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Volume 6, issue 12, 2013

The Effect of Pre-Task Planning Time on L2 Learners’ Narrative Writing Performance pp. 1

Keivan Seyyedi, Shaik Abdul Malik Mohamed Ismail, Maryam Orang and Maryam Sharafi Nejad

Listening Comprehension Performance Viewed in the Light of Emotional Intelligence and Foreign Language Listening Anxiety pp. 11

Mohammad Reza Valizadeh and Parviz Alavinia

English Bar as a Venue to Boost Students’ Speaking Self-Efficacy at the Tertiary Level pp. 27

Mingxu Liu

Relations among L1 Reading, L2 Knowledge, and L2 Reading: Revisiting the Threshold Hypothesis pp. 38

Gi-Pyo Park

Effects of Multimedia Annotations on Thai EFL Readers’ Words and Text Recall pp. 48

Jenjit Gasigijtamrong

Using Group Discussion with Taiwan’s EFL College Students: A Comparison of Comprehension Instruction for Book Club, Literature Circles, and Instructional Conversations pp. 58

Fu-Yuan Shen

Language Learning Strategies and Beliefs about Language Learning in High-School Students and Students Attending English Institutes: Are They Different? pp. 79

Fateme Saeb and Elham Zamani

Factors Negatively Affect Speaking Skills at Saudi Colleges for Girls in the South pp. 87

Mona. M. Hamad

Malaysian ESL Students’ Syntactic Accuracy in the Usage of English Modal Verbs in Argumentative Writing pp. 98

Jayakaran Mukundan, Khairil Anuar bin Saadullah, Razalina binti Ismail and Nur Hairunnisa binti Jusoh Zasenawi

TPS as an Effective Technique to Enhance the Students’ Achievement on Writing Descriptive Text pp. 106

M. Pd. Sumarsih and Dedi Sanjaya

Negotiation of Meaning and Modified Output Elicitation across Two Tasks pp. 114

Mehdi Rahimian

Classroom Practice to Translate Classical Chinese Poetry pp. 129

Huifang Tian

Does Input Enhancement Work for Learning Politeness Strategies? pp. 136

Mohammad Khatib and Mahmood Safari

Discourse Markers and Spoken English: Nonnative Use in the Turkish EFL Setting pp. 144

Asuman Asik and Pasa Tevfik Cephe

Thai English Teachers’ Understanding of “Postmethod Pedagogyâ€: Case Studies of University Lecturers pp. 156

Saksit Saengboon

A Corpus-Based Study on English Prepositions of Place, in and on pp. 167

Asmeza Arjan, Noor Hayati Abdullah and Norwati Roslim

The Use of Online Corrective Feedback in Academic Writing by L1 Malay Learners pp. 175

Soo Kum Yoke, Cecilia Bai Rajendran, Noridah Sain, Puteri Nur Hidayah Kamaludin, Sofwah Md Nawi and Suhaili Mohd Yusof

An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Foreign Language Reading Anxiety and Reading Strategy Training pp. 181

Seyit Ahmet Capan and Rumeysa Pektas

A Study on the Functions of Western Cultural Non-Verbal Behavior in English Classroom in China pp. 189

Yuehong Wei

Volume 6, issue 11, 2013

Students’ Perceptions of Effective EFL Teachers in University Settings in Cyprus pp. 1

Stella Kourieos and Dimitris Evripidou

Critical Literacy Practices in the EFL Context and the English Language Proficiency: Further Exploration pp. 17

Mei-yun Ko

Infer the Meaning of Unknown Words by Sheer Guess or by Clues? – An Exploration on the Clue Use in Chinese EFL Learner’s Lexical Inferencing pp. 29

Zhaochun Yin

The Use of Progressives among Malaysian ESL Learners pp. 39

Ilhamanggai Narinasamy, Jayakaran Mukundan and Vahid Nimehchisalem

The Effect of Large Classes on English Teaching and Learning in Saudi Secondary Schools pp. 49

