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Proverbs, Anti-Proverbs and Language Learning 谚语、反谚语与语言学习

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-11-10 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N4P710

Sana’ Ababneh, Mohammed K. Al-Ajlouny

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引用次数: 1

EFL Teachers’ Challenges in Maximizing Classroom Interaction 英语教师在最大化课堂互动中的挑战

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-11-08 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N4P695

T. Lap, Huynh Vuong Uyen Thy

引用次数: 4

Disagreement Studies Reviewed and My Coy Disagreements 分歧研究回顾和我的羞怯分歧

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-11-06 DOI: 10.22158/selt.v5n4p679

Lingling Xu

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引用次数: 2

Evaluation of Different Bilingual Education Models and Its Application on Primary School Children Literacy 不同双语教育模式的评价及其对小学生读写能力的影响

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-11-03 DOI: 10.22158/selt.v5n4p667

Yang Chen

引用次数: 1

Sizing up the Antistrophos View of Pragmatics-Rhetoric Relationship 论语用修辞关系的反修辞观

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-10-31 DOI: 10.22158/selt.v5n4p641

Guojin Hou

引用次数: 1

EFL Learners’ Knowledge and Use of Gender Stereotypes: Evidence from Arabic Native Speakers 英语学习者对性别刻板印象的认识和使用:来自阿拉伯语母语者的证据

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-10-21 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N4P632

Nawal Alzahrani, S. Kennison

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Factors Facilitating the Implementation of the EFL Student’s Portfolio 促进英语学生投资组合实施的因素

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-10-09 DOI: 10.22158/selt.v5n4p612

E. Al-Kindi, Abdo Mohamed Al-Melklafi

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On the Cultivation of College English Learners’ Intercultural Competence 论大学英语学习者跨文化能力的培养

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-10-04 DOI: 10.22158/selt.v5n4p600

T. Lihua

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The Impact of Monolingual Dictionaries on Reading Comprehension among Sudanese English Majors 单语词典对苏丹英语专业学生阅读理解的影响

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-08-26 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N3P578

Abuelgasim Abdelbagi Elhaj

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Ranking Competencies of Oral Output: A Unit of Analysis for Low-Proficient L2 Speakers 口语输出能力排名:低熟练二语使用者的分析单位

Studies in English Language and Teaching Pub Date : 2017-08-22 DOI: 10.22158/SELT.V5N3P560

Nobue Tanaka-Ellis

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