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Role of Technology during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of EFL Online Teaching Placements 新冠肺炎大流行期间技术的作用:以英语在线教学实习为例

English as a Foreign Language International Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-22 DOI: 10.56498/69122021

Astrid Morrison, Paulina Sepulveda-Escobar

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引用次数: 2

EFL Teaching and Learning via Zoom during COVID-19: Impacts of Students’ Engagement on Vocabulary Range and Reading Comprehension Skills 新冠肺炎期间的英语教学:学生参与对词汇量和阅读理解能力的影响

English as a Foreign Language International Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-22 DOI: 10.56498/71122021

Tien Thinh Vu, Diem Bich Huyen Bui

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引用次数: 1

An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Japanese EFL Learners’ Motivation during the COVID-19 Pandemic 新冠肺炎大流行期间日本英语学习者动机的解释现象学分析

English as a Foreign Language International Journal Pub Date : 2021-08-22 DOI: 10.56498/76122021

Stephanie Keith Lim

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引用次数: 0

Critical Thinking in ELT: A Working Model for the Classroom 英语教学中的批判性思维:课堂教学的工作模式

English as a Foreign Language International Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.56498/6112021

Thiri Soe

引用次数: 5

Effects of Anonymity and Non-Anonymity on Students’ Writing Reviews and Corrections 匿名性与非匿名性对学生写作评论与批改的影响

English as a Foreign Language International Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.56498/2112021

Napak-on Sritrakarn

引用次数: 0

Production and Perception of Geminate Consonants in English Words by Thai Learners of English: Implications for English Teaching and Learning 泰国英语学习者对英语单词双元音的产生和感知:对英语教学的启示

English as a Foreign Language International Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.56498/4112021

Suthathip Thirakunkovit

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Comparing the Effectiveness of L2 Extensive and Intensive Listening Approaches 第二语言泛读听力和精读听力的有效性比较

English as a Foreign Language International Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI: 10.56498/3112021

Omar Karlin, Sayaka Karlin

引用次数: 2

English-Medium Instruction and Translanguaging 英语教学和跨语言

English as a Foreign Language International Journal Pub Date : 2021-01-31 DOI: 10.21832/paulsr7321

Marilyn Lewis

引用次数: 14