Interlanguage: a perspective of quantitative linguistic typology
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DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2019.04.004
Abstract: Abstract The study of interlanguage (IL) is crucial for the understanding of the acquisition and development of human languages. But there are very few empirical investigations into IL from a perspective of general linguistics or/and… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; chinese efl; language; interlanguage perspective ... See more keywords
Chinese EFL learners’ misconceptions of noun countability and article use
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DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2020.102222
Abstract: Abstract This study examined the relationship between Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ misconceptions of noun countability and errors in their article use. We compared the patterns of article-noun combinations in two written… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; chinese efl; countability; article use ... See more keywords
Crosslinguistic influence on Chinese EFL learners’ acquisition of English finite and nonfinite distinctions
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DOI: 10.1080/2331186x.2020.1721642
Abstract: Abstract English and Chinese have typological differences in finiteness. English has morphological finite and nonfinite distinction, whereas Chinese has no morphological finiteness, and multiple verbs in a clause appear in the form of bare verbs… read more here.
Keywords: acquisition english; nonfinite distinctions; chinese efl; english finite ... See more keywords
Understanding Chinese EFL learners’ anxiety in second language writing for the sustainable development of writing skills
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1010010
Abstract: To add to the currently limited research on the degree of cultural uniqueness of Chinese EFL learners’ anxiety and the multidimensional nature of second language writing anxiety (SLWA), the present qualitative study used think-aloud protocol… read more here.
Keywords: language writing; chinese efl; efl learners; learners anxiety ... See more keywords
The effects of genre on the lexical richness of argumentative and expository writing by Chinese EFL learners
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1082228
Abstract: Lexical richness, a crucial aspect of L2 writing research, has been shown to make a difference in L2 writing performance. Nonetheless, the majority of empirical studies have focused either on a single text type or… read more here.
Keywords: richness argumentative; chinese efl; richness; lexical richness ... See more keywords
Mitigating Students’ Anxiety: The Role of Resilience and Mindfulness Among Chinese EFL Learners
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.940443
Abstract: To manage the undesirable effect of anxiety on students, a wide scope of research has been dedicated to determining the triggers of anxiety and pedagogical interferences that can assist students with mitigating anxiety. Mindfulness is… read more here.
Keywords: resilience; chinese efl; efl learners; anxiety ... See more keywords
Chinese EFL learners different from English natives in cataphora resolution: Evidence from eye-tracking studies
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1126673
Abstract: Previous studies on English natives have shown that encountering an English cataphoric pronoun triggers an active search for its antecedent and this searching process is modulated by syntactic constraints. It remains unknown whether the conclusion… read more here.
Keywords: english natives; cataphora resolution; chinese efl; efl learners ... See more keywords
Sustaining Teaching with Technology after the Quarantine: Evidence from Chinese EFL Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
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DOI: 10.3390/su14148774
Abstract: Given that little is known about English teachers’ technological, pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK), this study examined teachers’ TPACK of using interactive whiteboards (IWBs) by contextualizing the research in the Chinese EFL context. Surveys and… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge; efl teachers; content knowledge; chinese efl ... See more keywords
“Sailing Together in the Storm”: Chinese EFL Teachers’ Trajectory of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation towards Well-Being
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DOI: 10.3390/su15076125
Abstract: Teaching is an emotion-laden process during which teachers are inevitably confronted with emotional disturbance. This study examines how Chinese EFL teachers transform emotional disturbance into well-being through interpersonal emotion regulation (IER). Previous research has examined… read more here.
Keywords: efl teachers; emotion; emotion regulation; chinese efl ... See more keywords