ChatGPT speaking practice boosts fluency and complexity in EFL learners
A ten-week study of Iranian IELTS students found ChatGPT-assisted speaking practice significantly improved syntactic complexity and speech rate, while accuracy ...
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Scaffolding strategies boost EFL students’ grasp of abstract linguistic concepts
A 14-week quasi-experimental study of 45 Iraqi EFL undergraduates found that labelling, repetition, code-switching, and questioning were linked to significant ...
Knowing ‘help’ does not guarantee knowing ‘helpless’, vocabulary study of Chinese and Japanese learners finds
A study of 427 Chinese and Japanese EFL learners found that knowing a base word like help signaled knowledge of ...
Eyes Reveal How Anxious Language Learners Rethink Communication
Eye-tracking shows anxious EFL learners adopt rigid gaze, redundant speech, and restrained gestures, while exploratory EMDR training eased anxiety-related constraints.
Eight-week emotion regulation training associated with better outcomes in university EFL speaking classes
An eight-week emotion regulation training program was associated with lower speaking anxiety, higher engagement and better oral performance in a ...
Teachers, Not Parents, Hold the Key to Getting Language Students Talking, Study Finds
A structural equation modeling study of 369 Chinese undergraduates finds that teacher support most strongly predicts second language willingness to ...
Bounce Back and Level Up: How Academic Buoyancy Drives Engagement in Language Learners
A 16-week longitudinal study of Chinese college EFL learners shows that academic buoyancy, the ability to bounce back from everyday ...
Meaning-Centered Coping Classes Calm Language Anxiety and Slow the Heart
A new longitudinal study shows that a brief, meaning-centered coping program embedded in English language classrooms significantly reduced anxiety and ...
Older Chinese Learners Turn to Phones to Master English Vocabulary, Study Reveals Hidden Barriers
A qualitative study of older Chinese EFL learners at Senior Citizen Universities reveals how they sustain mobile-assisted vocabulary learning through ...
AI Examiners Score IELTS Speaking Tests Differently Than Humans — And Differently Than Each Other
A comparative study of 30 Indonesian English learners found that AI systems diverge sharply from human IELTS speaking raters and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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