.26877/eternal.v15i1.315.
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Foreign language anxiety has been proven to be an important issue in language learning, according to research on language learning in foreign languages. This study aims to determine the level of anxiety experienced by English preservice teachers. Most research projects in the past concerned learners’ anxiety about students who learning English. To fill the gap, the current study tries to deliver a different perspective on classroom anxiety. Thus, the current study investigates anxiety from preservice teachers’ points of view quantitatively. The current study examines the level of anxiety by adopting the Foreign Language Teaching Anxiety Scale (FLTAS) by Yoon (2012). Next, the scale in the form of a questionnaire has been responded to by 27 English preservice teachers. Further, the results show that the preservice teachers have a moderate level of anxiety. Overall, the study outlines the principal factors causing and affecting preservice anxiety about teaching English as a foreign language in the classroom
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Al-Seghayer, Khalid. "Determinants of Saudi EFL Learners’ Beliefs about Learning EFL." Studies in English Language Teaching 10, no. 3 (June 24, 2022): p1. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/selt.v10n3p1.
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Language learners’ beliefs constitute an individual difference variable that profoundly influences language-learning behavior and significantly contributes to the process and ultimate success of language learning. This article identifies the beliefs Saudi learners hold about learning English as a foreign language (EFL). The analysis first addresses Saudi EFL learners’ perceptions of English, followed by a discussion of Saudi EFL learners’ experiences with learning English. The discussion also addresses these learners’ expectations about studying English and concludes by pinpointing the importance of understanding the distinct language-learning beliefs of Saudi EFL learners and highlighting all factors that could affect these beliefs. Moreover, this conceptual article offers measures and progressive ideas to consider that will help Saudi EFL teachers reinforce more productive and insightful language beliefs that have a facilitative effect on language learning and keep Saudi EFL learners from developing debilitative conceptions of language-learning beliefs. This work also highlights several research directions and pedagogical implications.
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Gannoun, Hameed, Naciye Kunt, and Farhana Diana Deris. "INVESTIGATING ANXIETY ABOUT TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AMONG EFL TEACHERS PURSUING THEIR POSTGRADUATE STUDIES." Issues in Language Studies 12, no. 1 (June 28, 2023): 39–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.33736/ils.5101.2023.
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In the discipline of teaching English, scholars and even language teachers have long been interested in foreign language teaching anxiety (FLTA). With the increasing proliferation of English as a foreign language (EFL), there is a lack of comprehensive research on FLTA among EFL teachers. Therefore, the current study examines FLTA among 48 EFL teachers during their postgraduate programme at a public university in Northern Cyprus. The current analysis included the administration of the Teacher Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (TFLAS) and interviews. According to the results, the participants experienced varying degrees of foreign language teaching anxiety, and anxiety levels do not correlate with participants’ gender and teaching. The findings also revealed that fear of making mistakes was the primary factor that could induce language teaching anxiety. This study contributes to the existing body of prior research on FLTA with valuable contextualised data that could help alleviate anxiety levels experienced by EFL teachers.
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Mari, Nargis, Abdul Hameed Panhwar, and Sannaullah Ansari. "English Language Speaking Anxiety: A Quantitative Study." Sindh Journal of Linguistics 3, no. 1 (May 10, 2024): 135–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.58921/sjl.v3i1.60.
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The present study attempts to investigate the extent of English language speaking anxiety among the English as foreign/second language learners, studying at a public sector university in Sindh, Pakistan. The study is quantitative in nature and the data is gathered using random sampling survey method. Participants of the present study are studying in part II. A theoretical framework based on Horwitz et al (1986), a well-known theory followed by Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) is adapted. For the purpose of data analysis, SPSS (V.24) is used to determine the general descriptive statistics of the study. This study reveals the level of anxiety among students. It also concludes that learners even at a university level face language anxiety specifically in the EFL context. This study also assist the teachers and course designers for necessary steps be taken to overcome the English language speaking anxiety among EFL learners in EFL classroom.
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Nitisakunwut, Panicha, Thanawat Nutayangkul, and Aphiwit Liang-Itsara. "The Sociocultural Perspective on the Use of L1 as a Supporting Tool for EFL Learning." English Language Teaching 16, no. 2 (January 26, 2023): 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v16n2p74.
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Many English as a Foreign language (EFL) teachers think that a target language should be solely used as a medium of instruction to allow the learners to immerse in the target language. However, in the learning process, the learners learn about the language content and other cognitively-related skills such as discussion, reasoning, and evaluation to complete the tasks. Some tasks could be more challenging to understand, discuss, explain, or complete in learners’ foreign language because they might need higher competence and fluency in the target language. This article attempts to review socioculturally informed research on the use of L1 in L2 or EFL classes and the features of English as a foreign language. The advantages of utilizing L1 in EFL courses will next be covered. The article will conclude with some advice that EFL teachers might utilize to increase their students’ productivity in EFL classes by utilizing L1 as a supporting tool for language learning.
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Putra, Rizky Anugrah. "Deciphering English Vowel Digraphs." Pulchra Lingua: A Journal of Language Study, Literature & Linguistics 2, no. 2 (November 30, 2023): 113–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.58989/plj.v2i2.26.
