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ForeignLanguage Teaching Methods in Task-Based Learning 任务型学习中的外语教学方法

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.4

Farida Shukurova

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A Decadal Examination of Community of Inquiry and Blended Learning in EFL/ESL Development: A Systematic Review 探究社区和混合式学习在英语/英语母语教学发展中的十年研究：系统回顾

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.25

Zinat A Tabassum, Mohd Rashid Bin Mohd Saad

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A pragmatic Analysis of Effective Political Communication from a Relevance-Theoretic Perspective 从相关性理论角度对有效政治传播的实用分析

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.7

Hind Sabah Alrufaiey, Angham Abdulkadhim Alrikabi

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A Metapragmatic Analysis of Iraqi and American Political Legal Discourse 对伊拉克和美国政治法律话语的实用主义分析

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.5

Saleema Abdulzahra Naait, Iman Mingher Alshemmery

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Maintaining Unity in the Descriptive Paragraph Writing of Saudi EFL University Students: Challenges and Remedies 在沙特 EFL 大学生的描述性段落写作中保持统一性：挑战与补救措施

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.15

Fawzi Eltayeb Yousuf Ahmed, Zahir Adam Daff Alla Ahmed, Elsadig Hussein Fadlalla Ali, Sarah Osman Eltom Hamed

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Challenges and Benefits of Developing CEFR for Languages-Aligned Writing Assessments for Thai EFL Learners: A Case Study on Yala Rajabhat University Test of English Proficiency 为泰国 EFL 学习者开发与语言 CEFR 一致的写作评估的挑战和益处：Yala Rajabhat 大学英语水平测试案例研究

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.22

Koleeyoh Jeh-do, Varavejbhisis Yossiri, Muhammadsukree Hayeesani, Smith Vongsvivut, N. Paramal

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English Language Awareness of Distance and Face-to-Face Learners in Turkish Higher Education 土耳其高等教育远程和面对面学习者的英语语言意识

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.3

Emine Kuluşaklı, Gülten Genç

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Testing EFL Communication: Speech Act Theory and the Communicative Approach 测试 EFL 交流：言语行为理论与交际法

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.24

Syed Sarwar Hussain, Abdulwadood Khan

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The Structure and the Distribution of Phraseological Units in Intermediate and Upper- Intermediate EFL Textbooks 中级和中高级英语教科书中的短语结构和分布

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.1

Jana Kamenická, Z. Kráľová, Alexandra Grmanová

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Malaysian Students’ Perceptions towards Using Peer Feedback to Cultivate Evaluative Judgement of Argumentative Writing 马来西亚学生对使用同伴反馈培养议论文写作评价判断能力的看法

Arab World English Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol15no1.19

Xiao Xie, V. Nimehchisalem, Mei Fung Yong, Ngee Thai Yap

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