The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of the use of children's literature and
DVD films on EFL adult language learning. A total of 89 non-English majors enrolled in two …

Various professional associations have commented on the essential role of intercultural
competence within the foreign language curriculum (ie MLA, 2007; ACTFL, 1996; 2014) …

By examining two low-proficiency EFL students' experiences of reading literature, and of
writing about what they have read during a semester-long reading/writing course, we …

Chinese has intimidated heritage language learners as it is believed to be notoriously
difficult (Liu, 2008). Traditional Chinese education, which focuses on linguistic skills and is …

The goal of this study was to document beliefs and perceptions of second-semester
university students concerning the impact of reading children's and adolescent literature in …

This paper describes a four-phase inquiry project which applied essential elements of
literature-based instruction. The research results have shown that through utilization of …

The purpose of this research study was to explore the possibilities of using children's and
adolescent literature with lower-level students of Spanish. The study investigated second …

This poster session will describe a study that took place at a university in the United Arab
Emirates. The study included a reading app that was downloaded onto each student's …

Going abroad is still the best option for some Indonesians to get a better life. Malaysia ranks
the first destination country to work overseas. However, they sometimes use the wrong way …

There is broad agreement that the current use of literature in the Norwegian EFL classroom
is not realizing its full educational potential due to a lack of practical approaches and an over …