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The Scope of Second Language Teacher Education Research from 1980 to 2020: A Systematic Review 1980 至 2020 年第二语言教师教育研究的范围：系统回顾

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.03

Reza Khany, Peyman Valizadeh

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“I Keep Forgetting You’re Still Alive”: Unmasking Impoliteness in the Xsphere "我一直忘记你还活着"：揭开 Xsphere 中不礼貌的面纱

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.02

Esmaeel Ali Salimi, Seyed Mohammadreza Mortazavi

{"title":"“I Keep Forgetting You’re Still Alive”: Unmasking Impoliteness in the Xsphere","authors":"Esmaeel Ali Salimi, Seyed Mohammadreza Mortazavi","doi":"10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.02","url":null,"abstract":"Pragmatic competence entails awareness-raising of impoliteness. This paper delves into the pragmatics of impoliteness in online communication, focusing on X (Twitter) interactions, with a particular emphasis on 126 replies to Elon Musk's controversial tweet. Utilizing Culpeper's (2011) model of impoliteness formulae and implicational impoliteness, the study analyzes responses to this tweet, exploring the multifaceted dimensions of impoliteness. The research also investigates the moral order expectations expressed by the repliers, shedding light on the factors influencing their reactions and responses. By employing qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis, the study reveals the nuanced forms of impoliteness and the underlying moral order themes inherent in these online exchanges. Responsible wealth behavior, appropriate and non-offensive language, respect and decency, refraining from political narratives, engaging in social responsibility, and showingtransparency, accountability, and ethics were the identified moral order expectations. The findings underscore the relevance of examining impoliteness in the digital age, where public figures’ tweets can have far-reaching consequences and provoke diverse reactions from the online community. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of impoliteness in online discourse and its implications for social media interactions by language learners, which are currently lacking in language classrooms.","PeriodicalId":350461,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching Research Quarterly","volume":"225 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139012900","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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Using a CIPP-Based Model for Evaluation of Teacher Training Programs in a Private-sector EFL Institutes 使用基于 CIPP 的模式评估私立英语语言学院的教师培训项目

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.04

Maryam Khaksar, G. Kiany, Parvaneh ShayesteFar

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The NEST/NNEST Binary and Translingual Identity of U.S.-Educated EFL Instructors in Saudi Arabia: A Study on Linguistic and Cultural Navigation in the Classroom 在沙特阿拉伯接受美国教育的 EFL 教师的 NEST/NNEST 二进制和跨语言身份：课堂语言和文化导航研究

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.06

Mansoor S. Almalki

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Fostering Environmental Autonomy Support in an English Course for Middle School Learners in Western México 在为墨西哥西部初中生开设的英语课程中促进环境自主支持

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.01

Fernando Peralta-Castro

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Debriefing Teaching Strategies and Multimodal Narratives in ESL: Pedagogical Tools for Developing Agency, Making Meaning, and Confronting Racism 英语语言教学中的汇报教学策略和多模态叙事：培养代理能力、创造意义和对抗种族主义的教学工具

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.05

Mahmuda Sharmin

{"title":"Debriefing Teaching Strategies and Multimodal Narratives in ESL: Pedagogical Tools for Developing Agency, Making Meaning, and Confronting Racism","authors":"Mahmuda Sharmin","doi":"10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32038/ltrq.2023.38.05","url":null,"abstract":"Over the years, there has been a rising interest in combining debriefing teaching approaches and multimodality in classrooms to promote superior critical thinking, reflective thinking, and comprehension (Reyes-Chua, 2018). Such practices have also been instrumental in facilitating L2 learning and identity development (Johnson & Kendrick, 2017). Although most research has focused on the potential of multimodality in enhancing language learning and identity construction, only a handful of studies have investigated how debriefing teaching strategies and multimodal narrative tactics can empower adult minoritized L2 learners to confront racism and develop agency. Using ethnographic and action-based research data, this study examines the role of debriefing teaching strategies and multimodal narrative practices in developing agency, creating meaning, and addressing linguistic racism. The study took place in an intermediate ESL class in the Mid-South region of the USA. Over a period of ten weeks, students wrote ten multimodal narratives in shared Google Docs about their experiences with the English language. During debriefing sessions, they reflected on the narratives and addressed issues of racism by answering 'what,' 'so what,' and 'now what' questions. This study finds that learners can acquire language, develop agency, and confront linguicism through multimodal narrative practices and debriefing teaching strategies.","PeriodicalId":350461,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching Research Quarterly","volume":"235 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139019890","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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Finnish Compulsory School English and Swedish Teachers’ Classroom Assessment Practices 芬兰义务学校英语和瑞典教师课堂评估实践

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.37.05

Marita Härmälä

{"title":"Finnish Compulsory School English and Swedish Teachers’ Classroom Assessment Practices","authors":"Marita Härmälä","doi":"10.32038/ltrq.2023.37.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32038/ltrq.2023.37.05","url":null,"abstract":"The study explores Finnish compulsory school language teachers’ formative and summative assessment practices. It aims at finding out what formative and summative assessment modes and tools the teachers use and what kind of evidence they collect for students’ final grades. The data were gathered through questionnaires administered in national evaluations of learning outcomes. The results indicate that teachers use multiple tools, i.e., scores, information on a task’s objective, oral feedback, and model performances. They listen to students paired discussions and talk with students about their progress. Students also assess their own skills. Teachers’ feedback on exams was information on a task’s objective, oral feedback, and model performances. When deciding on final grades, teachers use as evidence written tests and students’ working in lessons. However, there were some differences between languages and syllabi. Teachers gave the final grades based on students’ language proficiency at a given moment stressing the curricula’s content areas related to language proficiency. At the same time, teachers indicated to be basing their grades on averages in all the different content areas. The study has implications for teachers’ assessment literary training and for exploring more in detail the factors impacting students’ final grades.","PeriodicalId":350461,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching Research Quarterly","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135516056","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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Volume Introduction: Special Issue in Honour of James Dean Brown’s Five-Decade Contribution to Language Testing and Assessment 卷介绍:特别问题，以纪念詹姆斯·迪恩·布朗的五十年贡献的语言测试和评估

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.37.01

Christine Coombe, Tony Clark, Hassan Mohebbi

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How Many Raters Can Be Enough: G Theory Applied to Assessment and Measurement of L2 Speech Perception 有多少评分者就够了:G理论在二语语音感知评估和测量中的应用

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.37.12

Kevin Hirschi, Okim Kang

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The Influence of Passage Cohesion on Cloze Test Item Difficulty 文章衔接对完形填空难度的影响

Language Teaching Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.32038/ltrq.2023.37.08

Jonathan Trace

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