International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research最新文献

How Are You Feeling Now? Exploring EFL Teachers’ Emotional Labor, Institutional Power, and Dissonance 你现在感觉如何?探究英语教师的情绪劳动、制度权力与失调

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.24

Tahani M. Alshahrani

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Using the Shadowing Technique in Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language 影子教学法在对外俄语教学中的应用

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.05

Aurika Shavtikova, Anna Zakharova, Oxana Chernova, Aleksandr Litvinov, Anastasiia Kordik, Alibi Shapauov, Yekaterina Turovskaya, Gulbaira Otelbay, Saleh Khodjaliev, Rima Kamaeva, Ulyana Ivanova

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Factors Affecting the Improvement of Speaking Skills Among Jordanian EFL Learners 影响约旦英语学习者口语技能提高的因素

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.14

Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh

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Teaching Writing Skills to EFL Learners: Issues and Concerns 英语学习者写作技巧教学:问题与关注

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.12

Sharmin Siddiqui, Md. Mostaq Ahamed, Gaus Chowdhury, Anjum Mishu, Sirajum Monira

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Gender Dynamics, Social Norms, and Erotic Attitudes in Eighteenth-Century England: A Comparative Study of Anti-Pamela and Fanny Hill 18世纪英国的性别动态、社会规范与情色态度:《反帕梅拉》与《范妮·希尔》的比较研究

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.18

Muhammad K. Alatrash

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Students’ and Lecturers’ Perspectives on the Qualities of an Effective English Language Teacher at Al-Balqa Applied University in Jordan: A Comparative Study 学生和教师对约旦Al-Balqa应用大学有效英语教师素质的看法:比较研究

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.19

Mohammad Akram Alzu’bi

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The Effect of Emotional Intelligence and Self-Efficacy Awareness on EFL Teachers’ Pedagogical Practices: A Qualitative Study in the Saudi EFL Context 情绪智力和自我效能意识对英语教师教学实践的影响:沙特英语语境下的质性研究

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.16

Sarah Muidh Al-Otaibi, Abdullah Alshaikhai

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Trait Emotional Intelligence and Willingness to Communicate in Foreign Language Learning 特质情商与外语学习中的沟通意愿

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.11

Junchao Zhang, Weiyi Zhang

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Sound Change, Value of PL-SKT Loanwords and Reflections of Society and Beliefs in the Epic Thao Hung or Cheuang 史诗《陶鸿章》的音变、外来词价值与社会信仰反思

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.35

Kowit Pimpuang

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A Multimodal Approach to Zhuang-English Translation of the Baeu Rodo Scriptures 《白罗多经》壮英翻译的多模态分析

International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.17507/jltr.1406.23

Lianzhi Lu, Rui Zhou

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