Students' attitudes are usually consulted before launching any learning/teaching program
since they are the center of the learning process. This study is also motivated by such an aim …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the currents running through syllabus design and to
highlight the issues relevant to teachers considering creating their own curriculum with …

This study aims to investigate the effects of the traditional learning, blended learning and
virtual classes learning on university students' achievement and attitudes. 34 male students …

This paper reports on a questionnaire survey carried out in the first and last classes of a
single semester English'conversation'class at a national uni versity in Japan. While the time …

An advisory committee nominated by the late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi in 1999 made a
proposal for the vision of the 21st century for Japan. It stressed the importance of enhancing …

This study is to investigate the second language acquisition of Chinese grammatical
structures by eight Chinese L2 learners. Adopting the theoretical framework of Professor …

This study investigated the attitudes of Japanese students towards the study of English.
Attitudinal measures such as levels of student's interest, study habits and the perceived …

The Course of Study established by the Ministry of Education and Science put into practice
in 2003 directs teachers to focus on practical English communication skills as a general …

This study aims at analyzing the results, taken from a survey of 124 male students at
secondary school level in Buraydah, Gassim, Saudi Arabia. It reveals rationale behind the …

This book marks an exciting contribution to the development and application of
Processability Theory. It offers the reader an extensive overview and a critical discussion of …