The purpose of this study was to investigate Teaching Persian Speakers Other Languages (TPSOL) teachers' beliefs about providing corrective feedback (CF) on TPSOL students' writing. To that end, the transcendental phenomenological design used in which experiences and practices six teachers (four male two female teachers) were examined obtain CF A series interviews conducted with teachers. Moreo...

This study investigated the level of self-efficacy beliefs Turkish university learners who majored in English. Moreover, effects demographic factors gender, grade level, types initial motivation to enter a university, and living circumstances on participants’ levels were explored. The participants 301 undergraduate Their was evaluated using students’ scale, which measured their within category ...

This paper is an attempt to deal with language learners’ beliefs. Researchers used Elaine Kolker Horwitz’s model (1988), Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory, and they applied it explore the views of Kurdish EFL university students concerning learning. The study aims investigate expose their opinions regarding learning generally, then English more precisely. Its significance lies in explor...

The present study-both qualitative and quantitative--explored fifty EFL learners’ preferences for receiving error feedback on different grammatical units as well as their beliefs about teacher feedback strategies. The study also examined the effect of the students’ level of writing ability on their views about the importance of teacher feedback on different error types. Data was gathered throug...

Students attending University come as a unique package complete with a variety of learning styles and experiences. Prior knowledge, understanding and personal epistemological beliefs play critical roles in how students understand and philosophise concepts surrounding information proffered by educators. The purpose of this study is to construct an epistemological beliefs survey instrument by ext...

Reporting a case study of two high-achieving Chinese students studying at a university in Hong Kong, this paper presents evidence that poses an anti-thesis to the stereotypes of first year university students as holding naïve beliefs about learning and of ̳Chinese learners‘ as lacking in critical thinking. Many studies have examined Chinese students‘ learning experiences within local educationa...

The current qualitative study researches graduate Teaching Assistants’ (TAs’) beliefs and teaching practices towards Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) tutoring sessions examines the possible factors that shape influence their about tutoring. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with three experienced TAs in CFL program at higher education institution U.S. Findings revealed vi...

The South African life sciences curriculum envisages a teacher who negotiates through controversial issues in the topic of evolution and helps learners reconcile content their religious or cultural aspects. Previous studies have found that teachers are conflicted to teach concepts due socioscientific (SSIs) emanating from sociocultural beliefs those learners. Consequently, current paper reports...