Dalal A. Bahanshal

Reading Strategy: Tackling Reading through Topic and Main Ideas pp. 60

Bharathi Naidu, Marshal Briewin and Mohamed Amin Embi

The Effect of Post-Teaching Activity Type on Vocabulary Learning of Elementary EFL Learners pp. 65

Karim Sadeghi and Faranak Sharifi

Young Adult Literature in the Malaysian Secondary School pp. 77

Mallika V. Govindarajoo and Jayakaran Mukundan

The Potential Sources of Foreign Language Reading Anxiety in a Jordanian EFL Context: A Theoretical Framework pp. 89

Ismail Sheikh Ahmad, Murad M. Al-Shboul, Mohamad Sahari Nordin, Zainurin Abdul Rahman, Mohd Burhan and Kamal Basha Madarsha

The Role of Oral Output in Noticing and Promoting the Acquisition of Linguistic Forms pp. 111

Dan Liu

Study of the Effective Factors on the University Students’ Underachievement in English Language Learning pp. 122

Reyhaneh Ghadirzadeh, Fariba Pourabolfathe Hashtroudi and Omid Shokri

Habits of Mind in the ESL Classroom pp. 130

Maria Shu Hong Bee, Goh Hock Seng and Kamaruzaman Jusoff

English-Teaching Problems in Thailand and Thai Teachers’ Professional Development Needs pp. 139

Sripathum Noom-ura

Cultural Variations across Academic Genres: A Generic Analysis of Intertextuality in Master’s Theses Introductions pp. 148

Saeed Ketabi and Shaahin Rahavard

Reiteration Relations in EFL Student Writing: The Case of Moroccan University Students pp. 160

Nadia Hellalet

The Relationship between Iranian EFL Learners’ Beliefs about Language Learning and Their Use of Learning Strategies pp. 167

Fereshteh Khaffafi Azar and Mahnaz Saeidi

Self-Regulating Capacities as the Key to Boosting Up English Metaphor Acquisition pp. 175

Abd. Halim

Adopting Social Networking Sites (SNSs) as Interactive Communities among English Foreign Language (EFL) Learners in Writing: Opportunities and Challenges pp. 187

Norizan Abdul Razak, Murad Saeed and Zulkifli Ahmad

The Influence of Chinese Stress on English Pronunciation Teaching and Learning pp. 199

Fuying Bian

Volume 6, issue 10, 2013

The Mnemonic Keyword Method: Effects on the Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention pp. 1

Vanlee Siriganjanavong

Making Culture Happen in the English Language Classroom pp. 11

Yakup Doganay, Madina Ashirimbetova and Brent Davis

An Action Research Report on Applying Co-Operative Learning Techniques in an Intensive English Reading Class in China pp. 17

Xiao Fu

The Impact of Canadian Social Discourses on L2 Writing Pedagogy in Ontario pp. 32

Amir Kalan

Vocabulary Research Has Come a Long Way, But Seems to Have Limited Influence in the Classroom pp. 43

Stuart McLean and Nancy Shzh-chen Lee

Use of Blog to Improve English Writing in the Chinese Tertiary EFL Classrooms pp. 51

Qi-yuan Shen

Investigating Learning English Strategies and English Needs of Undergraduate Students at the National University of Laos pp. 57

Thongma Souriyavongsa, Mohamad Jafre Zainol Abidin, Rany Sam, Leong Lai Mei and Ithayaraj Britto Aloysius

The Laughing EFL Classroom: Potential Benefits and Barriers pp. 72

Robert Stroud

Functional Grammar and Its Implications for English Teaching and Learning pp. 86

Zhiwen Feng

EFL Students’ Perceptions of a Blended Learning Environment: Advantages, Limitations and Suggestions for Improvement pp. 95

Abdul Wahed Q. Al Zumor, Ismail K. Al Refaai, Eyhab A. Bader Eddin and Farouq H. Aziz Al-Rahman

A Corpus-Based Study on the Use of Past Tense Auxiliary ‘Be’ in Argumentative Essays of Malaysian ESL Learners pp. 111

Janaki Manokaran, Chithra Ramalingam and Karen Adriana

An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Negotiation of Meaning in L2 Vocabulary Acquisition of Chinese Learners of English pp. 120

