The present study aimed to examine any possible relevance of perfectionism as a personal trait variable, in moderating the effectiveness of meta-cognitive instruction on bottom-up and top-down sub-processes of listening comprehension with a sample of EFL learners in Iranian context. To this end, 94 female EFL learners were selected from among 136 EFL learners at Andisheh Language Institute in M...

Abstract Date Presented 04/22/2023 In this study, we demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of a novel metacognitive strategy training intervention for adolescents young adults with sickle cell disease. Primary Author Speaker: Grace Hurley Contributing Authors: Hurley, Taniya Varughese, Elizabeth Skidmore, Odaro Adu, Abigail Picinich, Nai Qashou, Taaffe, Allison King

OBJECTIVE Social cognition and Problem Solving (PS) impairments are common characteristics in patients with schizophrenia. Experimental neuropsychological findings support the hypothesis that schizophrenia is characterized by a broad range of heterogeneous cognitive impairments. Since that time Problem Solving Training has been employed as a core strategy in a wide variety of therapeutic settin...

With the development of language teaching theories and researches, people gradually realize the importance of listening among the basic foreign language skills. Thus, how to improve the efficiency of foreign language listening teaching has long been a concern of researchers and foreign language teachers. As the beginning of English study, primary English is of significant importance for the lea...

the purpose of this study was twofold. firstly, it attempted to investigate whether language learning strategies (llss) can predict foreign language (fl) proficiency. secondly, it examined what kind of llss iranian learners of english use more frequently in fl institutes. to do so, 112 intermediate iranian efl learners participated in the study. oxford’s strategy inventory for language learning...

Few studies have investigated the detailed procedure of systematically delivering and teaching metacognitive strategies in higher education. This study investigates whether explicit training could improve undergraduates’ online reading comprehension over pandemic. The results this contribute to teacher education programs teach apply regularly strategies. In a quasi-experimental design, experime...

Prioritizing the acquisition of fundamental writing skills among students is imperative. However, it equally crucial to allocate significant attention towards imparting metacognitive understanding ideation and fostering capacity monitor one’s own progress. The study’s results indicate that knowledge, its translation into skills, application tasks necessitate repeated extensive training. Thus, i...

Cognitive and metacognitive strategies have been researched to find an effective strategy in teaching writing. However, little attention has given investigate what is on the students’ minds while applying those writing process. This descriptive qualitative study aims process of cognitive by EFL students performing argumentative essays. Three university English Department taking Essay Writing su...