language. Generally speaking‚ most of the EFL learners believe that their knowledge in English is nearly assessed by the way they can interact in the target language. They maintain that their linguistic knowledge and their abilities in other skills—reading‚ writing‚ and listening—are not that much important. What is significant is their ability in conversational situations. Of course‚ this belief belongs to lay and ordinary people. Unfortunately‚ a majority of EFL teachers and instructors follow this
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Yanbu الهيئة الملكية ينبع University College – Yanbu الكلية الجامعية-ينبع Department of Applied Linguistics قسم اللغويات التطبيقية LING 401 - Research Methods in Linguistics 2012-2013‚ SEMESTER 121 Using E-Learning in EFL Class in Saudi Arabia 22 Dec 2012‚ Saturday 1. Introduction With the vast development of computer technology‚ e-learning‚ with the multiplicity of different communication tools‚ plays an important role in creating‚ promoting‚ and developing
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ISSN 1798-4769 Journal of Language Teaching and Research‚ Vol. 2‚ No. 5‚ pp. 977-988‚ September 2011 © 2011 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/jltr.2.5.977-988 A Study of Factors Affecting EFL Learners ’ English Listening Comprehension and the Strategies for Improvement Abbas Pourhossein Gilakjani School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains Malaysia‚ Malaysia Email: abbas.pouhossein@yahoo.com Mohammad Reza Ahmadi School of Educational Studies‚ Universiti Sains
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Vol. 3‚ No. 2‚ September 2012 THE EFFECTS OF PROFICIENCY ON THE WRITING PROCESS OF JORDANIAN EFL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Al-Sawalha‚ Abdulla Musa Salem Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang‚ MALAYSIA. musa2000ca@yahoo.co.uk Chow‚ Thomas Voon Foo Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang‚ MALAYSIA. tomichow@usm.my ABSTRACT Up to date‚ very few studies have explored writing processes in the context of EFL. The purpose of the study was to investigate how writing proficiency affects the writing process
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Suggestions for Beautifying the Pronunciation of EFL Learners in Higher Education Hasan Zainnuri‚ S.Pd. mawapres_uns@yahoo.com English Education Department of Postgraduate Sebelas Maret University‚ Surakarta Abstract This paper firstly stresses that the importance of the spoken form of the language and for that reason foreign language learners should have correct and accurate pronunciation. It summarizes the background of pronunciation teaching‚ emphasizes the need for incorporating pronunciation
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The Asian EFL Journal Quarterly September 2008 Volume 10‚ Issue 3 Senior Editors: Paul Robertson Roger Nunn Darren Lingley The Asian EFL Journal‚ September/2008‚ Volume 10‚ Number 3 Published by the Asian EFL Journal Press Asian EFL Journal Press A Division of Time Taylor International Ltd Time Taylor College Daen dong Busan‚ Korea http://www.asian-efl-journal.com ©Asian EFL Journal Press 2008 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception no reproduction of any part may
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Rainforests A rainforest (or rain forest) is a tropical forest that gets a lot of rain. It usually has a lot of plants and animals. A very well known rainforest is the Amazon Rainforest. Most of it is in Brazil‚ though Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Chile and other countries have parts of it.Scientists say over half of all plant and animal species live in the rainforest. Also more than 1/4 of all medicines come from here. Covering only 2% of the Earth’s land area they still provide 40% of the oxygen.. It
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A Case Study about the Motivation of English Majors for EFL Learning 1. Introduction Learning English as a foreign language has been prevailing in China for a long time. Since the national language in China is Chinese which is different from English in many ways‚ and there is no English-speaking environment‚ English is mainly acquired through school courses and in the classroom context. Therefore‚ in recent decades‚ many Chinese researchers are borrowing and adapting some Second Language (L2
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The Effects of Anxiety On Language Learning of ESL and EFL University Students Review of Literature Introduction: There has always been the existence of the feeling of anxiety-anticipation of danger and the fear of some untoward occurrence in the back f our minds. However‚ in the modern age of stress‚ cutthroat competition and uncertainty‚ the problem of anxiety has become chronic and has developed into a menace.This‚ as every one knows‚ has posed a strong challenge towards
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Designing a scheme of work in an EFL classroom What issues need to be considered when designing schemes of work? When designing a scheme of work the following components need to be considered and included: Focus of the course outline: Integrated skills‚ functional skills‚ grammar focussed‚ situational English syllabus‚ topic/theme based or working to a coursebook. The aims of the students: are they working towards a formal examination such as PET‚ CAE‚ IELTs etc‚ ESP‚ EAP or General English
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