This article presents a discussion and analysis on the implementation of social networks to support learning second language (L2) in field Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL); an area that has regained especial significance post pandemic era. Through cumulative case study report compares contrasts several research studies carried out at different times, this first brings strengths offer ...

Abstract Second language (L2) teachers may shy away from self-assessments because of warnings that students are not accurate self-assessors. This information stems meta-analyses in which self-assessment scores on average did correlate highly with proficiency test results. However, researchers mostly used Pearson correlations, when polyserial could be used. Furthermore, today can computer adapti...

& Lexical proficiency, as a cognitive construct, is poorly understood. However, lexical proficiency is an important element of language proficiency and fluency, especially for second language (L2) learners. For example, lexical errors are a common cause of L2 miscommunication (Ellis, 1995). Lexical proficiency is also an important attribute of L2 academic achievement (Daller, van Hout, & Treffe...

Abstract This study aimed to determine the relationship between L2 learners' autonomy and their cognitive style focusing on reflectivity. It was conducted with 140 Iranian M.A. EFL learners from Department of English at Islamic Azad University of Najafabad. In order to have a homogeneous sample, the second version of Quick Placement Test (QPT) was administered. Then, 85 lower ...

Although story mapping strategy has been shown to be beneficial in many reading comprehension classes, the benefits of this technique have not been thoroughly investigated in L2 writing research. The small number of previous studies (e.g., Li, 2007; Brunner, 2010) have found the potential benefits of using story mapping strategy on students’ writing performance, but they did not focus on differ...

Globally, second language (L2) education aims to empower the learners with skills and motivation necessary for effective communication. The current study investigated association between ten positive emotions Willingness Communicate (WTC) in L2. studied were joy, gratitude, interest, serenity, amusement, hope, pride, awe, inspiration, love. While previous research conducted on this topic was la...

The paper analyses the issue of development lexical competence in Italian as L2 learners. notion lexicon is considered from three different points view: point view speaker/learner, researcher interested language issues and foreign teacher. question what to intend how manage within a second courses an apparently trivial one that might be solved with simple: "teaching words"; while, it most rich ...

this study examines the efficiency of pedagogical intervention in raising l2 pragmatic awareness of the iranian efl learners. more specifically, it seeks to investigate the difference between explicit and implicit instructions in improving pragmatic appropriateness of the english refusals by adult persian native speakers in an efl classroom context. fifty-four participants, with approximately t...