this qualitative study analyzes the reasons of college students for learning english as a foreign language (efl) in costa rica and the reasons of high school students for learning german as a foreign language (gfl) in the us. it asks to what extent the learners’ reasons align with or deviate from neoliberal discourses that commodify foreign languages. the analysis of 27 interviews in a us high ...

One of the greatest obstacles to Taiwan’s English learners is the lack of an environment rich in authentic English input used for real communication. A system entitled IWiLL (Intelligent Web-based Interactive Language Learning) has been designed to provide such an environment. The IWiLL online environment consists of an array of integrated components which support the needs of language learners...

Collocations, i.e., recurrent word combinations such as take advantage (of), strong tea, and deeply absorbed, are receiving increasing attention in SLA research because of their importance to “native-like” production of language. Previous studies suggest that collocations pose a serious challenge to language learners and that learners’ L1 plays a crucial role in this respect. My paper aims to s...

The aim of this study was to describe and find out motivational English language learning strategies through computers among Iranian EFL learners and find out how learners’ motivations change towards English language learning through computers.The mixed method approach (quantitative and qualitative) was employed in this study. A total of 84 (out of 130) female freshman university learners from ...

For English learners, listening has its special importance among the four language skills. While it is the basic form of communication and foundation for developing other language skills, listening is usually regarded as the most difficult part among all kinds of English examinations. Dictation tests are now used as an economical and valid method to investigate English learners’ listening diffi...

the present study investigated school general english achievement and group work among iranian junior high school students. the main question this study tried to answer was whether group work could enhance a higher general english achievement among junior high school students. to answer this question, 60 female learners were divided into experimental and control group randomly with 30 members i...

In this paper, we describe the principle and functionality of the Computer-Assisted Stress Teaching and Learning Environment (CASTLE) that we have proposed and developed to help learners of English as a Second Language (ESL) to learn stress patterns of English language. There are three modules in the CASTLE system. The first module, individualised speech learning material providing module, can ...

In the United States, the immigrant population explosion has been calling for increasing attention to English instruction for immigrant learners. In comparison with prolific literature on immigrant English language learners (ELLs) in K–12 educational settings, literature on English instruction for adult immigrant learners at non-profit organizations, especially through microanalysis of classroo...