International Journal of Language and Linguistics

Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2015

  • Chinglish in College English Writing: Problem Analysis and Solutions

    Li Fengjie, Zhang Yingying

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2015
    Pages: 275-284
    Received: 2 July 2015
    Accepted: 9 July 2015
    Published: 21 July 2015
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    Abstract: For Chinese college students, writing is a pretty weak point of learning English, which was typically embodied by the Chinglish that appears frequently in English compositions. The thesis aims to analyze the specific examples of the Chinglish based on the writing assignment by Chinese college students. Furthermore, the solutions and strategies of c... Show More
  • Peer Written Corrective Feedback on E-Mails: A Comparison of Static, Dynamic, and Integrated Partnership

    Niloofar Seyed Golshan, Vahid Hedayati

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2015
    Pages: 285-291
    Received: 20 July 2015
    Accepted: 25 July 2015
    Published: 6 August 2015
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    Abstract: That learners could gain benefit from written corrective feedback provided by their peers has already been established by a large bulk of empirical research and rational argumentation. However, to what extent peer feedback is effective, and what type of peer feedback provision could best cast positive results on the writing proficiency of L2 learne... Show More
  • Willingness to Communicate in Synchronous and Face-to-Face Conversation Modes: A Case Study

    Amin Shahini

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2015
    Pages: 292-297
    Received: 12 July 2015
    Accepted: 28 July 2015
    Published: 11 August 2015
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    Abstract: Willingness to communicate (WTC) has recently received increasing attention across disciplines of second language acquisition and communication. Part of this attention has been directed towards contexts where this willingness might fundamentally increase—that is online setting. This paper is a case study of an Iranian university student who has bee... Show More
  • Vietnamese Vowels Produced by Australian Vietnamese Speakers

    Dao Muc Dich, Nguyen Thi Anh Thu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2015
    Pages: 298-306
    Received: 26 August 2015
    Accepted: 2 September 2015
    Published: 14 September 2015
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    Abstract: This paper reported a study that acoustically examined the vowel features of Vietnamese language used by the Vietnamese community in Australia. Vowels produced by older (n=10) and younger (n=10) Vietnamese Australians residing in Brisbane, Australia, were acoustically examined and compared with those produced by corresponding older (n=10) and young... Show More
  • Enhancing Iranian EFL In-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs for Technology Integration

    Abdulsalam Rigi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2015
    Pages: 307-312
    Received: 19 July 2015
    Accepted: 4 August 2015
    Published: 17 September 2015
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    Abstract: In recent decades successful teachers’ using technology in their classrooms has been the center of vigorous debates in the field of teacher education. The present study investigated the self-efficacy beliefs of Iranian EFL in-service English as a foreign language teachers’ for technology integration. The study first explored the perceived self-effi... Show More
  • Internal and External Factors Affecting Learning English as a Foreign Language

    Soheil Mahmoudi, Asgar Mahmoudi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, September 2015
    Pages: 313-322
    Received: 25 August 2015
    Accepted: 8 September 2015
    Published: 17 September 2015
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    Abstract: This study investigated the effects of internal and external factors on learning English as a foreign language from Iranian EFL learners’ points of view. Copies of a 30-item Lickert-scale questionnaire, addressing internal and external factors or principle components, were distributed among about 140 postgraduate students of ELT in three universiti... Show More