: Increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia forced the authority to enforce Movement Control Order since March 2020. This order requires students remain at home while learning via distance and online modes. study aimed assess readiness Foreign Language (FL) Malaysian private universityy transition from face-to-face learning. employed quantitative research whereby data was collected 120 F...

This study explores the structure of motivation in foreign language (FL) reading among 186 university English learners (ELLs) China, and investigated relations between motivation, strategy use, frequency, proficiency FL reading. The data were collected from three questionnaires section a mock College Test (Band 4). analyzed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), correlation, hierarchical clus...

Developing effective interactional skills in a foreign language (FL) entails developing the ability to express one's stance by selecting linguistic resources in the target language (TL), and it is crucial that the outcome of this selection is socially acceptable and mutually identifiable to both the learner him/herself and the members of the TL community (Yoshimi, 2004). According to Ochs (1996...

intercultural comeptence was ignored in foreign language didactics for a long time. modern studies reveal that if we do not pay attention to this important competency, acquisition of language comeptence will not be stable. the new methods of foreign language didactics are based on intercultural communication. they not only use the target culture as a suitable means for language acquisition but ...

Abstract Improvisational drama techniques (IDTs) can benefit foreign language (FL) learners by offering them an engaging way to practise speaking while hiding behind the safety of a character mask. This study aimed glean perceptions toward and experiences with IDTs among FL student teachers, as well training needs related integrating pedagogical tool. Foreign teachers at Dutch university who ha...

The use of technology is becoming more wide-spread in the teaching of foreign languages. In this article, I will review some of the types and uses of technology in foreign language instruction and then present a new CD-ROM for teaching Professional German at the intermediate level. I will provide several examples from the CD-ROM and explain how they work. The use of technology in foreign langua...

Online feedback is frequently implemented during second/foreign language (SL/FL) writing tasks and assessments. This meta-analysis investigates the effectiveness of online in SL/FL writing. After careful screening application inclusion exclusion criteria, this study synthesizes results 17 primary studies reporting on students’ English quality after feedback. The involved 1568 students, indicate...

This article considers the issue of development professional cognitive and communicative competency (PCCC) future primary school foreign language (FL) teachers in based on information-communicative technologies (ICT). The content is aimed at revealing main principles, approaches, sub-competencies to develop PCCC FL teachers. importance through ICT determined by fact that teacher should respond ...