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  1. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is increasingly adopted globally, including in Taiwan’s educational initiatives, yet challenges remain in implementing effective CLIL practices, such as pedagogy...

    Authors: Cheng-Ji Lai
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:64
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  2. Quality inclusive education has been guaranteed at the international policy level, but for inclusive education to be realized, teachers must be prepared to teach students with a wide variety of support needs. ...

    Authors: Davey Young
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:59
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  3. This study investigated the effectiveness and dynamics of peer feedback in online and offline learning environments, focusing on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students’ affective engagement and its impac...

    Authors: Tipaya Peungcharoenkun and Budi Waluyo
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:60
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  4. Recognizing the importance of students’ attitudes in enhancing their educational achievements, this study aimed to examine the roles of spiritual motivation, religiosity, and L2 WTC (Willingness to Communicate...

    Authors: Kawita Sarwari, Reza Pishghadam and Shaghayegh Shayesteh
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:58
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  6. Multimedia is vastly used as authentic and available input in second and foreign-language contexts. To deal with the difficulties and complexities of comprehending these authentic materials, collaborative lear...

    Authors: Esmat Shamsi and Hossein Bozorgian
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:25
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  7. This study investigates the role of school principals’ instructional leadership as a predictor of teachers’ professional development. The research sample comprised 304 secondary school teachers and 19 principa...

    Authors: Ping He, Fangyun Guo and Genevive Anulika Abazie
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:63
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  8. Drawing from (Dörnyei’s, The Psychology of the language learner: Individual differences in second language acquisition, 2005) L2 Motivational Self System, this case study delved into the L2 learning motivation...

    Authors: Mingyu Li
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:57
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  9. The impact of students' intrinsic or extrinsic motivations on their future intentions for online language schooling has been widely documented, but further emphasis needs to be placed on examining motivation b...

    Authors: Amir Reza Rahimi and Zahra Mosalli
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:49
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  10. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a discernible shift towards mobile learning tools has emerged, supplanting conventional pedagogical methods. Mobile learning (m-learning) constitutes a subset of e-learnin...

    Authors: Muhammad Mooneeb Ali, Ahmed M. Alaa and Ambreen Shahnaz
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:62
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  11. Learners’ interaction with lecture materials has remained underexplored despite the growing body of studies on the use of materials. The current study explored the actions EFL learners employed during the use ...

    Authors: Wei Dan and Ming Li
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:61
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  12. In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the role of emotional and motivational intelligence in educational settings. Studies have shown that these factors can significantly impact students' acad...

    Authors: Belete Hiluf and Marew Alemu
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:55
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  13. This study aimed to (1) elaborate on microblogging-based instruction, which was built on social media platform X and designed based on the four phases of the design-based research (DBR) framework (Amiel and Re...

    Authors: Zainab M. Gaffas
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:54
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  14. Despite the critical role of reasoning in shaping language teaching and learning strategies in higher education, prior studies have either separately examined reasoning or focused on one specific type thereof ...

    Authors: Abdulmajeed Alghamdi
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:51
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  15. Classroom assessment, as a crucial element of the teaching journey, plays a significant part in enhancing student achievement, student learning, and teacher instruction. As such, teachers should possess a good...

    Authors: Masoomeh Estaji
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:50
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  17. Prompted by the challenges faced by teachers in balancing grammar and content in English classes, coupled with the poor English proficiency of rural Odia medium school students, the study aimed to devise an in...

    Authors: Rashmi Ranjan Behera, Chirashree Srabani Rath, Amulya Kumar Acharya, Trupti Subhrajyoti, Sujata Acharya and Rajesh Kumar
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:56
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  18. Scholars have questioned the effectiveness of reflective practice for gaining professional awareness or attaining professional development. In addition, the prevalence of inadequate comprehensive framework for...

    Authors: Abdul Karim, Fariah Amin, Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan, Liza Reshmin and Evita Umama Amin
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:52
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  19. Dynamic assessment has been proven to effectively promote EFL learners' speaking proficiency, but its implementation in teaching speaking skills has been limited. One of the main reasons is that, thus far, ver...

