Journal Archives
Welcome to the International Journal of TESOL Studies (IJTS) special issue for the 2021 Global English Education China Assembly (henceforth “the Assembly”). This is the first of the three special issues of the 2021 Assem…
A number of studies have investigated phrasal verbs from various aspects (Liu, 2006; Yu, 2011; Liao & Fukuya, 2004). However, those studies lack generality, because only a couple of phrasal verbs were chosen as examples,…
Professional Development (PD) for teachers in China, as in many other countries worldwide, is receiving increased attention. Within the research context, a gap has been identified for teachers’ engagement in PD which may…
Although assessment for learning (AfL) has gradually become a dominant discourse in L2 writing classrooms in higher education throughout the world, in many cases, the quality of AfL implementation in real writing classro…
The present study examined Chinese university EFL (English as a foreign language) undergraduates’ classroom anxiety and listening anxiety in online English language classrooms. 261 freshmen from a Chinese state-owned uni…
In China, while an increasing number of research studies have shed light on English-medium instruction (EMI) at the tertiary level, very few have investigated the influence of EFL learners’ negative emotions (e.g., anxie…
From the 2000s, attitudinal studies on “China English (CE)” and incorporating CE into English Language Teaching (ELT) have emerged because of CE’s legitimacy as a variety of “New English” and its pedagogical implications…
Feeling connected as one navigates life as a post-secondary student is a challenge for many students, both domestic and international. Many non-native speakers of English may not feel a sense of belonging or social conne…
This study examines five Chinese EFL learners in a language institution regarding the effects of collocation noticing instructions in reading classes in terms of collocation competence and attitudes towards the noticing…
Following the rise of bilingual international schools in China, many learners of primary school age face huge barriers to academic success at school due to weaknesses in language proficiency. In my experience, without su…
Whether L1 (the first language) should be used in English (as the second or foreign language) classrooms has long been a controversial issue. In the United States, much of this work has focused on French or Spanish as a…
