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Translanguaging in Primary Level ESL Classroom in India: An Exploratory Study 印度小学ESL课堂中的翻译:一项探索性研究

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2020-07-15 DOI: 10.5430/ijelt.v7n2p1

Lina Mukhopadhyay

引用次数: 5

Relationship between Test Item Arrangements and Testee's Performance and Test Usefulness Criteria 测试项目安排与测试者表现及测试有用性标准的关系

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2019-07-23 DOI: 10.5430/IJELT.V6N2P52

G. Abbasian, Hanieh Zadsar

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引用次数: 0

How Motivation as Quality Influence ESL Learners’ Attitudes toward English Pronunciation Learning 动机作为一种品质如何影响ESL学习者对英语发音学习的态度

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2019-07-22 DOI: 10.5430/IJELT.V6N2P33

Yang Zhou

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引用次数: 2

The Application of Multimedia Technology in College English Reading Teaching---A Survey Based on Language Learning Strategies 多媒体技术在大学英语阅读教学中的应用——基于语言学习策略的调查

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2019-06-29 DOI: 10.5430/IJELT.V6N2P27

F. Guo, Xinrui Wu

引用次数: 2

The Impact of Gender Differences in the Degree of Familiarity on Apology Strategy 熟悉程度的性别差异对道歉策略的影响

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2019-06-28 DOI: 10.5430/IJELT.V6N2P13

An Ran

引用次数: 1

The Language Awareness of Finnish and German EFL Senior High School Learners and Student Teachers Regarding English Grammar and Its Teaching 芬兰和德国高中英语学习者和学生教师对英语语法及其教学的语言意识

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2019-06-25 DOI: 10.5430/IJELT.V6N2P1

Esa Penttinen, Heiner Bötger, Jens Behning

引用次数: 0

A Comparative Study of Three English Translations of Yasin Surah Regarding Vinay and Darbelnet Strategies 《亚辛古兰经》三种英译本的维奈与达伯内策略比较研究

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2019-01-20 DOI: 10.5430/IJELT.V6N1P36

M. Aghajani, Goldis Seyedi Jalali

引用次数: 1

Google Classroom: An Effective Virtual Platform to Teach Writing in an EFL Composition Course 谷歌课堂:英语作文课写作教学的有效虚拟平台

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2019-01-20 DOI: 10.5430/ijelt.v6n1p27

Kevin Armando Brand Fonseca, Federico Soto Peralta

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引用次数: 20

Strategy Building through Keeping English Learning Journals 通过写英语学习日记建立策略

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2018-12-11 DOI: 10.5430/IJELT.V6N1P14

Pei-Ling Yang

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The Effects of Using Scoring Rubrics and Self-Regulation Strategies on the EFL Intermediate Students’ Reading Gains 使用评分标准和自我调节策略对英语中级学生阅读成绩的影响

International Journal of English Language Teaching Pub Date : 2018-12-11 DOI: 10.5430/IJELT.V6N1P20

Hasneh Gorjipour, Maedeh Hoseinpoor

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