the factor structure of the listening section of a persian language proficiency test (plpt), developed and used for academic purposes, was examined in this study. a structural equation modeling (sem) was employed using amos (v. 18) to analyze the responses of a number of persian language learners (n=120) who participated in the first piloting phase of the test in 2014. to examine whether the li...

Abstract This study aimed at investigating the relationship between Iranian EFL learners’ reading strategy use and Emotional Intelligence (EI) as well as exploring the most frequently-used reading strategies which can facilitate the process of reading comprehension. To this end, a group of 60 was selected out of 274 university learners majoring in TEFL and English Translation. Based on English ...

The study's overarching objective is to determine whether or not CSR improves students' reading comprehension. Twenty-five students from one public secondary school in Bengkulu Tengah served as the sample. study used a pre- and post-test gather data quasi-experimental equivalent time-series design. Since there only group research, control unnecessary. normality of was prerequisite for using sam...

Learning activities have a close relation with progress, achievement or even failure. Attribution is the clarifications and reasons that individuals give for advance, accomplishment, indeed disappointment towards something they experienced, especially in their language learning. This study aims to investigate students’ attributions on English-reading skill reading aviation text. Thus, we know a...

A small number of studies show that music training is associated with improvements in reading or in its component skills. A central question underlying this present research is whether musical activity can enhance the acquisition of reading skill, potentially before formal reading instruction begins. We explored two dimensions of this question: an investigation of links between kindergartners’ ...