Abstract The role of EFL lecturers’ first language (L1) in the EFL courses has been an ongoing debate. A monolingual approach to EFL suggests that the use of the target language solely in foreign language (FL) classroom improves learning of the target language. Accordingly, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the attitude of Iranian lecturers and EFL learners towards using L1 as...

This paper analyses whether the comprehension of a joke in Italian as foreign language is influenced by personal or task elements, influences perception funniness, and perceived funniness affects intention to share jokes. A quantitative cross-sectional study was performed. Participants were all native Spanish speakers from Mexico who also read language. There 61 participants, aged 19-64 years (...

Peer Assisted Leaning (PAL) programmes have been shown to enhance learner confidence and an overall positive effect on comprehension, particularly in subjects traditionally perceived as difficult. This research describes the findings of a three-cycle Action Research study into benefits implementing such programme for mature students enrolled computer science programming module Access Foundation...

BACKGROUND The use of 'easy-to-read' materials for people with intellectual disabilities has become very widespread but their effectiveness has scarcely been evaluated. In this study, the framework provided by Kintsch's Construction-Integration Model (1988) is used to examine (i) the reading comprehension levels of different passages of the Spanish text that have been designed following easy-to...

OBJECTIVE Assessment of patients' responsiveness to a decision support tool for primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The booklet focuses on barriers at patient level. METHODS Process evaluation of an intervention in primary care. Patients at high or potentially high-cardiovascular risk were asked by their GP to prepare themselves for a second consultation in order to particip...