Baoshu Yi and Zhinong Sun

Towards Quality Assessment in an EFL Programme pp. 132

Holi Ibrahim Holi Ali and Ahmed Ali Saleh Al Ajmi

Distribution of Articles in Written Composition among Malaysian ESL Learners pp. 149

Mia Emily Abdul Rahim, Emma Marini Abdul Rahim and Chia Han Ning

An Evaluation on Primary English Education in Taiwan: From the Perspective of Language Policy pp. 158

Ai-hua Chen

Teacher Trainees’ Use of Computer-Mediated Tasks in Teaching English as a Second Language: A Preliminary Study pp. 166

Misrah Hamisah Mohamed and Mohamed Amin Embi

Unfold the Veil Covering News – A Case Study of English Language and Ideology in both American and Chinese Press pp. 179

Li Gao and Qi-Dongmeng You

Politeness in Interlanguage Pragmatics of Complaints by Indonesian Learners of English pp. 188

Agus Wijayanto, Malikatul Laila, Aryati Prasetyarini and Susiati Susiati

Comparing the Effect of Blogging as well as Pen-and-Paper on the Essay Writing Performance of Iranian Graduate Students pp. 202

Hajar Kashani, Rosnaini Binti Mahmud and Seyed Ali Rezvani Kalajahi

L1 Influence on the Use of English Deictic Motion Verbs for Chinese EFL Learners and French EFL Learners pp. 219

Xu Ziyan

Index in Alexandre Dumas’ Novel the Man in the Iron Mask: A Semiotic Analysis pp. 228

Salmia Syarifuddin, Andi Rukayah Alim Yahya, Kamaruzaman Jusoff and Abdul Makhsud

The Importance of Metacognitive Reading Strategy Awareness in Reading Comprehension pp. 235

Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, Hairul Nizam Ismail and Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan Abdullah

Is Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition Feasible to EFL Learning? pp. 245

Luo Jian-ping

Volume 6, issue 9, 2013

Comparison of Effects of Teaching English to Thai Undergraduate Teacher-Students through Cross-Curricular Thematic Instruction Program Based on Multiple Intelligence Theory and Conventional Instruction pp. 1

Saowalak Rattanavich

Online Speaking Strategy Assessment for Improving Speaking Ability in the Area of Language for Specific Purposes: The Case of Tourism pp. 19

Malinee Phaiboonnugulkij and Kanchana Prapphal

From Call to Mall: The Effectiveness of Podcast on EFL Higher Education Students’ Listening Comprehension pp. 30

Hind Al Fadda and Nada Al Qasim

The Exploration of an Appropriate Strategy of College English Instruction in China pp. 42

Guangwei Ding and Jiaolan Yan

The Impact of Multiple Intelligences-Based Instruction on Developing Speaking Skills of the Pre-Service Teachers of English pp. 53

Ashraf Atta M. S. Salem

A Structure Analysis of English Argumentative Writings Written by Chinese and Korean EFL Learners pp. 67

Cui Zheng

Issues of ICT Usage among Malaysian Secondary School English Teachers pp. 74

Arumugam Raman and Abdul Halim Mohamed

An Analysis: The Usage of Metadiscourse in Argumentative Writing by Malaysian Tertiary Level of Students pp. 83

Nor Hafizah Anwardeen, Eunice Ong Luyee, Joanna Indra Gabriel and Seyed Ali Rezvani Kalajahi

Acquisition of Some Selected Prepositions of Time by English Major Undergraduates at Balqa Applied University in Jordan pp. 97

Ayat Khalid Al-Qudah

Effects of Hierarchy Vocabulary Exercises on English Vocabulary Acquisition pp. 110

Ching-Ying Lin and Wei Shu Hsu

On the Nature of Interaction in SLA: A Philosophical Stream pp. 120

Parviz Maftoon and Nima Shakouri

A Corpus Based Study on the Use of Preposition of Time ‘on’ and ‘at’ in Argumentative Essays of Form 4 and Form 5 Malaysian Students pp. 128

