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
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
‘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
Spacing effects in vocabulary learning: Young EFL learners in focus
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DOI: 10.1080/2331186x.2017.1287391
Abstract: Abstract This study used a novel method to explore different schedules of spacing in young EFL learners. In doing so, we taught young EFL learners English–Farsi word pairs using different spacing schedules (massed vs. spaced).… read more here.
Keywords: young efl; efl learners; word pairs; one week ... See more keywords
The effect of cultural materials on listening comprehension among Iranian upper-intermediate EFL learners: In reference to gender
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DOI: 10.1080/2331186x.2018.1560601
Abstract: Abstract This study examined the impact of using cultural materials on listening comprehension among male and female Iranian EFL learners. To this end, 96 upper-intermediate male (n = 48) and female (n = 48) EFL… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; group; culture; comprehension ... See more keywords
Iranian EFL learners’ perception of the English verbs’ argument structure and their language proficiency: A semantic-syntactic approach
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DOI: 10.1080/2331186x.2019.1674576
Abstract: Abstract Acquisition of verbs and their syntactic and semantic properties can act as the core of any sentence across languages. EFL learners encounter learnability problems in the perception of English verbs’ argument structures manifested by… read more here.
Keywords: efl learners; verbs argument; argument; proficiency ... See more keywords