An understanding of language as ‘open, dynamic, constantly evolving and personal encompasses the rich complexities of communication (Shohamy, 2007, p.5). Knowing about the important role of culture as well as psychological ...

This study aimed to explore the relationships between foreign language learners' self-identity changes, motivation types, and Foreign Language proficiency associated with learning English in private language schools in ...

Assessing learners' present and real life language needs can contribute to learners' active participation in learning processes. , Assessing learners' task-based needs and aligning them with pedagogical tasks are significant ...

The current study aimed at investigating the academic learning needs of Iranian undergraduate students of English Language and Literature from the perspective of 320 stakeholders including undergraduate students (n ...

Almost little is known about creative writing. In this research, creative writing has been introduced as an alternative to academic writing. The aims were to introduce creative writing as an alternative to academic writing ...

To investigate the effects of etymological elaboration, contextual pragmatic clues, and lexical knowledge on L2 idioms comprehension and production, 60 male intermediate level EFL students in three groups were selected. ...