Darina Lokeman Loke, Juliana Ali and Norin Norain Zulkifli Anthony

The Study of Student Motivation on English Learning in Junior Middle School -- A Case Study of No.5 Middle School in Gejiu pp. 136

Chunmei Long, Zhu Ming and Liping Chen

A Corpus-Based Study of Malaysian ESL Learners’ Use of Modals in Argumentative Compositions pp. 146

Mohamed Ismail bin Abdul Kader, Neda Begi and Reza Vaseghi

Motivation, Gender, and Learner Performance of English as an L3 in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region pp. 158

Rayhangül Ahåt

A Study on the Relationship between English Vocabulary Threshold and Word Guessing Strategy for Pre-University Chinese Students in Malaysia pp. 168

Wu Xiao Juan, Mohamad Jafre Zainol Abidin and Lin Siew Eng

The Effects of the Peer Feedback Process on Reviewers’ Own Writing pp. 177

Reina Wakabayashi

Accent Priority in a Thai University Context: A Common Sense Revisited pp. 193

Naratip Jindapitak and Adisa Teo

Willingness to Communicate in English: A Study of Malaysian Pre-Service English Teachers pp. 205

Reem Yousef, Hazri Jamil and Nordin Razak

The Use of Discourse Markers in Paragraph Writings: The Case of Preparatory Year Program Students in Qassim University pp. 217

Ayman Sabry Daif-Allah and Khaled Albesher

Thinking-for-Speaking of Chinese EFL Learners in the Use of Additional Expressions of Manner in the Expression of Motion Events pp. 228

Xu Ziyan

Volume 6, issue 8, 2013

Malaysian Primary School ESL Teachers’ Questions during Assessment for Learning pp. 1

Sedigheh Abbasnasab Sardareh and Mohd Rashid Mohd Saad

English Language Learners’ Perceptions of Motivational Changes pp. 10

Hsuan-Yau Tony Lai and Kuang-yun Ting

Constructive Feedback: An Effective Constituent for Eradicating Impediments in Writing Skills pp. 21

Malik Ajmal Gulzar, Sartaj Fakhar Jilani and Choudhary Zahid Javid

The Effects of Discourse Types on the Use of English Articles by Korean Learners of English: Oral vs. Written Narratives pp. 33

Juyeon Lee

The Workshop in the Multilayered Peer Coaching Model for Tertiary EFL Teachers’ In-Service Professional Development pp. 44

Junyi Meng and Songphorn Tajaroensuk

Review of EFL Learners' Habits in the Use of Pedagogical Dictionaries pp. 54

Al-Nauman Al-Amin Ali El-Sayed and Ahmed Gumaa Siddiek

3D Talking-Head Mobile App: A Conceptual Framework for English Pronunciation Learning among Non-Native Speakers pp. 66

Ahmad Zamzuri Mohamad Ali and Kogilathah Segaran

A Study on the Oral Disfluencies Developmental Traits of EFL Students — A Report Based on Canonical Correlation Analysis pp. 77

Ying Gao and Wanyi Du

Corrective Feedback (CF) and English-Major EFL Learners’ Ability in Grammatical Error Detection and Correction pp. 85

Sahail M. Asassfeh

The Effect of Colloquial Jordanian Arabic on Learning the English Definite Article and Negation pp. 95

Ibrahim Z. Tawalbeh

Comparative Effect of Memory and Cognitive Strategies Training on EFL Intermediate Learners’ Vocabulary Learning pp. 108

Maryam Banisaeid

A Corpus-Driven Investigation of Chinese English Learners’ Performance of Verb-Noun Collocation: A Case Study of Ability pp. 119

Lixin Xia

Relationship between Attitude toward Target Language Culture Instruction and Pragmatic Comprehension Development pp. 125

Vahid Rafieyan, Norazman Bin Abdul Majid and Lin Siew Eng

Adaptability of the In-Use Textbooks to Students in Rural Junior Middle School in Henan, China pp. 133

Daohuan Duan

The Interaction between Cognitive Test-Taking Strategies, Reading Ability, and Reading Comprehension Test Performance of Iranian EFL Learners pp. 139

