Nooreen Noordin

English speaking represents one of the most challenging competencies for EFL learners, mainly due to the limited opportunities for authentic practice, especially within monolingual contexts like China. However, the ubiquitous personal mobile devices (smartphones) and the advent of AI-powered mobile apps equipped with automatic speech recognition, n...

This systematic review provides a comprehensive analysis of corpus-based instruction (CBI) in English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. Corpus-based instruction is a teaching method based on actual data from natural language use, representing an important branch of corpus research. It serves as an auxiliary tool for foreign language teaching a...

English is a globally prominent language, and oral English proficiency is both crucial and challenging. Mobile technology offers a promising avenue for language enhancement, but research on the role of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in English-speaking skills is relatively scarce. Literature reviews on this topic are even rarer, particula...

Proficiency in English reading is crucial for overall language competency, as learning relies heavily on written materials. In recent years, experts and scholars have started to regard learning and employing metacognitive reading strategies as an important method for improving English reading comprehension. This systematic review investigated the a...

Automated writing evaluation (AWE) program has huge potential to facilitate English writing instruction and EFL learners’ learning. As one of the most massively implemented AWE programs in China, the Pigai program has gained increasing ground in English writing instruction. However, a paucity of research limits to addressing its effects as an assis...

Speaking assessment is believed to be difficult in its expansion and execution. Thus, it is a challenge for teachers in preparing students for speaking tests. This study’s purpose was to identify whether topic familiarity affects speaking performance among students who were preparing to sit for the high-stakes Malaysian University English Test spea...

This research examines students’ beliefs about language learning by evaluating the measurement equivalence of the beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI). The graded response model (GRM) was used to examine differential item functioning (DIF) in the BALLI across four different countries, namely: Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh....

Self-regulated language learning (SRLL) plays a crucial role in the language development of Chinese college English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. This study presents a systematic literature review aimed at identifying the key variables associated with SRLL among Chinese college EFL learners. By conducting an extensive search of the Web of S...

Speaking assessment is believed to be difficult in its expansion and execution. Thus, it is a challenge for teachers in preparing students for speaking tests. This study’s purpose was to identify whether topic familiarity affects speaking performance among students who were preparing to sit for the high-stakes Malaysian University English Test spea...

Sociologists and communication theorists have defined narrative analysis as a way to form a social identity as early as the 1980s Barkhuizen, Benson, and Chik (2013). Besides, narrative analysis shares the concept of knowledge transmission, which is a theory that aims to communicate unquantifiable qualities of knowledge like experience and life sto...

Willingness to communicate (WTC) is an individual’s predisposition to communicate with a person or persons at a specific time. Over the past century, there has been a dramatic increase in WTC research. This study aims to offer an overview of the existing literature regarding WTC from 1900 to 2022 and provide a bibliometric and visual analysis of th...

Inadequate English vocabulary knowledge hampers English-medium university students’ comprehension of lecture and reference materials. Thus, the researchers aimed to specifically develop an intervention for vocabulary knowledge enhancement, which is a theme-based content-based instruction vocabulary module for first-semester Diploma in Tourism Manag...

Inadequate English vocabulary knowledge hampers English-medium university students’ comprehension of lecture and reference materials. Thus, the researchers aimed to specifically develop an intervention for vocabulary knowledge enhancement, which is a theme-based content-based instruction vocabulary module for first-semester Diploma in Tourism Manag...

To address the tangible problem of English underperformance and recognize a theoretical void in student engagement theory within the realm of college-level English education for non-English majors in China, this research investigated the correlation between student engagement and English achievement in this unique setting. Additionally, it analyzed...

Strategy instruction (SI) has played an essential role in English as a foreign language (EFL). Its usage looks to provide potential benefits for improving learners’ strategic competence for lifelong education. However, the current state of research on SI in EFL is fragmented and does not sufficiently elaborate upon the optimal conditions for effect...

