Journal Archives
Ever since Kachru’s (1970) landmark studies on Indian English, and with it, his three concentric-circle model of the global spread of English (Kachru, 1986), L2 creative writing has emerged as a unique line of intellectu…
Narrative competence, the ability to construct and comprehend especially fictional narratives, has long represented an advanced ability for language users (Pavlenko, 2006). This study explored whether additional language…
Earlier research I conducted indicated that students lacked confidence in their L2 writing and in their ability to express themselves in their L2. It was hypothesised that creative writing could have an impact on these a…
This study explored language learning as a transformational event in which success is not measured in terms of cognitive and communicative ability, but rather allows learners to reflect on experiential identity forming m…
This research is concerned with how promoting creative writing amongst Emirati students throughout Higher Education in the United Arab Emirates led to female students’ developing their confidence and independence. Throug…
English learners with disabilities (ELSWD) regularly face challenges with writing, but there is limited research on what approach to writing instruction is effective for these students. This study examines the effect of…
Whether the writing ability of one genre can indicate another remains an interesting question for teachers, learners and researchers. However, cross-genre writing performance is still relatively under-researched in Engli…
Although student engagement with feedback has been discussed in second language writing studies, student engagement with teacher and peer feedback through a sequence of tasks (SOT) remains under-explored. The present stu…
In the era of urbanization in China, the massive internal migrant children population has become a significant group in host cities’ education provision. However, due to reasons presented, it cannot be ignored that migra…
Dr. Tarja Nikula is a professor at the Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. She received her PhD degree from this university in 1996. She has published widely in the field of Con…
