Exploring the impact of automated written corrective feedback on the academic writing skills of EFL learners: An activity theory perspective
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DOI: 10.1007/s10639-024-12896-5
Abstract: Grounded in the activity theory, we adopted a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach to explore the impact of automated written corrective feedback (AWCF) on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ academic writing skills (i.e. task… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; written corrective; activity theory; writing skills ... See more keywords
Assessing the lexical richness of figurative expressions in Taiwanese EFL learners’ writing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2019.06.007
Abstract: Abstract This study aimed to explore the lexical richness of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ figurative expressions, including quantity, diversity, and types of figurative meanings, and the extent to which learners at different… read more here.
Keywords: figurative expressions; efl learners; proficiency; proficiency levels ... See more keywords
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
Presenting English polysemous phrasal verbs with two metaphor-based cognitive methods to Chinese EFL learners
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DOI: 10.1016/j.system.2017.07.016
Abstract: Abstract The present study examined whether cognitive linguistic methods facilitate Chinese EFL learners' acquisition of English polysemous phrasal verbs. 120 participants were tested in a 2 (method: traditional v. cognitive) × 2 (English proficiency: intermediate v. high)… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; polysemous phrasal; phrasal; english polysemous ... 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
AI acceptance and Chinese EFL learners’ behavioral engagement with mediating effects of motivation
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-11305-2
Abstract: As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies become increasingly integrated into education, understanding how they influence learners’ engagement is essential for effective pedagogy. This study examines the motivational mechanisms by which Chinese EFL learners’ acceptance of AI… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; behavioral engagement; acceptance chinese; motivation ... See more keywords
Investigating college EFL learners’ perceptions toward the use of Google Assistant for foreign language learning
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DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2020.1833043
Abstract: Recent studies on the use of Intelligent Personal Assistant (IPA) for second language (L2) learnring have found that IPAs such as Amazon’s Alexa is useful and motivating for L2 learners and that le... read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; college efl; investigating college; assistant ... See more keywords
The impact of Google Assistant on adolescent EFL learners’ willingness to communicate
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DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2020.1841801
Abstract: Willingness to communicate (WTC) is considered to be an important factor contributing to successful foreign language learning. Many studies aim at finding effective tools for enhancing WTC. With th... read more here.
Keywords: willingness communicate; google assistant; efl learners; adolescent efl ... See more keywords
Exploring the role of online EFL learners’ perceived social support in their learning engagement: a structural equation model
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DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2020.1855211
Abstract: During the COVID-19 pandemic period, a growing number of learning activities are taking place in online contexts. Along with the adversity in the online course of target language learning, student ... read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; online efl; learners perceived; exploring role ... See more keywords
Examining the role of voice blogging in developing speaking complexity, accuracy, and fluency in EFL learners: a social-constructivist perspective
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DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2025.2470320
Abstract: ABSTRACT As an innovative digital platform, voice blogging offers learners opportunities to improve their speaking performance; however, the impact of voice blogging on speaking complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) has been insufficiently explored, especially in… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; voice; speaking complexity; complexity accuracy ... See more keywords
‘We are not as they think about us’: exploring Omani EFL learners’ ‘selves’ in digital social spaces
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DOI: 10.1080/2005615x.2017.1346557
Abstract: Abstract This paper reports a research study of Omani EFL learners’ motivation to engage in social technologies through the medium of English, adopting Dörnyei’s L2 Motivational Self System as the main theoretical framework, whilst exploring… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; selves digital; omani efl; exploring omani ... See more keywords