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My Transformative Edu-political Theories and Liberating Approach to Teaching 我的变革教育政治理论与解放教学方法

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.68

S. M. Hassan Hosseini

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The Effect of CLIL Implementation on Students’ Development of English Reading Performance: An Empirical Study of Undergraduate Students in China CLIL教学对学生英语阅读能力发展的影响:基于中国大学生的实证研究

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.14

Ting Huang, Chen-Huei Wu

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Between Locality and Internationality: Fifth- and Sixth-generation Chinese Directors’ Films and their Translations 在地方性与国际性之间:第五、第六代中国导演的电影及其翻译

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.50

Xichen Sun

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Voice against Instrumentalization of Shame in Sanghera’s Daughters of Shame: A Feminist Perspective 桑赫拉《羞耻的女儿》中反对羞耻工具化的声音:一个女权主义的视角

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.1

Bimal Kishore Shrivastwa

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The Fallacy of a New Woman in Lola Shoneyi’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives 洛拉·肖尼《巴巴·赛吉的妻子们的秘密生活》中新女性的谬误

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.62

Nafiu Abdullahi, Arbaayah Ali Termizi, Addau Hussaini Magaji

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A Foucaultian Study of Misrecognized Female Subjectivity in William Morris’s The Wood Beyond the World 威廉·莫里斯《世界之外的树林》中被误解的女性主体性的福柯式研究

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.37

Yuanyuan Chen

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Content Analysis on the Effectiveness of Using Virtual Reality in Foreign Language Learning 虚拟现实在外语学习中的有效性内容分析

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.9

A. Alghameeti

{"title":"Content Analysis on the Effectiveness of Using Virtual Reality in Foreign Language Learning","authors":"A. Alghameeti","doi":"10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.9","url":null,"abstract":"The prevalence of implementing virtual reality in foreign language education in the recent years has attracted language learners’ interests and provided them with extremely conducive technological learning environment. The primary objective of the current research article is to analyse the most recent studies carried out on the effectiveness of virtual reality on foreign language education. For the sake of the study, 20 peer-reviewed published papers conducted between 2019 and 2022 were carefully selected.The meta-analysis of the studies targeted four paramount research components: (1) data collection method, (2) sample size, (3) research design and (4) language skills. The results of the analysis revealed that mixed-method was the most employed approach and undergraduate groups with a sample size of 1–50 most prevalently selected. For the sake of data collection, 40% of the related studies employed questionnaires to gather the data. Moreover, 30% of the studies investigated the impact of using virtual reality in improving English vocabulary. Thus, this content analysis study recommends addressing other language skills, i.e. receptive and productive.","PeriodicalId":341726,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121161095","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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The representation of Hands in Jordanian Spoken Arabic: A Cognitive Study 约旦语口语中手的表征:一项认知研究

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.23

N. Derki

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“It Was the Stillness of an Implacable Force”: A Lyotardian Study of Ecology in Heart of Darkness “这是一种不可调和的力量的静止”:《黑暗之心》中生态的利奥塔迪亚式研究

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.31

Seyed Majid Hosseini

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Challenges in the Use of Logical Connectors for EFL Learners: Frequency, Variety, Suitability, and Improper Use with Pedagogical Implications 英语学习者使用逻辑连接器的挑战:频率、种类、适用性和不当使用与教学意义

International Journal of Applied Linguistics and English Literature Pub Date : 2022-05-31 DOI: 10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.11n.3p.41

Tuo Xu, Feng Cui, Beili Zhang

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