The unexpected outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic forced most teachers across the globe to switch their teaching from traditional face-to-face to online without having received adequate preparation and knowledge related to online teaching. To better comprehend teachers’ willingness to conduct emergency remote teaching during the worldwide crisis, the cu...

This study examined the academic speaking challenges faced by Libyan students in Malaysian universities, explored the strategies they used to overcome these challenges, and investigated the influence of prior learning experience and language anxiety on their academic communication abroad. The research also highlighted the role of self-regulated lea...

Self-regulated learning (SRL) has been widely recognized as an efficient way of enhancing foreign language learning (FLL) outcomes in the sphere of higher education. The current study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of SRL interventions or supports in improving foreign language learning among learners in tertiary institutions. The review involv...

Many in-service ESL teachers have low interest in using technology in classrooms on account of complex internal and external factors. Thus, guided by Davis's (1989) technology acceptance model and Borg's (2003) language teacher cognition theory, this study, which uses a quantitative descriptive survey, aims to further understand in-service middle s...

Malaysian universities’ adoption of English as a medium of instruction provides Libyan international students, who have been reported as the seventh largest ethnic group enrolled in those institutions, with opportunities to pursue various fields of study. However, Libyan students struggle with academic speaking resulting from inadequate prior EFL l...

Academic listening and interaction in international educational settings are essential for academic success. International students’ language proficiency and prior practice in their home countries either facilitate or impede their academic success. Thus, internationalization has become a desirable trend among learners to further their studies in ov...

To better understand English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' voices in online English teaching in China, a qualitative case study was carried out by analyzing semi-interviews, and in-depth data of six EFL teachers from a central Chinese university. With thematic analysis, seven themes emerged, including the choices of teaching platforms or Ap...

The study aimed to gain a comprehensive picture of current e-learning development in higher education. In order to do this, research questions including distribution patterns, contributors in terms of journals, authors and countries, as well as theme development and evolution pattens of e-learning were proposed. To address the research questions, a...

Abstract: This quantitative study investigated the relationship between EFL teachers’ self-efficacy and their acceptance of online teaching in the Chinese context. One online questionnaire, including a self�efficacy scale and behavioral intention scale, was administrated to 293 university-level EFL teachers in China. The descriptive results indicat...

Abstract: This quantitative study investigated the relationship between EFL teachers’ self-efficacy and their acceptance of online teaching in the Chinese context. One online questionnaire, including a self�efficacy scale and behavioral intention scale, was administrated to 293 university-level EFL teachers in China. The descriptive results indicat...

Libyan students’ academic speaking challenges associated with language anxiety and lack of English prior learning experience could impede Libyan students’ communication abilities in international academic setting. Students need to develop certain learning strategies for academic speaking in response to these factors. Therefore, explanatory mixed-mo...

Foreign language anxiety (FLA), as a common affective filter, has impeded the language learning process. In order to reduce the FLA, researchers have explored several methods via enhancing language learning settings. Technology as a crucial tool in improving the learning environment has been considered on this topic as well. However, the results of...

Few studies have investigated the detailed procedure of systematically delivering and teaching metacognitive strategies in higher education. This study investigates whether explicit training in metacognitive strategies could improve undergraduates’ online reading comprehension over the pandemic. The results of this study contribute to teacher educa...

A qualitative multiple case study was conducted to understand how Vietnamese high school students (n=6) experienced grammar learning by exploring their views on the role of grammar and their use of grammar learning strategies. Semi-structured individual interviews are the main instrument for data collection in this study. Using inductive content an...

Few studies have investigated the detailed procedure of systematically delivering and teaching metacognitive strategies in higher education. This study investigates whether explicit training in metacognitive strategies could improve undergraduates’ online reading comprehension over the pandemic. The results of this study contribute to teacher educa...

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) has been more considered in these years. English for Medical Purposes (EMP) as one of its types plays a vital role for medical students. This study was conducted to evaluate the textbooks taught in teaching English in different programs of medical universities. The study focused on six textbooks widely used in me...

