Original article
Strategies-based instruction (SBI), as a learner-centered and participatory approach, allows learners to be the center of attention and explicitly taught how, when, and why strategies can be used. The study re...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:9
Published on: 28 July 2017
Original article
It is the aim of this study to investigate EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students’ perceptions of teacher/learner responsibilities and learner decision-making abilities at tertiary level - questioning wh...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:8
Published on: 24 July 2017
Original article
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Science and Technology (MEXT) are facing a plethora of pressures to become more global. This has led MEXT to draw up the ‘English Education Reform Plan C...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:7
Published on: 18 July 2017
Original article
The present article reports on a study which explores the impact of listening strategies instruction on typical strategic behaviour. Participants were 38 Hong Kong students of Spanish divided into two groups: ...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:6
Published on: 19 June 2017
Original article
High-stakes testing has frequently exerted a strong influence on teaching and learning in educational contexts. In 2012, the Ministry of Education passed legislation that made the new Test of English Listening...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:5
Published on: 30 May 2017
Case report
Project-based language teaching (PBLT) provides a number of potential language learning benefits through opportunities for authentic meaningful language use. Previous research has also indicated how PBLT can e...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:4
Published on: 4 April 2017
Original article
Anxiety in speaking English is a critical affective reaction to second language acquisition. Moreover, language learning is an emotionally dynamic process which produces fluctuations in learners’ speaking anxi...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:2
Published on: 13 March 2017
Original article
Maximizing learning opportunities has long been the focus of research in teaching English as a foreign language. Besides the degree to which learners are engaged with the linguistic aspects, investigating othe...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:3
Published on: 13 March 2017
Review
Word Associates Format (WAF) tests are often used to measure second language learners’ vocabulary depth with a focus on their network knowledge. Yet, there were often many variations in the specific forms of t...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2017 2:1
Published on: 9 March 2017
Original article
The present study investigates the impact of higher order thinking enhancing techniques as two post-reading strategies on the EFL students’ reasoning power as determined by their private speech production. Als...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:18
Published on: 6 December 2016
Original article
In this paper, Chinese curricula in the contexts of China and Singapore on primary level are compared and contrasted by both quantitative (Word Segmenter and Text Analyzer) and qualitative methods (in-depth th...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:17
Published on: 18 November 2016
Original article
The present study aims at delving into English as foreign language students’ demotivation, burnout, mastery goal orientation, and perceptions of classroom activities. This is accomplished by building a causal ...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:16
Published on: 8 November 2016
Commentary
In an article published in System Vol. 40 Andrew Sampson (2012) made several claims regarding the positive effect of “coding” or “marking” of second language writing errors and how the use of said coding can have...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:15
Published on: 25 October 2016
Original article
This study reports on the investigation of young learners’ perceptions of FonF tasks regarding enjoyment, ease, performance, and persuasion. It was attempted to explore young learners’ attitudes toward FonF ta...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:14
Published on: 13 October 2016
Erratum
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:13
Published on: 11 October 2016
The original article was published in Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:6
Original article
With the shift from a linear predictive perspective to a complex dynamic one in the field of applied linguistics, more ecological studies on English language teachers’ behaviors and styles are needed. Thus, th...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:12
Published on: 10 October 2016
Commentary
The history of English test reform on secondary level in China is a reflection of Chinese development in recent 30 years. The stress on English language helps move on Chinese reform-and-open process. On the ne...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:11
Published on: 26 September 2016
Original article
This study investigates the effects of pre-task planning and online planning on L2 writing production (complexity, accuracy, fluency, and lexical variety). Seventy-eight intermediate EFL learners were randomly...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:10
Published on: 21 September 2016
Original article
Self-assessment and peer-assessment have been appraised in a large number of studies, aiming at investigating their effectiveness in different contexts. However, the challenges of implementing self-assessment ...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:9
Published on: 22 August 2016
Original article
This study examines the links between L2 linguistic knowledge, L2 listening strategy use, self-determined motivation, and L2 listening anxiety relative to L2 listening proficiency. Prior theoretical and empiri...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:7
Published on: 18 August 2016
Original article
In recent years, there has been an increase in Chinese international students attending American universities. Chinese international students in American higher education represent the largest group of interna...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:8
Published on: 18 August 2016
Original article
In this interview Professor Farzad Sharifian, a pioneer of Cultural Linguistics, gives a concise history of this relatively new field, which he introduces as a multidisciplinary area of research that examines ...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:6
Published on: 20 April 2016
The Erratum to this article has been published in Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:13
Original article
Although a growing body of research has examined the effectiveness of written corrective feedback (WCF) for improving L2 learners’ grammatical accuracy, fewer studies have investigated the extent to which diff...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:5
Published on: 18 April 2016
Original article
A major source of concern across a number of English-speaking countries is the loss of language teachers from the profession. In a global era where the ability to engage across languages and cultures is seen a...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:3
Published on: 14 April 2016
Original article
The globally expanding community of educators involved in the teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL) is being pushed to adapt to diverse educational contexts, engendering tension and dislocation. The...
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2016 1:1
Published on: 14 April 2016