    Authors: Saeid Sarabi Asl, Mojgan Rashtchi and Ghafour Rezaie
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:12
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  21. This research critically examines the multifaceted role of English as a foreign language (EFL) coursebooks beyond mere language learning objectives. Specifically, the study focuses on how these coursebooks oft...

    Authors: Mauricio Véliz-Campos, Felipe Roa and Leonardo Veliz
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:45
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  22. This research addressed the critical gap in understanding the procedure of professional identity reconstruction among university lecturers in Iran during the pandemic. Over the course of two academic semesters...

    Authors: Maria Shobeiry
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:13
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  23. The role of pedagogical love in second language (L2) education has long remained under-explored due to dogmatic religious and cultural beliefs. There is insufficient scholarship on this construct at undergradu...

    Authors: Farhad Ghiasvand and Pardis Sharifpour
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:14
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  24. Given the inherent association of interpreting with feelings of anxiousness, the subject of interpreting poses a formidable challenge for students in this field. A large number of prospective interpreters asse...

    Authors: Sima Ferdowsi and Mohammad Hasan Razmi
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:38
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  25. Based on the related literature, both self-evaluation (SE) and reflective thinking (RT) play an important role in English language learning among EFL learners. Therefore, in this study, the effects of SE and R...

    Authors: Anwar Hammad Al-Rashidi and Amhara Aberash
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:44
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  26. Given that Iran is the host of a variety of cultures characterized with diverse languages, viewpoints, and customs, the empty place of multiculturalism in its ELT system is deeply felt. The present study sough...

    Authors: Esmaeel Ali Salimi and Mostafa Rahimi Rad
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:9
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  27. This study investigated the impact of techno-competence workshops on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ language achievement, technostress, academic enjoyment, and autonomy in a large university in ...

    Authors: Khaled Ahmed Abdel-Al Ibrahim and Arash Hashemifardnia
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:33
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  28. Engagement is a core issue in language teaching and learning. Without the students’ active involvement in the teaching–learning process, educational objectives could not be achieved. Accordingly, the concept o...

    Authors: Amare Tesfie Birhan and Yenus Nurie
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:11
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  29. This phenomenological study aimed to investigate the most common emotions experienced by expatriate EFL instructors and identify the factors that affect their emotional labor in the Turkish educational context...

    Authors: Kaveh Jalilzadeh, Atena Attaran and Christine Coombe
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:40
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  30. Studying determinant factors for effective learning communities has become a priority for sustainable education in Yemen. Yet, comprehensive knowledge of academic self-efficacy (ASE), academic commitment (AC),...

    Authors: Abdo Hasan AL-Qadri, Samia Mouas, Nadia Saraa and Azzeddine Boudouaia
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:35
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  31. Vocabulary is often considered as a key predictor of second language ability, and how teachers and learners’ beliefs and conceptualizations about vocabulary affect their teaching and learning has recently gain...

    Authors: Hassan A. Alshumrani
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:20
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  32. It is crucial to study how L2 learners use technology when examining the lifespan technology in L2 pedagogy. Therefore, we adopted Gartner’s hype cycles to investigate the lifespan of CALL from the perspective...

    Authors: Hussein Meihami and Christopher Alexander
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:31
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  33. With the growing concern for the issues and problems associated with static testing, dynamic assessment (DA) has been recently receiving increased attention as an alternative in educational settings. The prese...

    Authors: Hadiseh Salehi, Roya Khoii, Mojgan Rashtchi and Ali Akbar Arjmandnia
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:10
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  34. This study explored the impact of feedback-supported tasks and peer-work activities on language learners’ engagement, self-esteem, and language growth in a university setting in Saudi Arabia. Employing a seque...

    Authors: Ali Ramadan Elbaioumi Shaddad and Biruk Jember
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:39
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  35. Autonomous learning is extensively acknowledged as a desirable goal in undergraduate education as it is found to comply with learner-centered approaches and enable learners to pursue life-long learning. Howeve...