Narjes Ghafournia and Akbar Afghari

On Discrimination in Chinese and English Indirect Addressings pp. 151

Lianbing Yao

Corpus Analysis of English Euphemism in College English (3) pp. 156

Meihua Wang

Integrating Mobile Phones into the EFL Foundation Year Classroom in King Abdulaziz University/KSA: Effects on Achievement in General English and Students’ Attitudes pp. 162

Abdulhafeth A. Khrisat and Salameh Saleem Mahmoud

Evaluation on Degree and Result of Bilingual Education of Business Courses in GDUFS pp. 175

Yong Jiang

Volume 6, issue 7, 2013

The Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Teaching ESL Writing Skills pp. 1

Melor Md Yunus, Norazah Nordin, Hadi Salehi, Mohamed Amin Embi and Zeinab Salehi

Writing Error: A Review of Interlingual and Intralingual Interference in EFL Context pp. 9

Chittima Kaweera

Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Review of the Recent Applications of Emerging Mobile Technologies pp. 19

Jaeseok Yang

The Application of Self-Regulated Strategies to Blended Learning pp. 26

Kuang-yun Ting and Mie-sheng Chao

The Effect of Using Writer’s Workshop Approach on Developing Basic Writing Skills (Mechanics of Writing) of Prospective Teachers of English in Egypt pp. 33

Ashraf Atta M. S. Salem

Use of Communication Strategies by Tourism-Oriented EFL Learners in Relation to Gender and Perceived Language Ability pp. 46

Tao Zhao and Channarong Intaraprasert

The Effect of Topical Structure Analysis Instruction on University Students’ Writing Quality pp. 60

Somlak Liangprayoon, Walaiporn Chaya and Tipa Thep-ackraphong

Distinguish Spoken English from Written English: Rich Feature Analysis pp. 72

Xiufeng Tian

Some Tentative Proposals to the Current Reform of Chinese College English Teaching on the Basis of Needs Analysis pp. 79

Shi Jian

Pre-Service English Teachers’ Beliefs on Speaking Skill Based on Motivational Orientations pp. 88

Ali Dincer and Savas Yesilyurt

A Study of Discourse in Relation to Language Learning in English Classes Co-Taught by Native English-Speaking Teachers and Local Teachers in Taiwan pp. 96

Wen-Hsing Luo

Measuring E-Learning Readiness among EFL Teachers in Intermediate Public Schools in Saudi Arabia pp. 110

Ahmed Ajab Al-Furaydi

Conundrums Approached from the Cognitive Perspective of “the Impartment and Inheritance of Connotation and Denotation†pp. 122

Jin Qiu

Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Case Study of ESL Teacher Educator pp. 128

Siping Liu

Code-Switching in English as a Foreign Language Classroom: Teachers’ Attitudes pp. 139

Engku Haliza Engku Ibrahim, Mohamed Ismail Ahamad Shah and Najwa Tgk. Armia

The Effects of Global Education in the English Language Conversation Classroom pp. 151

Reza Omidvar and Benjamin Sukumar

Improving EFL Graduate Students’ Proficiency in Writing through an Online Automated Essay Assessing System pp. 158

Ke Ma

A Theoretical Study on English Teaching in Chinese Ethnic Minority Regions pp. 168

Huang Jian

Volume 6, issue 6, 2013

Saudi English-Major Undergraduates' Academic Writing Problems: A Taif University Perspective pp. 1

Mohamed Ali Al-Khairy

Teaching English Idioms as Metaphors through Cognitive-Oriented Methods: A Case in an EFL Writing Class pp. 13

Yi-chen Chen and Huei-ling Lai

A Study of the Use of Narratives in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Young Learners pp. 21

Mateja Dagarin Fojkar, Janez Skela and Pija Kovac

Effect of Network-Assisted Language Teaching Model on Undergraduate English Skills pp. 29

Chunyan He

Foreign Language Reading Anxiety in a Jordanian EFL Context: A Qualitative Study pp. 38

Murad M. Al-Shboul, Ismail Sheikh Ahmad, Mohamad Sahari Nordin and Zainurin Abdul Rahman

The Impact of Teachers’ Age, Gender and Experience on the Use of Information and Communication Technology in EFL Teaching pp. 57

