The recent surge of online language learning services in the past decade has benefitted
second language learners. However, there is a lack of understanding of whether learners …

This chapter outlines two ways in which conversation analysis (CA) research has
contributed to the field of English language teaching (ELT). First, by providing stunning …

The language choices that teachers make in the language classroom have been found to
influence the opportunities for learning given to learners (Seedhouse, 2004; Walsh, 2012; …

In a context where the English language is taught as a foreign language and used as a
medium of instruction, developing the students' communicative competence is at the centre …

This study aimed to investigate the amount of teacher talk, frequently asked teacher
questions, and the quality of teacher talk in terms of facilitation to language acquisition in an …

This study aims to discover to what extent native ESL teachers utilize wait-time in their
classes and to what extent wait-time gives way to more student contribution. Wait-time is …

We studied the teaching effect of Zhang's Presentation-Assimilation–Discussion (or PAD)
class mode in undergraduate English class. Taking undergraduates of Lanzhou University …

Globally, effective oral communication skills in English as a lingua franca have become
increasingly important. However, many EFL learners, including those in Indonesia …

This chapter offers a critical review of existing research on language teacher classroom
discourse and interaction, including how this interaction has changed with the advent of …

This study investigates the effect of awareness raising on pre-service English teachers'
utilization of extended wait-time in an English as a foreign language context in material and …