language and emotion are two related systems in use, in that one system (emotions) impacts the performance of the other (language). both of them share their functionality in communication. since the nature of foreign language classrooms is ideally interactional, emotional intelligence (ei) gains importance. the aim of this study was to find out whether one's total emotional quotient and its com...

Building standards recommend maximum background noise levels (BNL) and reverberation times (RT) for unoccupied classrooms. However, existing research does not show a consistent correlation between these parameters and student achievement. Through in situ testing, this research seeks to determine what acoustical conditions should be attained in elementary schools for students to meet educational...

All three properties are not instantiated in Bulgarian. Only the first two properties are explicitly taught in English classrooms in Bulgaria, while the third is not. A Truth Value Judgement Task, a guided composition task and a proficiency test were administered to 112 Bulgarian learners of English and 24 native speaker controls. Results indicate that L2 learners at all proficiency levels are ...

In order to explore high school students’ English learning anxiety in Chinese EFL (English as a Foreign Language) classrooms, this study surveyed and analyzed 105 students from a high school in Dezhou City, Shandong Province, China. The results indicated that students indeed had comparatively high anxiety in English learning. Males have higher anxiety of English classes than females. And it was...

The study has been designed in order to answer the growing demand for systematic implementation of English language games into FL curriculum at university level. purpose this paper is analyse how Taiwan-based learners perceive use classroom. qualitative data obtained from in-depth interviews with three individuals majoring EFL and Slavic languages. Among main benefits game-supported instruction...

This study aimed at gaining insights into students’ attitudes in the learning English using the Smart Board or Interactive White Board (IWB) technology in EFL classrooms. The main goal of this paper is to evaluate students’ attitudes towards the use of Smart Board as an instructional tool on student motivation, participation, interaction and retention for learning English in Iranian schools. To...