Research on online faculty professional development (OFPD) in higher education has increased in recent years. As there is, nevertheless, a scarcity of quantitative investigations on research publications in this area, a bibliometric analysis of 248 publications collected from the Scopus database was conducted. Biblioshiny and VOSviewer software too...

Metacognitive strategies have been investigated as facilitating tools for students’ reading comprehension. No studies have investigated the effect of systematic teaching of metacognitive reading strategies on students’ critical thinking skills. The present quasi-experimental study examined the effect of explicit metacognitive strategy instruction a...

Studies on E-learning in higher education have been gaining increasing attention from scholars in recent years. To have an overall understanding of these scientific productions of E-learning, a bibliometric analysis was done to conduct a quantitative scientific analysis of 1985 journal articles collected from the Scopus database. All the documents...

Test preparation programs namely coaching, mock tests, and repetitive test-taking aid students in achieving language skills and comprehending the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test procedure. This paper attempted to find out the influence of test preparation programs on candidates’ IELTS test performance. A quantitative meth...

Teachers are the core component of teaching and learning a second or foreign language; therefore, they should know what the learners consider as the most effective teachers’ characteristics which may enhance their learning. Accordingly, the main aim of the present study was to compare field dependent and field independent Iranian learners in terms...

This study was designed to see whether electronic feedback positively affects medical students’ academic writing performance. Two groups of medical university students were randomly selected and participated in this study. In order to see whether the provision of electronic feedback for the compulsory academic writing course for medical students is...

To better understand English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' intention to adopt online teaching in China, six predictors are selected to examine the EFL teachers' intention to teach online based on the extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in the study. This study adopts the correlational research design involving a minimum of 239 sample...

The number of online users has unprecedentedly increased in recent years. The rapid advancement of technology has seen the growth of social media usage and this has made a huge impact on today's educational system. However, to what extent has social media played an important role in the teaching and learning process, particularly in English Languag...

This paper attempted to evaluate the effect of a course on educational tools on the participants’ digital literacy and collecting information on their attitude toward these tools and their pedagogical use as the result of attendance in this course. There were 15 participants in this study who attended the one-month course in one of the charity summ...

The younger generations of students called Digital Natives learn via technology. The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 has taken the initiatives to implement Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in learning in bid to cater to their learning styles. However, the implementation has not been smooth-sailing as most teachers have not been...

The teaching practicum plays an important role in the process of introducing pre-service teachers to the teaching profession which ultimately guides their professional growth. This paper explores and articulates an understanding of the experiences trainees go through during the short 12-week placement in schools. A study was carried out to get insi...

Perceptions of corrective feedback (CF) and different forms of giving these kinds of feedback have been on constant change throughout the history of second language acquisition (SLA). According to [1], grammar instruction can be effectively materialized by giving corrective feedback on learner’s errors while performing some communicative task. The...

The quasi-experimental study investigated the effectiveness of using project-based learning (PjBL) activities as a teaching strategy in improving the oral communicative competence of Malaysian English language learners. The participants included 44 diploma students enrolled in a Communicative English course at a technical college in the Peninsular...

The importance of English as a foreign language EFL in Libya has increased significantly throughout the years and the language has become essential in all disciplines. However, one of the essential challenges that needs to be explored is the lack of speaking competence of the Libyan students. There has been little research, which adopts an experime...

The major focus of this study was on the effect of an alternative method of writing instruction on the writing ability of Iranian university students in a public Malaysian university. The writing method introduced and implemented in this study was developed based on the four dimensions of process, genre, electronic portfolios, and analytic traits o...

It is thoroughly agreed that English language textbooks stand amongst the foremost components in any language classrooms worldwide, being referred to as valid, beneficial and labor-saving tools to fulfill an extensive range of needs. An ELT textbook is not merely a set of sheets of paper fastened together to hinge at one side, but is the beating he...

