The study looked into the perceptions of EFL instructors working at schools foreign languages various universities throughout Turkey in order to better understand effects Online Extensive Reading (OER) on language learning and difficulties regarding its implementation. A mixed-type descriptive design was used achieve aim study, data were collected through semi-structured interviews an online qu...

reading comprehension plays a central role in nonfiction general english university courses in different efl situations and one of the important factors affecting it is vocabulary size. accordingly, the present study aimed at investigating the effect of unknown vocabulary size on efl learners’ reading comprehension. to this end, 40 tefl freshmen were ed to participate in this study on the basis...

Adopting a philosophical approach to the concepts of knowledge and instruction, this study aimed explore perceptions faculty members EFL learners towards efficiency instructors at University level Sudan Science Technology, College Languages. Two tools were used collect data. A direct interview was administered both English Department Languages in which faculties asked about their good instructo...

This paper investigates the level and type of writing anxiety among Turkish EFL students along with causes perceived by them their instructors. The self-efficacy was examined, findings obtained, relationship between in classes investigated. To meet these objectives, 176 (A2, intermediate level) 6 instructors enrolled a language preparatory program offered state university Istanbul, Turkey parti...

English language education nowadays is not merely about the instruction and acquisition of linguistic knowledge skills. Instead, it has progressed to real-life applications target language, which further requires a mastery cultural In terms culture, as Foreign Language (EFL) learners, compared native speakers English, own their unique culture. Yet, since teachers tend focus on delivery knowledg...

We investigated whether expiratory muscle loading induced by the application of expiratory flow limitation (EFL) during exercise in healthy subjects causes a reduction in quadriceps muscle blood flow in favor of the blood flow to the intercostal muscles. We hypothesized that, during exercise with EFL quadriceps muscle blood flow would be reduced, whereas intercostal muscle blood flow would be i...

BACKGROUND Expiratory flow limitation (EFL) during tidal breathing is common in patients with severe COPD, and a major determinant of dynamic hyperinflation and exercise limitation. EFL can be measured by the forced oscillation technique (FOT); however, the relevance to clinical parameters is not fully understood. We hypothesized that emphysema extent and pulmonary function would contribute ind...

Web 2.0 technologies are increasing in popularity, offering huge possibilities, but also bringing new challenges to language learning classes. In the context of ESL and EFL teaching and learning Web 2.0 technologies, specifically blogs and wikis can be used for teaching collaborative process writing. This study investigates previous research on the use of blogs and wikis as tools for collaborat...

Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing by Paul Nation is written for in-service and future teachers who want to learn more about encouraging their students’ development of reading and writing skills in classrooms of English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL). It has been conceived and used as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses of teaching methods. It ...