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Language learner motivation, where it’s been and where it’s going 语言学习者的动机，它在哪里，它将去哪里

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Journal of Language Teaching and Learning Pub Date : 2022-02-12 DOI: 10.54475/jlt.2022.002

Yvonne Sewell

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A brief review of the effects of age on second language acquisition: Is younger better? 年龄对第二语言习得影响的简要回顾:越年轻越好?

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Journal of Language Teaching and Learning Pub Date : 2022-01-29 DOI: 10.54475/jlt.2022.001

Elise, Yi Wu

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An analysis of note-taking strategies: The effect of translanguaging on content comprehension and knowledge retention 笔记策略分析:译语对内容理解和知识记忆的影响

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Journal of Language Teaching and Learning Pub Date : 2021-11-29 DOI: 10.54475/jlt.2021.020

Xinyi Wang

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Explicit and implicit vocabulary learning: A comparative study based on EFL textbooks in Mainland China and Hong Kong 外显和内隐词汇学习:基于内地和香港英语教材的比较研究

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Journal of Language Teaching and Learning Pub Date : 2021-11-05 DOI: 10.54475/jlt.v1i2.10

Xin Liu

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A comparative study of analytical assessment and holistic assessment in English writing tests 英语写作考试中分析性评价与整体性评价的比较研究

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Journal of Language Teaching and Learning Pub Date : 2021-10-05 DOI: 10.54475/jlt.2021.001

Hao Wu

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Does ‘WOW’ translate to an ‘A’? Exploring the effects of virtual reality assisted multimodal text on Chinese Grade 8 EFL learners’ reading comprehension “WOW”可以翻译成“A”吗?探讨虚拟现实辅助多模态语篇对八年级英语学习者阅读理解的影响

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Journal of Language Teaching and Learning Pub Date : 2019-10-01 DOI: 10.17863/CAM.46568

Yudan Su

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