The current study aimed to examine the language learning strategy use of Chinese EFL students in a British university and to explore the impacts of gender on the selection of these strategies. 102 postgraduate students from Newcastle University in the UK were investigated through the administration of Oxford’s (1989) SILL and 20 of them were also interviewed. Significant differences were discov...

Self-regulation of behavior is mediated by the frontal lobes and commonly disrupted after a traumatic brain injury. The rehabilitation field is only now beginning to understand self-regulation as a set of dynamic relationships between metacognitive beliefs and knowledge, ongoing self-monitoring or self-assessment during activities, and self-control (i.e., strategy decisions). This article provi...

Research in second language learning has identified the absence of metacognition among learners as one major problems contributing to students’ inability comprehend listening texts. Moreover, shift remote teaching due COVID-19 made it more crucial for teachers and adapt new modes learning. This accentuates need effective strategy instruction. study conducted at a university Oman, is unique two ...

Executive functions play an important role in the maintenance of autonomy in day-to-day activities. Nevertheless, there is little research into specific cognitive training for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). We present the results of a program which aims to teach specific strategies and metacognitive abilities in order for patients to be able to carry out attentional and executive tasks. Two g...

Abstract This study investigates the impact of a predeparture intervention on developing pragmatic knowledge in abroad context. The included 66 university-level Japanese learners English who participated four-month program Canada. consisted implicit-inductive, explicit-deductive, and explicit-inductive methods instruction speech acts. Pragmatic development was measured by gain scores written di...