Hassan Saleh Mahdi and Abdullah Sa'ad Al-Dera

The Survey on Barriers of Oral English Learning for College Students in China pp. 68

Yuehong Wei and Li Zhang

The Effects of Vocabulary Knowledge and Dictionary Use on EFL Reading Performance pp. 77

Zhifa Shen

Motivation and Interlanguage Pragmatics in Iranian English Language Learners pp. 86

Hassan Rasouli Khorshidi and Abdolreza Bagherzadeh Nimchahi

An Empirical Study on the Acquisition of English Rising Tone by Chinese EFL Learners pp. 97

Wenkai Chen

A Pragmatic Study on the Functions of Vague Language in Commercial Advertising pp. 103

Zhu Wenzhong and Li Jingyi

The Use of Consciousness-Raising Tasks in Learning and Teaching of Subject-Verb Agreement pp. 113

Sirhajwan Idek, Lee Lai Fong and Gurnam Kaur Sidhu

Strategies of Repair in EFL Learners’ Oral Discourse pp. 123

Ghaleb Rabab’ah

The Contributing Factors of Pragmatic Failure in China’s ELT Classrooms pp. 132

Qi-yuan Shen

A Study on Teaching Business Communication/English in Indian Classroom pp. 137

Devimeenakshi. K. and Sarika Tyagi

Factors Influencing the Trilingual Education in Leshan Ebian Yi Autonomous County pp. 148

Huang Jian

Volume 6, issue 5, 2013

Relationship among Iranian EFL Students’ Foreign Language Anxiety, Foreign Language Listening Anxiety and Their Listening Comprehension pp. 1

Samaneh Serraj and Noreen bt. Noordin

The Cooperative Learning Effects on English Reading Comprehension and Learning Motivation of EFL Freshmen pp. 13

Ching-Ying Pan and Hui-Yi Wu

Construct Validation of the English Language Teaching Reflective Inventory with a Sample of Turkish University EFL Instructors pp. 28

Amanda Yesilbursa

The Integration of Quality-Oriented Education and Instrument-Driven Training in Chinese College English Teaching pp. 38

Shi Jian

Emerging Vocabulary Learning: From a Perspective of Activities Facilitated by Mobile Devices pp. 44

Zengning Hu

Brain-Based Aspects of Cognitive Learning Approaches in Second Language Learning pp. 55

Alireza Navid Moghaddam and Seyed Mahdi Araghi

Study Abroad and Interlanguage Pragmatic Development in Request and Apology Speech Acts among Iranian Learners pp. 62

Hassan Rasouli Khorshidi

On Appropriacy of Thanking: Dynamic Compensation and Adaptation pp. 71

Baiqiu Liao

Morality and EFL Instruction in an Arab Context – Exploring Perceptions and Practices pp. 81

Antar Abdellah and Mahdi Ibrahim

Assessing the Impact of 240-Credit-Hour Programme for Urban Primary School Teachers of English in China pp. 97

Wang Ping

Linguistic Features of Pidgin Arabic in Kuwait pp. 105

Ashraf Atta M. S. Salem

A Study on Change in the Attitude of Students towards English Language Learning pp. 111

C. Vijaya Bhaskar and S. Soundiraraj

An Empirical Study on the Application of Theme Theory in the Field of Writing Pedagogy pp. 117

Liu Jingxia and Liu Li

Why Some Students Are Less Motivated in Reading Classes at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh pp. 129

Md. Mohib Ullah and Sayeda Fatema

The Effects of Blended Learning on the Intrinsic Motivation of Thai EFL Students pp. 141

Usaporn Sucaromana

Encouraging Sudanese Schoolboys to Learn English Effectively – A Case Study of Learning EFL in Eddueim Locality’s Schools pp. 148

Elsadig Mohamed Khalifa Gawi

Volume 6, issue 4, 2013

Cultural Diversity in English Language Teaching: Learners’ Voices pp. 1

Nguyen Duc Chinh

Evaluation of Modular EFL Educational Program (Audio-Visual Materials Translation & Translation of Deeds & Documents) pp. 8

