This study aimed to investigate the effects of Systemic Theoretical Instruction (STI), grounded in Socio-cultural Theory and proposed by Gal’perin, on developing Iranian EFL learners’ knowledge of English tense-aspect system. To this end, two low-intermediate classes, including 24 and 21 language learners aged between 12-19, were taught the distinction between simple past and present perfect te...

Humans improve their performance by means of a variety of learning strategies, including both gradual statistical induction from experience and rapid incorporation of advice. In many learning environments, these strategies may interact in complementary ways. The focus of this work is on cognitively plausible models of multistrategy learning involving the integration of inductive generalization ...

Grammar instruction remains a contentious issue in the field of teaching and teacher education. It is generally agreed that attention to grammatical form necessary beneficial, but research still needed on some grammar-related issues. Because learners' mastery grammar key language proficiency, it essential examine teachers' attitudes towards instruction, valid measurement instrument required. As...

Abstract The present study explores the impact of corpus-based collocation instruction on intermediate Iranian EFL learners' writing ability. For this study, 84 Iranian learners, studying English as a foreign language in Bayan Institute, Iran, were selected and were randomly divided into two groups, experimental and control. Conventional methods of writing instruction were taught to the control...

Abstract The present study explores the impact of corpus-based collocation instruction on intermediate Iranian EFL learners' writing ability. For this study, 84 Iranian learners, studying English as a foreign language in Bayan Institute, Iran, were selected and were randomly divided into two groups, experimental and control. Conventional methods of writing instruction were taught to the control...

Grammar is a foundation of language, as all languages consist rules and usage. Learning English grammar challenging for Thai EFL learners because the contrastive grammatical features between English. even more difficult deaf hard-of-hearing students since they have limited tools cues acquiring grammar. This paper discusses possible challenges in teaching to reviews some methodologies that might...

This paper presents techniques for the formal specification and efficient incremental implementation of spreadsheet-like tools. The spreadsheets are specified by strong attribute grammars. In this style of attribute grammar programming every single inductive computation is expressed within the attribute grammar formalism. Well-known attribute grammar techniques are used to reason about such gra...

Abstract Recognizing the importance of multinational telecollaboration and form-focused instruction in computer-assisted language learning teacher education, this article investigates teaching English grammar through a seven-week-long telecollaborative project with 41 pre-service teachers from United States (US), Poland, China. The was pedagogical intervention which US participants taught to th...