Information Communications and Technology (ICT) was first introduced through the Smart School project in 1997. Results from past studies on teachers’ use of ICT were mixed whereby their confidence in using ICT and their use and integration of ICT in their classroom practice were incoherent. Hence, this study intends to investigate the confidence le...

This study aimed to explore the attitudes of two groups of EFL learners toward the application of a model of writing e-portfolio in developing their writing skill. It was a follow-up study to an experiment on the effectiveness of this model on the writing performance of Iranian EFL learners. One group had used certain strategies based on the analyt...

When native speakers of English write, they employ both grammatical rules and collocations. Collocations are words that are present in the memory of native speakers as ready-made prefabricated chunks. Non-native speakers who wish to acquire native-like fluency should give appropriate attention to collocations in writing in order not to produce sent...

Problem Statement: The Internet as a tool that presents many challenges has drawn the attention of researchers in the field of education and especially foreign language teaching. However, there has been a lack of information about the true nature of these environments. In recent years, determination of the patterns of negotiation of meaning as a wa...

This study was aimed at evaluating a textbook, namely Active Skills for Reading, Book 1 by Neil J. Anderson, which is currently used extensively in English as Foreign Language academic context of Iran. In doing so, a checklist developed by Ghorbani (2011) was adapted and applied in order to see to what extent this book conforms to the universally a...

The present study focused on investigating the relationship between creativity and academic achievement of Malaysian undergraduates who are studying TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language). Through random sampling, 100 students (46 males and 54 females) from different Universities in Malaysia were selected to participate in this study. As the...

This paper reports on academic discourse socialization of several EFL teachers in a TEFL graduate program in Iran through oral discourse practices over the first year of the program. It explores how the professional identity of the in-service teachers is affected by the socialization process, their prior histories and contextual factors. It conclud...

Today, we observe widespread application of the internet, both synchronous and asynchronous communication, by educators in many worldwide classes. Weblog (blog or web log) can be one of the instructional and integral components for ESL instructors. By applying interview and observation, this study reports on ESL students’ experience and perceptions...

Notwithstanding the relevance of teacher cognition inquiries, which has already become a tradition in our field, and exploration made to the many covert aspects of second language (L2) teachers' pedagogical thought processes, previous research has not fully taken vocabulary as a curricular area into account from L2 teachers' frame of reference. Thi...

Many international students are currently pursuing their post-secondary studies in Malaysia. At the beginning of each study programme in Malaysian universities, international students typically attend EAP courses for a better performance on campus. However, it is believed that these courses do not satisfactorily meet the EFL international students'...

The current study attempted to identify the level of (ICT) usage among ESL teachers, the difference between the level of ICT usage based on gender and age, the teachers’ perception towards ICT usage and the barriers faced by teachers. This study was a quantitative study using the descriptive survey approach. The total number of participants was 90...

In the age of computer mediated technology, the effects of the internet applications on learners’ performance have been broadly investigated by many researchers. In keeping with this trend, this study compared the effect of conventional tools as pen-and-paper, and e-mail, on the writing performance in terms of content, organization, language use, v...

Considering the growing interest in task-based language teaching, classroom-based research that investigates the effects of task complexity on L2 development is needed. Despite the inclusion of task reasoning demand (TRD) as a dimension of task complexity in Robinson's Cognition Hypothesis (2007), there is insufficient classroom-based research that...

Nowadays technology has practically changed every aspect of language teaching. There are numerous studies focusing on the personality traits of students or other internet users towards the internet utilize tion. Nonetheless, little research has examined the personality traits of teachers towards using computers for educational purposes especially i...

In light of previous findings that classroom instructional materials contribute towards high anxiety, stress and lack of confidence among learners in Malaysian ESL (English as a Second Language) classrooms, the study aimed to investigate the effects of pedagogical practices on learner affective factors. In particular, the study investigated the mai...