Sahar Sadat Afshar Imani

An Empirical Study on the Curriculum Construction of Business English for International Trade Based on the Case of GDUFS pp. 19

Zhu Wenzhong and Zhang Cheng

Enhancing the English-Language Oral Skills of International Students through Drama pp. 29

Chamkaur Gill

English in Eastern Ethiopia is Learnt; Not Mastered pp. 42

Sanjay Kumar Jha

An Empirical Research of Chinese Learners’ Acquisition of the English Article System — Based on Syntactic Misanalysis Account pp. 56

Shi Jian

EFL Students’ Reflections on Peer Scaffolding in Making a Collaborative Oral Presentation pp. 64

Minh Hue Nguyen

Study on Correlation of English Pronunciation Self-Concept to English Learning pp. 74

Xin Tang, Shengqi Zhang, Yucong Li and Miqiang Zhao

The Theory and Practice of the Six-Step Method in EFL and Its Transferability to Engineering Programmes pp. 80

Berrington X. S. Ntombela

An Action Research on Improvement of Reading Comprehension of CET4 pp. 89

Jian-ping Luo

Malaysian Gifted Students’ Use of English Language Learning Strategies pp. 97

Melor Md Yunus, Nur Ainil Sulaiman and Mohammed Amin Embi

Transforming Passive Listeners into Active Speakers: A Study with Portuguese Undergraduates in ‘English for the Social Sciences’ pp. 110

Rita M. Amorim

The Motivation of Problem-Based Teaching and Learning in Translation pp. 120

Zheng Yingxue

The Relationship between Iranian ELT Instructors’ Beliefs about Language Teaching and Their Practices in Real Classrooms pp. 126

Morteza Mellati, Mohammad Ali Fatemi and Khalil Motallebzadeh

The Relationship between Iranian EFL Instructors’ Understanding of Learning Styles and Their Students’ Success in Reading Comprehension pp. 134

Marzieh Khademi, Khalil Motallebzadeh and Hamid Ashraf

Volume 6, issue 3, 2013

Practices and Prospects of Learner Autonomy: Teachers’ Perceptions pp. 1

AbdulRahman Al Asmari

Perceived Views of Language Teachers on the Use of Needs Analysis in ESP Materials Writing pp. 11

Holi Ibrahim Holi Ali and Abdel Rahman Abdalla Salih

Language Anxiety among Gifted Learners in Malaysia pp. 20

Mohd Hasrul Kamarulzaman, Noraniza Ibrahim, Melor Md Yunus and Noriah Mohd Ishak

Development of an Instructional Model for Online Task-Based Interactive Listening for EFL Learners pp. 30

Xingbin Tian and Suksan Suppasetseree

Peer Response to L2 Student Writing: Patterns and Expectations pp. 42

Abdel Rahman Abdalla Salih

The Formation and Development of Chinese EFL Learners’ English Mental Lexicon pp. 51

Zhongxin Dai and Kemin Wang

English as a Foreign Language at the University of Yaounde 1: Attitudes and Pedagogic Practices pp. 57

Eric Ekembe Enongene

The ESP Instruction: A Study Based on the Pattern of Autonomous Inquiry pp. 72

Jianfeng Zhang

Analysis of Mongolian Students’ Common Translation Errors and Its Solutions pp. 78

Changhua Zhao

Inference Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension of Challenging Texts pp. 82

Damrong Attaprechakul

Language Learning Motivation among Malaysian Pre-University Students pp. 92

Muneera Muftah and Shameem Rafik-Galea

Investigating Foreign Language Education through the Lenses of Great Minds pp. 104

Yang Gao

“Sort of†in British Women’s and Men’s Speech pp. 108

Hanna Miettinen and Greg Watson

Impact of English Orthography on L2 Acquisition pp. 116

Muhammad Aslam Sipra

Problem-Based Learning in the English Language Classroom pp. 125

Normala Othman and Mohamed Ismail Ahamad Shah

Volume 6, issue 2, 2013

Investigating Move Structure of English Applied Linguistics Research Article Discussions Published in International and Thai Journals pp. 1

