The Impact of Schema Activation on Reading Comprehension of Cultural Texts among Iranian EFL Learners

Similarly, Adachi’s study （2009, 2010）, though not specifically focused on demotivating factors, analyzed 5th and 6th graders’ motivation attitudes toward English learning in

The researcher noticed that the Japanese students frequently requested repetition to the American students who spoke faster, by asking, “Please repeat.” Such phrases might

They focused on the strength of American, British and Australian speakers’ accents, and they found the participants familiar with Australian English had higher comprehension scores

Statistically proven measurements of linguistic features (e.g. word count) addressed the observed interaction, while underlying cognitive processes were

More specifically, does the contrast between Anglo-American linear style and a typically Japanese, ki-sho-ten-ketsu style have any effect upon the levels of reading

W ith continued emphasis placed on students in many institutions in Japan to achieve high scores on standardized tests such as the Test of English for International Communication

For the Effective Use of Hand‑held Electronic Dictionaries in the Japanese EFL Context :

Asan exampl eofaprogram thati ntroduced form-focused acti vi ti esfi rst,Hagerand Lyman-Hager ( 2004) reported on a two-week i n si tu i nternshi p program that The Pennsyl