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A Linguistic Analysis of WhatsApp Conversations among Undergraduate Students of Joseph Ayo Babalola University Joseph Ayo Babalola大学本科生WhatsApp对话的语言分析

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-06-08 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N3P393

Abosede Adebola Otemuyiwa

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引用次数: 8

Learning English as a Foreign Language through the Listening in Mute Approach 通过静音听法学习外语英语

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-06-05 DOI: 10.22158/selt.v5n3p369

C. Toboula

{"title":"Learning English as a Foreign Language through the Listening in Mute Approach","authors":"C. Toboula","doi":"10.22158/selt.v5n3p369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/selt.v5n3p369","url":null,"abstract":"One of the major problems faced by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners is the difficulty of decoding words and their meanings. While some are very early discouraged by the large amount of words to know before having a good command of this language, others struggle to progress in learning it because of the complexity of some words due to the multiplicity of their meanings. To overcome this problem, the author of this paper, after several years of research, tried to set up the listening in mute (Note 1) (low volume listening or soft listening) approach which refers to the action of the subconscious that has the capability of assimilating the language instead of the learner ((his or her) (Note 2) conscious mind) while the latter is sleeping in an environment where the English language is spoken in a low voice by native speakers. Therefore, to examine the effectiveness of this approach, seven Beninese intermediate EFL learners were voluntarily recruited from three English Language Clubs (Note 3). It was recommended to each of them to take the habit of listening to a radio with a reduced volume in a low voice tuned to a channel broadcasting English programs before going to bed at night. The results were very impressive. Through individual interviews and focus groups, participants revealed that their six-month experience in these programs has helped them develop many skills such as listening, meaning-decoding and pronunciation.","PeriodicalId":112359,"journal":{"name":"Studies in English Language and Teaching","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115715654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

The Relationship between Language Games in Discourse Interactions in Classroom and Strengthening and Developing Vocabularies of Grade Two Male Students in Primary School 课堂话语互动中的语言游戏与小学二年级男学生词汇强化与发展的关系

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-05-29 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N2P358

F. Moazzeni, F. Aghagolzadeh

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引用次数: 0

Impacts of Using Paralanguage on Teaching and Learning English Language to Convey Effective Meaning 运用辅助语言对英语教学的影响，以传达有效的意义

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-05-18 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N2P295

Elsadig Mohamed Khalifa, Habib Faddal

引用次数: 5

Patterns of Interactions in a Synchronous Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) Collaborative Activity in the Saudi EFL Context 沙特英语语境下同步计算机媒介通信(CMC)协作活动中的交互模式

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-05-18 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N2P307

Muna Al-Mutairy, N. Shukri

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引用次数: 5

Indonesian EFL Teachers’ Self-Efficacy towards Technology Integration (SETI) and Their Use of Technology in EFL 印尼英语教师对技术整合的自我效能感及其在英语教学中的应用

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-05-18 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N2P344

Masrurin Lailiyah, B. Cahyono

引用次数: 26

A Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Explicit and Communicative Instruction on Taiwanese EFL Secondary School Students’ Morphophonological Awareness of Derived Words 显性教学与交际教学对台湾中学生衍生词词音意识的影响比较研究

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-05-18 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N2P323

Feng-Lan Kuo, Yihsiang Kuo, T. Chiu

{"title":"A Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Explicit and Communicative Instruction on Taiwanese EFL Secondary School Students’ Morphophonological Awareness of Derived Words","authors":"Feng-Lan Kuo, Yihsiang Kuo, T. Chiu","doi":"10.22158/SELT.V5N2P323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22158/SELT.V5N2P323","url":null,"abstract":"This study compared effectiveness of two types of instruction on Taiwanese EFL senior high school students’ oral production of derived words: communicative versus explicit. Participants included three intact classes of twelfth graders in a private senior high school. One class received explicit instruction, another communicative instruction. The third class received conventional instruction and served as the control group. Three groups received one 25-minute lesson on oral production of English derived words per week for a total of six weeks. Instruments included oral derived words tasks in isolation and in sentential context, and two versions of the treatment questionnaire. Results show that both Explicit and Communicative Groups significantly outperformed Control Group in the posttest of oral production of derived words in isolation, with neutral suffixes, with nominals, and at levels 5-6. Communicative Group also significantly surpassed Control Group in the derived words with non-neutral suffixes and beyond level 6. However, there was no significant difference among three groups in oral production of English derived words in sentential context, with adjectives, and at levels 3-4. Based on the results of this study, language instructors are suggested to first explicitly teach learners how to orally produce English derived words and then use communicative activities to enhance learners’ interest and motivation. Future studies are recommended to compare effects of explicit and communicative instruction on learners with varying proficiency levels and/or with longer periods of practice or exposure.","PeriodicalId":112359,"journal":{"name":"Studies in English Language and Teaching","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125127776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

The Naturalist Turn in Literary and Art Study: Two-Way Interdisciplinarity and the Sciences of Mind 文学艺术研究中的自然主义转向:双向跨学科与心灵科学

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-05-15 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N2P277

P. Kolaiti

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The Success of English Training for the Local Guides in Bali 巴厘岛地方导游英语培训的成功经验

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-05-13 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N2P266

I. N. Sudipa

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A comparison of experiences and preferences regarding classroom and tutoring feedback among Chinese and Saudi learners of English 中国和沙特英语学习者在课堂和辅导反馈方面的经验和偏好比较

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-05-10 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N2P245

X. Wang

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