Gender differences were analyzed across countries of origin and continents, and across mother tongues and language families, using a large-scale database, containing information on 27,119 adult learners of Dutch as a second language. Female learners consistently outperformed male learners in speaking and writing proficiency in Dutch as a second language. This gender gap remained remarkably robu...

Language in the school-age years is complex for two reasons. First, language abilities across all five domains (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) continue to develop through the high school years. For example, although all speech sounds are achieved by 8 years old, children need to use phonological abilities to learn to read and spell. Likewise, although children have al...

The study investigated the perceptions of students learning French as a foreign language in Malaysian public university. specific objectives were to examine: (1) self-reported proficiency level; and (2) their listening, speaking, reading writing skills French. Questionnaire data collected from 80 undergraduates enrolled Levels 1 2 courses. analysis showed that learners Level rated themselves ha...

With the rapid development of China’s economy and rise international status, exchange activities between China other countries are more frequent than before, which results in fact that English speaking listening skills have become important for college students. However, reality is Chinese students’ relatively weak compared to their reading writing skills. Production-Oriented Approach, proposed...

Abstract The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of listening strategy instruction on students’ listening achievement and strategy use. The participants of the study were 50 English major freshman students of Dilla University. These Students were placed in experimental and control conditions for the purpose of comparing the mean difference between the two groups. The contro...

Abstract The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of listening strategy instruction on students’ listening achievement and strategy use. The participants of the study were 50 English major freshman students of Dilla University. These Students were placed in experimental and control conditions for the purpose of comparing the mean difference between the two groups. The contro...

In a scholarly convention, ESP has bilaterally focused on “academic” and “occupational” arenas leaving the symbiosis between the two almost untouched. The present study, thus, aims to weigh the concordance between what is taught in universities as EAP courses for B.A. students in Business and Economics and what English skills and abilities are, actually, required from them on the job. A...