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The inconsistency in predicting pronunciation based on English alphabetic spelling is a persistent challenge in English Language Teaching (ELT). This study investigates how 42 first-semester English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students predict sounds represented by <oa> and <oo> digraphs. Using stimuli from a familiar vocabulary list, 408 instances of mispronunciation were identified from 1260 speech data, with 386 as interlingual errors and 24 as intralingual errors. The study concludes that EFL learners heavily rely on their native language (L1) knowledge in perceiving and producing speech in the target language (L2). This research highlights the challenges EFL students face in mastering English pronunciation, emphasizing the need for effective language instruction strategies.
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Chow, Bonnie Wing-Yin, Hey Tou Chiu, and Simpson W. L. Wong. "Anxiety in reading and listening English as a foreign language in Chinese undergraduate students." Language Teaching Research 22, no. 6 (April 11, 2017): 719–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362168817702159.
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This study tested relationships between foreign language (FL) reading and listening anxiety and learner variables in English as a foreign language (EFL). It tested links between foreign language anxiety (FLA) and its cognitive, affective and behavioral correlates in English (i.e. language learning strategies, learning motivation, and performance). Three-hundred-and-six Chinese undergraduates learning EFL were administered the measures via a questionnaire. Regression analyses indicated that EFL performance and EFL motivation were key factors that uniquely predicted EFL reading and listening anxiety. However, the role of EFL learning strategies was not significant after the effects of EFL performance and EFL motivation were controlled for. Despite this, mediation analyses revealed that EFL learning strategies had a significant indirect effect on EFL reading performance and listening anxiety levels with EFL learning motivation as a mediator. This suggests its secondary role in affecting FL anxieties. These findings provide important implications regarding assessment of students’ FL anxiety level as well as identification of and intervention for those with FL difficulties. These findings have extended past studies by highlighting the relative importance of these cognitive, affective and behavioral correlates on Chinese undergraduates’ EFL anxiety in specific domains.
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Farnia, Maryam, Atena Farhangi, and Masoud Saeedi. "Cross-cultural Study of Perception of Humor by English Native Speakers and Iranian EFL Learners." Asian Journal of University Education 16, no. 2 (August 6, 2020): 166. http://dx.doi.org/10.24191/ajue.v16i2.7914.
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As an instance of foreign language comprehension, L2 humor perception is proved to be challenging for the foreign language learners. However, the body of literature is heavier on the side of humor production than humor perception. The current study explores the extent to which Iranian English as foreign language (EFL) learners perceive different types of English humor in comparison with the English native speakers. The participants were 153 Iranian EFL learners at intermediate level of language proficiency who were randomly selected from English language learners from several English language institutes in Shiraz, Iran, and 30 American English native speakers who voluntarily participated in this study. A questionnaire consisting of six contextualized jokes of three major types of universal, cultural and linguistic (with morphological, phonological, lexical and syntactic subcategories)was developed based on Schmitz's classification of verbal humor to obtain the quantitative data. Moreover, a semi-structured interview was conducted to elicit the perception of those participants who did not find the jokes humorous. The results showed that the majority of Iranian EFL participants did not realize the humor in the jokes. Also, the findings revealed that generally speaking, Iranian EFL learners' perception of humor is significantly lower in all types of jokes examined. The best perceived type of humor was found to be the linguistic humor of morphological type for the Iranian EFL learners and the lexical type for English native speakers. It was also discovered that the phonological humor was the least perceived type of humor for both Iranian EFL learners and English native speakers.
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Alrabai, Fakieh. "The Association between Self-efficacy of Saudi Learners and Their EFL Academic Performance." Theory and Practice in Language Studies 8, no. 10 (October 1, 2018): 1351. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0810.14.
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Considering the important impact of individual variables on language learning, this study seeks to highlight the relationship between Saudi learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) sense of self-efficacy about learning English and their academic performance in this language. The self-efficacy beliefs of 221 Saudi EFL undergraduate students whose major is English were explored using a questionnaire, while their academic performance was assessed using final exam scores in four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). The data gathered were analysed quantitatively. The findings demonstrated that EFL participating students hold very low overall self-efficacy beliefs about learning the English language. They were also low achievers in learning English in general. Moreover, students’ English self-efficacy positively correlated with their language attainment, suggesting that learners’ beliefs about language learning affect their language performance. The findings of the study shed light on the crucial association between Saudi EFL learners’ self-efficacy beliefs and their language achievement. We anticipate that these findings will provide guidelines for the different parties involved in language learning/teaching in the country. These guidelines should address how to help students hold correct beliefs about foreign language learning in order to achieve better EFL learning outcomes.
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Bojović, Milevica. "RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN READING STRATEGIES AND READING ACTIVITIES IN EFL CLASSROOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT." Nasledje Kragujevac 18, no. 48 (2021): 369–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.46793/naskg2148.369b.
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The study explores the university undergraduate biotechnology students’ perceived use of foreign language reading strategies, their perception of EFL classroom reading activities, and their potential relationships. For this purpose, a total of 91 university biotechnology students, learning English as a foreign language at the Faculty of Agronomy, University of Kragujevac, participated in this quantitative research. Two instruments were used in the study – the Inventory of Reading Strategies in a Foreign Language and Students’ Foreign Language Reading Activities Evaluation Scale. The measures of internal consistency, descriptive statistics, and Pearson correlation analysis were used for data processing. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 statistical software. The study demonstrates that the students used EFL reading strategies at a moderate level when reading texts in English and that their attitude toward EFL classroom reading activities was positive. The perceived use of reading strategies showed positive correlations with the students’ perceptions of EFL classroom reading activities. The students considered EFL classroom reading activities and reading comprehension testing as effective practices in developing foreign language reading skills.