the purpose of this paper was to see whether any significant relationship exists among efl learners’ autonomy, left/right brain dominance, and reading comprehension of the academic reading and general reading modules of ielts examination. to this end, 100 female efl learners were randomly selected from those who were attending ielts preparatory courses at a language school in tehran. all partic...

Alternative assessments have evolved from an epistemological change in education. They see assessment and instruction as two sides on the same coin which go hand in hand. The traditional roles of both teachers and learners are, consequently, modified which is essential for better language development. In this line, the present study aimed at comparing the effects of portfolio and journal writin...

More and more schools recognize that as nobody knows what the world will look like in the future and what skills we will need, it is necessary to teach children how they can learn effectively and on their own throughout life, i.e. to develop their learner autonomy. However, despite its importance, little research has been dedicated to exploring the relationship between learner autonomy and othe...

The purpose of this paper was to see whether any significant relationship exists among EFL learners’ autonomy, left/right brain dominance, and reading comprehension of the Academic Reading and General Reading Modules of IELTS examination. To this end, 100 female EFL learners were randomly selected from those who were attending IELTS preparatory courses at a language school in Tehran. All partic...

2 Individual Pronunciation Coaching The difficulties experienced while learning the pronunciation of a second language do not only depend on the mother tongue of the learners but also on individual differences between learners. Even students of the same mother tongue and with a very similar learning background show huge differences in their individual pronunciation. Learners also differ in term...

: The concept of learner autonomy has garnered significant attention from scholars, educators, policy makers, and researchers across various countries. However, In Indonesia, the body research dedicated to is still growing, with specific needed identify potential obstacles that might deter its promotion. This study, therefore, aims delve into socio-cultural challenges encountered by secondary s...

Learner autonomy has been introduced to English language teaching and learning for a very long time. Yet, there are many education practitioners who not aware of this concept, pre-service teachers, or what we can call future teachers exceptions. This study was aimed investigate teachers’ practice in fostering learner during programs. A survey questionnaire employed 78 majoring the Education Pro...