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Download full textBoroumand, Mohsen; Mardani, Mahdi; Khakzad Esfahlan, Farzaneh – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2021
One of the most important communicative skills is listening and, at the same time, the Achilles' heel of many L2 learners as it entails multi-level cognitive processes (Lynch, 2002). Besides, as various studies show, self-efficacy measures are closely tied to the effective use of learning strategies. Considering the key role that concept mapping,…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Concept Mapping, Listening Skills
Direct linkEstaji, Masoomeh; Mirzaii, Mostafa – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Despite widespread agreement among ELT researchers that vocabulary lies at the heart of communicative competence, currently no consensus exists as to how learning of previously presented lexical items can be guaranteed. Given the inconclusiveness of findings, the present study attempted to delve into the differences in the learning of target…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Riahi, Zahra; Pourdana, Natasha – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
The present study attempted to investigate the possible impacts of Individual Concept Mapping (ICM) and Collaborative Concept Mapping (CCM) strategies on Iranian EFL learners' reading comprehension. For this purpose, 90 pre-intermediate female language learners ranged between 12 to 17 years of age were selected to randomly assign into ICM, CCM and…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Adolescents
Farangi, Mohamad Reza; Kheradmand Saadi, Zahra – Cogent Education, 2017
Not only is listening considered as an active skill nowadays, but also different approaches are suggested to incorporate it effectively into language classrooms. Our purpose, here, is to compare two approaches claiming to be effective in enhancing EFL learners' listening capabilities including schema theory and dynamic assessment. Through a…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Learning Theories, Listening Comprehension, Foreign Countries
Deylamsalehi, Anahita; Barjasteh, Hamed; Vaseghi, Reza – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of employing Concept Mapping (hereafter CM) in vocabulary instruction on Iranian pre-university students. This study also seeks to find whether there is difference between male and female students' vocabulary learning when they are subjected to CM instruction. In so doing, an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Mapping, Vocabulary Development, High School Seniors
Khodadady, Ebrahim; Ghanizadeh, Afsaneh – English Language Teaching, 2011
The present study investigated the influence of concept mapping as a post-reading strategy on EFL learners' critical thinking ability. The study utilized a pretest-posttest control and experimental group design. To do so, thirty six EFL learners at upper intermediate and advanced levels were randomly assigned to experimental (n=18) and control…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
