Research Paper
Intelligent Scoring in an English Reading Comprehension Course Using Artificial Neural Networks and Neuro-fuzzy Systems
Intelligent Scoring in an English Reading Comprehension Course Using Artificial Neural Networks and Neuro-fuzzy Systems

Mohamadreza Farangi; Iman Zabbah

Volume 42, Issue 4 , December 2023, Pages 1-21

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.47604.3194

Abstract
  Predicting students’ performance in a course is one of the major aims of educational data mining systems. In the present study, two and three-layer artificial neural networks ...  Read More
Research Paper
Exploring the Role of Reflective Practice in Activating Novice EFL Teachers’ Noticing
Exploring the Role of Reflective Practice in Activating Novice EFL Teachers’ Noticing

Mohammad Hossein Arefian; Hussein Meihami

Volume 42, Issue 4 , December 2023, Pages 23-44

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.48521.3233

Abstract
  Reflective practice and noticing can be regarded as two essential concerns for novice teachers’ survival and development in their first practices. Therefore, this study was an ...  Read More
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Unpacking EFL Teachers’ Understandings and Strategies of Self-Awareness Competence in the Classroom
Unpacking EFL Teachers’ Understandings and Strategies of Self-Awareness Competence in the Classroom

Esmaeel Ali Salimi; Mona Najjarpour

Volume 42, Issue 4 , December 2023, Pages 45-69

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.47991.3203

Abstract
  The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines self-awareness competence as the ability to assess one's emotions, values, and skills realistically. Utilizing ...  Read More
Research Paper
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction Effects on EFL Learners’ Gains in Implicit Grammar Knowledge
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction Effects on EFL Learners’ Gains in Implicit Grammar Knowledge

Nahid Zarrinjooei; Gholam Reza Kiany; Mohammad Nabi Karimi; Hamid Allami

Volume 42, Issue 4 , December 2023, Pages 71-98

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.47031.3182

Abstract
  The area of Individual Differences (IDs) and their interactions with instructional conditions have recently been a point of interest in second language acquisition. However, the effect ...  Read More
Research Paper
The Role of Situational Interest and Personality Traits in Language Learners’ Transformative Engagement in Academic Reading
The Role of Situational Interest and Personality Traits in Language Learners’ Transformative Engagement in Academic Reading

Nouroddin Yousofi; Maryam Zandi

Volume 42, Issue 4 , December 2023, Pages 99-114

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.48209.3217

Abstract
  The current study primarily explored the link between EAP students’ L2 situational interest (SI) and academic reading transformative engagement (TE). Moreover, it explored SI ...  Read More
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Modeling the Relationship between Revised L2 Motivational Self System, L2 Emotions, Motivated Learning Behavior, and L2 Proficiency
Modeling the Relationship between Revised L2 Motivational Self System, L2 Emotions, Motivated Learning Behavior, and L2 Proficiency

Davoud Amini; Hesam Najjar Hosseini; Abolfazl Ghasemzadeh

Volume 42, Issue 4 , December 2023, Pages 115-136

https://doi.org/10.22099/tesl.2023.48079.3212

Abstract
  L2 Motivational Self System (Dörnyei, 2005, 2009) holds a remarkable potency in explaining the long-term routes to L2 acquisition. Meanwhile, due to the prevalence of dynamic systems ...  Read More