Exploring Chinese and Iranian EAP students' oral communication apprehension in English: A cross-cultural mixed-methods study

Y Wang, A Derakhshan, F Ghiasvand, M Esfandyari - System, 2024 - Elsevier
The role of students' emotions in their academic performance has been widely endorsed in
the literature after the rise of positive psychology. However, the scholarly context of English …

The pedagogical efficacy of ESP courses for Iranian students of engineering from students' and instructors' perspectives

S Mostafavi, A Mohseni, GR Abbasian - Asian-Pacific Journal of Second …, 2021 - Springer
Casting light on the pros and cons of every educational program, the outcomes of an
effective evaluative endeavor may serve as a guideline for education authorities interested …

Learners' needs analysis for English for academic purposes in Ethiopian higher education institutions: The case of Wachemo University freshman students

S Chemir, T Kitila - Cogent Education, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper discovers the role of learner's needs analysis in English for academic purposes
courses in higher education before designing any language curriculum. The research is …

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES LEARNERS'NEEDS ANALYSIS: LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN ETHIOPIA

S Chemir, T Kitila - Celtic: A Journal of Culture, English …, 2022 - ejournal.umm.ac.id
The study sought to uncover the English language barriers that tertiary students faced while
studying their academic courses in Ethiopia. The survey involved 421 participants (72 in the …

ESP teachers' transitional experiences in the third space: A double-edged sword

H Meihami, J Krajka - Iranian Journal of Language Teaching …, 2023 - ijltr.urmia.ac.ir
This study was an inquiry to investigate English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers'
transitional experiences in the third space. To that end, 17 ESP teachers wrote …

[PDF][PDF] The Effectiveness of ESAP and EGAP in ESP Teaching

H Deng - Language, 2022 - francis-press.com
The study compares a distinct between English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP) and
English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) to explore the real needs of students and …

A comparative evaluation of activity types in locally developed Iranian EAP textbooks versus international counterparts: Communication in focus

A Biglar-Beigi Ghajarieh, A Salami… - Journal of Foreign …, 2023 - jflr.ut.ac.ir
The present study with a cognitive critical approach and with the aim of informing and relying
on theoretical frameworks tries to deal with the existence of a large and neglected gap in the …

Research methodology and orientation of papers published from 1980 to 2019 in applied linguistics journals

H Meihami - Issues in Language Teaching, 2020 - ilt.atu.ac.ir
This study explored the research methodology and research orientation of the papers
published in seven world-leading applied linguistics journals from 1980 to 2019. To that …

EFL students' perspectives on EAP courses: a data-driven study

SA Ostovar-Namaghi, SM Hosseini… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - journalscmu.sinaweb.net
English for Academic Purposes (Specialized English) has been vastly explored through
theory-driven and questionnaire-based studies. However, exploring students' perceptions of …

[PDF][PDF] A learning-centered analysis of the ESP needs of engineering students

S Mostafavi, A Mohseni, G Abbasian - Journal of Language and …, 2021 - journals.iau.ir
The current study investigated Iranian engineering students' target situation and learning
needs about a tertiary level course of English for specific purposes (ESP). To this end, a …