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The Roles of Intensive and Extensive Reading Activities in Chinese EFL University Students’ Reading Comprehension Skills 精读和泛读活动在中国英语大学生阅读理解技能中的作用

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2021-12-15 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v8i1.19189

Sijing Fu

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The Practicability of Language in Business Context: A Reviewed Study 商务语境中语言的实用性研究综述

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2021-11-12 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v7i2.18450

Husam Alhumsi

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EFL Writing Skills Development Through Literature 通过文学发展英语写作技能

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.5296/ELR.V7I2.18835

Siham Bouzar Fodil-Cherif

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Investigating Features of Multilingualism in Ayoade Okedokun’s Mopelola: The Tale of a Beauty Goddess: A Sociolinguistic Appraisal 考察Ayoade Okedokun的《美丽女神的故事》中的多语特征:社会语言学评价

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2020-12-26 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v6i2.18112

I. Koutchadé

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An Analytical Evaluation of ESP Textbook for Engineering Students in Sudanese Universities A Case Study of Sudan International University SIU English Language Course, C 苏丹大学工科专业英语专业教材的分析评价——以苏丹国际大学SIU英语课程为例，C

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2020-12-12 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v6i2.17816

Osama Wdidi

{"title":"An Analytical Evaluation of ESP Textbook for Engineering Students in Sudanese Universities A Case Study of Sudan International University SIU English Language Course, C","authors":"Osama Wdidi","doi":"10.5296/elr.v6i2.17816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/elr.v6i2.17816","url":null,"abstract":"The current study is conducted to evaluate the English language textbook used for university students who specialized in engineering; the case study of this research is the textbook which is indorsed to teach English to the university students of engineering college at Sudan International University. The main objective of this evaluation is to analyze the textbook to recognize whether it suits the engineering students. The adopted method for this study was descriptive analytical method. The researcher used the questionnaire, (an Arabic version) for a sample of (90) engineering college students. The findings of the study have shown that an overwhelming majority of the students agreed that the layout of the textbook is perfect and its design is suitable. Besides, they acknowledged that textbook is quite satisfactory in terms of its activities. Based on the above findings, the researcher comes to the conclusion that the textbook which is taught in this university, with all these positive views is definitely a favorable and useful textbook for the engineering students and at Sudan International University.","PeriodicalId":169592,"journal":{"name":"Education and Linguistics Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128887873","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}

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Effects of Chemistry-Based Puzzles on Senior Secondary School Chemistry Students’ Interest in Chemical Periodicity 化学益智游戏对高中化学学生化学周期兴趣的影响

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2020-10-15 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v6i2.17836

J. N. Adzape, E. Otor, T. Akpoghol

{"title":"Effects of Chemistry-Based Puzzles on Senior Secondary School Chemistry Students’ Interest in Chemical Periodicity","authors":"J. N. Adzape, E. Otor, T. Akpoghol","doi":"10.5296/elr.v6i2.17836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5296/elr.v6i2.17836","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated the effects of chemistry-based puzzles on senior secondary school chemistry students’ interest and gender in chemical periodicity. The design of the study was quasi-experimental; specifically the pre-test, post-test non-equivalent control group design was adopted. A sample of 129 students from a population of 4369 was used in the study. Students were classified into experimental and control groups: Students in the experimental groups were instructed with chemistry-based puzzles while students in the control groups were instructed with the demonstration method. An interest questionnaire called Chemical Periodicity Concepts Interest Inventories (CPCII), constructed by the researchers and validated by experts from three universities in Nigeria, was used in the study. Reliability coefficient of the instrument was calculated and found to be 0.79. Three research questions and three hypotheses were raised in the study. The research questions were answered using Mean and Standard Deviation while hypotheses were tested at 0.05 confidence level using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). Findings showed that students in the experimental group who were taught with Puzzle-Based Strategy (PBS) had higher interest in the topic ‘chemical periodicity’ than those in the control group who were taught with the Demonstration Method (DEM). There was no significant difference in the interest of students by gender. Interaction effect of gender and treatments on interest was not significant. It was recommended that teachers should incorporate puzzle-based instructional strategies in their teaching as a variety to curb boredom in the classroom due to monotony of the conventional methods among others.","PeriodicalId":169592,"journal":{"name":"Education and Linguistics Research","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124721719","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}

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A Contrast of New Network Language Between Arabic and Chinese 阿拉伯语和汉语新网络语言的对比

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2019-11-07 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v5i2.15776

A. Hassanein, Xun Zhai

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Saudi EFL Learners’ Perceptual Learning-Style Preferences 沙特英语学习者的感性学习风格偏好

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2019-10-26 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v5i2.15711

Alya Khalil, Mona Sabir

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Compounding in Tai Ahom: A Descriptive Study 大阿鸿复方:描述性研究

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2019-10-18 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v5i2.15564

Dipima Buragohain

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EFL Learners’ English Speaking Difficulties and Strategy Use 英语学习者的英语口语困难与策略运用

Education and Linguistics Research Pub Date : 2019-10-14 DOI: 10.5296/elr.v5i2.15333

Ming-yueh Shen, Tzu-yen Chiu

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