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...

This paper suggests an application oriented approach that concerns adopting of some NLP techniques in a vocabulary CALL for terminology learning. We discuss how the lexicon, word formation rules, and term semantics are used for diagnosing the learner’s knowledge and guiding the instruction.

Future domestic robots will need to adapt to the special needs of their users and to their environment. It is likely that programming by natural language will be a key method enabling computer language-naïve users to instruct their robots. This paper describes initial steps and considerations towards the design of Instruction-Based Learning (IBL) systems. The proposed methodology is to be teste...

The present study is an attempt to shed light on the effect of Dynamic Assessment (DA) on diagnosing and developing the receptive vocabulary abilities of upper-intermediate learners learning English as a foreign language. Fifty L2 leaners participated in the First Certificate in English test and completed Vocabulary Knowledge Scale. Out of 50 students, ten learners who were identified as being ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, use of online instruction through different mobile applications has become more common in education all over world. Therefore, this research investigated potential effects using WeChat-based on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary knowledge. To achieve objective, 44 intermediate subjects were picked out among 67 students based findings Oxford Quick Placement Test (OQPT...

Vocabulary is a core feature of language proficiency, requiring explicit attention in the classroom. As teachers’ conceptualizations influence their teaching, understanding vocabulary deserves closer attention. Yet, few teacher cognition studies focus on vocabulary, and even fewer non-native vocabulary. This paper presents an interview study with Swedish EFL teachers at secondary school level. ...

One of the main ways to acquire unfamiliar words is to make guesses about words meaning. This study investigates the comparative effects of pictorial annotations and morphological instructions on Iranian EFL learners’ lexical inferencing ability. Considering homogeneity issues using PET (Preliminary English Test), the researchers assigned the participants into two experimental and one control g...

Decades of research offer important understandings about the nature comprehension and its development. Drawing on both classic contemporary research, in this article, we identify some key reading processes instruction, including these: Comprehension instruction should begin early, teaching word-reading bridging skills (including graphophonological semantic cognitive flexibility, morphological a...