    Authors: Hashmatullah Tareen, BaoHui Zhang and Mohammad Tahir Haand
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:8
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  36. Ignoring technology in teaching English language in EFL contexts persuaded the researchers to do this study. In fact, this research looked at how Saudi Arabian EFL learners' academic achievement (AA), creativi...

    Authors: Omar Abu Al-majd and Barana Belton
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:41
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  37. Within the field of teacher education, the concept of self-efficacy—which includes teachers' self-perceptions of their competence and abilities in particular tasks—has attracted a lot of attention. It shows ho...

    Authors: Mohammadnasser Mossafaie, Goudarz Alibakhshi and Hossein Heidari Tabrizi
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:42
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  38. This study investigated the effect of using Stoodle software program on Iranian EFL teachers’ autonomy, creativity, and work engagement in the light of teaching experience and gender. The participants comprise...

    Authors: Omid Salmanpour, Omid Tabatabaei, Hadi Salehi and Melor Md Yunus
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:7
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  39. Despite the critical role of academic English writing proficiency in higher education, existing research has inadequately addressed the comparative impact of teacher-led and student-involved assessments on wri...

    Authors: Aisah Apridayani, Wei Han and Kanyanat Sakkanayok
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:37
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  40. Positive psychology (PP) is the study of the role of positive emotions in optimizing performance. In response to a dearth of research on harnessing the potential of PP in enriching language teacher education, ...

    Authors: Elnaz Oladrostam, Teymour Rahmati and Musa Nushi
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:4
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  41. In the current research, the impacts of portfolio assessment (PA) on the grit tendencies, motivation, and willingness to communicate (WTC) of Saudi Arabian EFL learners were examined. The population of this st...

    Authors: Khaled Ahmed AbdelAl Ibrahim and Yasha Rakhshani
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:36
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  42. This study investigated the Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) impact on academic resilience (AR), motivation, teacher support (TS), and personal best goals (PBGs) in different learning environments, specifica...

    Authors: Alaa Aladini, Sania Bayat and Mohamed Sayed Abdellatif
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:5
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  43. Reviewing the literature reveals that the role of teacher assessment literacy (TAL) in teacher job stress (TJS) and teacher job burnout (TJB) among English as foreign language (EFL) teachers in Iran has remain...

    Authors: Afsheen Rezai
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:3
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  44. Given the importance of academic motivation, numerous inquiries have scrutinized the antecedents of this psycho-emotional variable in various educational environments. Nonetheless, the role of students’ attitu...

    Authors: Robert Kirkpatrick, Junko Kirkpatrick and Ali Derakhshan
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:23
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  45. The advent of innovative online tools has ushered in new possibilities for enhancing the quality of language learning. This study delved into the influence of the flipped classroom approach on augmenting the c...

    Authors: Fatemeh Samadi, Manoocher Jafarigohar, Masood Saeedi, Mansoor Ganji and Farzaneh Khodabandeh
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:24
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  46. The primary objective of this study is to enhance the English language proficiency of undergraduate students pursuing bachelor's degree programs. This is achieved through the development of a mandatory English...

    Authors: Yongkang Wang and Pengfei Chen
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:6
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  47. Researchers have firm reason to unlock the potential of social networking technologies today because of the rapid development of these platforms, which may be used to enhance educational outcomes. Despite the ...

    Authors: Khaled Ahmed Abdel-Al Ibrahim and Nirvana Basim
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:2
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  48. While gamified technology integration in vocabulary instruction within a flipped classroom has yielded beneficial teaching outcomes, specific studies have raised concerns about potential adverse effects linked...

    Authors: Damar Isti Pratiwi, Sri Wuli Fitriati, Issy Yuliasri and Budi Waluyo
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2024 9:1
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  50. A professional training or staff development endeavor is known as an in-service program. During these programs, professionals get training and have the opportunity to discuss their work with others who are in ...

    Authors: Sayed M. Ismail and Iman Nikpoo
    Citation: Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education 2023 8:46
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