Wirada Amnuai and Anchalee Wannaruk

The Effect of Length of Exposure to CALL Technology on Young Iranian EFL Learners’ Grammar Gain pp. 14

Karim Sadeghi and Masoumeh Dousti

Identification and Validation of ESP Teacher Competencies: A Research Design pp. 27

G. Venkatraman and P. Prema

The Application of “Three Dimensional†Model in the Teaching Design of EFL Writing pp. 32

Xiping Li

The impact of Cooperative Listening Materials Adaptation on Listening Comprehension Performance of Iranian EFL Learners pp. 45

Mojtaba Ghassemi

Listening Text Type as a Variable Affecting Listening Comprehension Anxiety pp. 55

Mehmet Kilic and Berrin Uckun

The Application of Constructivism: Activities for Enlivening Comprehensive English Class pp. 63

Jing Shi

The Effect of Textual Metafunction on the Iranian EFL Learners’ Writing Performance pp. 71

Mandana Eftekhar Paziraie

Research Article Abstracts in Two Related Disciplines: Rhetorical Variation between Linguistics and Applied Linguistics pp. 84

Watinee Suntara and Siriluck Usaha

The Listening Comprehension Strategies Used by College Students to Cope with the Aural Problems in EFL Classes: An Analytical Study pp. 100

Nahed Mohamed Mahmoud Ghoneim

Why Use Music in English Language Learning? A Survey of the Literature pp. 113

Dwayne Engh

Podcast Applications in Language Learning: A Review of Recent Studies pp. 128

Md. Masudul Hasan and Tan Bee Hoon

Showing or Telling a Story: A Comparative Study of Public Education Texts in Multimodality and Monomodality pp. 136

Kelu Wang

Error Analysis of Present Simple Tense in the Interlanguage of Adult Arab English Language Learners pp. 146

Muneera Muftah and Shameem Rafik-Galea

Using Graphic Organizers to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills for the Middle School ESL Students pp. 155

Praveen Sam D and Premalatha Rajan

An Investigation into the Consequential Validity of a Diagnostic College English Speaking Test pp. 171

Zhongbao Zhao

Volume 6, issue 1, 2013

Cross-linguistic Influence: Its Impact on L2 English Collocation Production pp. 1

Supakorn Phoocharoensil

Effects of Immediate Repetition in L2 Speaking Tasks: A Focused Study pp. 11

Gavin Xiaoyue Bei

Towards the Development of Communicative Language Approach for Adult EFL Students of the Community College, Taif University, KSA pp. 20

Abdulamir Alamin and Sawsan Ahmed

Learners’ Starting Age of Learning EFL and Use of Language Learning Strategies pp. 28

Karim Sadeghi and Zainab Abolfazli Khonbi

Effects of English Language Proficiency on the Choice of Language Learning Strategies by Saudi English-major Undergraduates pp. 35

Choudhary Z. Javid, Turki S. Al-thubaiti and Awwadh Uthman

A Proposed Model of Optimality Theory for Jordanian Arabic Broken Plurals pp. 48

Ahmad Khalaf Sakarna

Contribution of Bilingualism in Language Teaching pp. 56

Muhammad Aslam Sipra

Thai EFL Students’ Writing Errors in Different Text Types: The Interference of the First Language pp. 67

Somchai Watcharapunyawong and Siriluck Usaha

Reflections of College English Majors’ Cultural Perceptions on Learning English in Taiwan pp. 79

Ching-Mei Cheng

The Impact of Textual Input Enhancement and Explicit Rule Presentation on Iranian Elementary EFL Learners’ Intake of Simple Past Tense pp. 92

Naemeh Nahavandi and Jayakaran Mukundan

Perceptions of Task-based Language Teaching: A Study of Iranian EFL Learners pp. 103

Atefeh Hadi

Direct versus Indirect Explicit Methods of Enhancing EFL Students’ English Grammatical Competence: A Concept Checking-based Consciousness-raising Tasks Model pp. 112

Trang Thi Doan Dang and Huong Thu Nguyen

Using Reading Inventory as a Learning Tool pp. 122

Siao-cing Guo

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