18 articles in this issue
IJAL Editor10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2876 Abstract views: 718 PDF downloads: 600
Front Cover, Editorial Board and Reviewer Members, and Contents
IJAL Editor10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2877 Abstract views: 739 PDF downloads: 677
Subject Index, Author Index, Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement, IJAL SUbscription Form, Note for Contributors
Ayu Rizki Septiana,Gunadi Harry Sulistyo,A. Effendi Kadarisman10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2642 Abstract views: 2214 PDF downloads: 2022
This study investigates whether indirect corrective feedback is effective on students’ writing accuracy and whether there is any interaction between corrective feedback and students’ levels of grammatical sensitivity. A quasi-factorial design wa... see more
Mohammad Hadi Mahmoodi,Sorour Zekrati10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2743 Abstract views: 1142 PDF downloads: 952
Oral skills are important components of language competence. To have good and acceptable listening and speaking, one must have good pronunciation, which encompasses segmental and suprasegmental features. Despite extensive studies on the role of segmental ... see more
Ruba Fahmi Bataineh,Salameh Fleih Obeiah10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2643 Abstract views: 1553 PDF downloads: 1678
This study examines the potential effect of scaffolding-based instruction and portfolio-based assessment on Jordanian EFL tenth grade students’ overall writing performance and their performance on the sub-skills of focus, development, organization, conven... see more
Thien Sao Bui10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2744 Abstract views: 1828 PDF downloads: 2573
This study examined the pronunciation of consonants /ð/ & /?/ by adult Vietnamese learners of English. Ten adult Vietnamese learners of English were selected to be the sample for the audiotape observation, which aimed at identifying the participants’ mist... see more
Yvonne Pedria Velasco10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2745 Abstract views: 874 PDF downloads: 859
Informed by Jackendoff’s (1997) Representational Modularity (RM) Hypothesis which states that, similar to how people make sense of categories, they also systematically make sense of language. This study seeks to discover the way non-native speakers of Eng... see more
Ahmad Bukhori Muslim,Jillian R. Brown10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2747 Abstract views: 1314 PDF downloads: 1181
For ethnic minority groups, speaking a heritage language signifies belonging to their country of origin and enriches the dominant culture. The acculturation of major ethnic groups in Australia – Greek, Italian, Chinese, Indian and Vietnamese – has been fr... see more
Tri Indri Hardini,Philippe Grangé10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2749 Abstract views: 1505 PDF downloads: 1319
When two languages come into contact, they exert a reciprocal influence, often unbalanced. A phenomenon that often occurs in case of language contact is the absorption or borrowing of lexical elements, which will enrich the vocabulary of the receiving lan... see more
Xiaoyun Bian,Xiaohong Wang10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2645 Abstract views: 1306 PDF downloads: 1331
Difficulties encountered by students in L2 academic writing has been a subject of research for several decades. However, to date, there still remains a lack of detailed and in-depth investigation into this area of interest. This qualitative study thorough... see more
Lance Paul Burrows10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2659 Abstract views: 830 PDF downloads: 821
Self-efficacy is the strength of expectations individuals maintain about their ability to successfully perform a behavior. As such, researchers from many fields (e.g., educational psychology, health, medicine) have employed self-efficacy to predict and de... see more
Nita Novianti10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2660 Abstract views: 2739 PDF downloads: 2317
Literature has gained an increasingly important place in language learning. Particularly in the EFL context, it has been regarded as beneficial for the improvement of English skills. However, there is not much attention given to the teaching of English li... see more
Juliana Othman,Richard Kiely10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2661 Abstract views: 3072 PDF downloads: 2127
This paper explores ESL preservice teachers’ beliefs regarding teaching English to young learners, and examines the interplay between their beliefs and instructional practices. Seventy ESL preservice teachers at a university in Malaysia participated in th... see more
Ayu Liskinasih10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2662 Abstract views: 1452 PDF downloads: 1427
This case study aimed to examine corrective feedback (CF) pattern in the interactions of Indonesian EFL (English as Foreign Language) classrooms (a speaking and a grammar classrooms) which adopt CLT (Communicative Language Teaching). Two lecturers and twe... see more
Supardi Supardi10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2663 Abstract views: 1786 PDF downloads: 1690
Language is a powerful tool for communication that many people can use for persuasion. In the courtroom, for example, lawyers use language to persuade the jury that their client is right and should win the case. Though many studies have discussed this iss... see more
Yasser Al-Shboul,Ibrahim Fathi Huwari10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2664 Abstract views: 1187 PDF downloads: 1303
This study investigates congratulation strategies used by Jordanian EFL postgraduate students. It also investigates the types of positive politeness strategies in the congratulation speech act. Data were collected using an adopted version of discourse com... see more
Dadang S. Anshori10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2741 Abstract views: 926 PDF downloads: 992
The study is aimed at describing gender cognition phenomenon in religious discourse in thematic interpretation (tafsir) of the Holy Koran published by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Each interpretation book as a writ... see more
Jaegu Kim10.17509/ijal.v6i1.2742 Abstract views: 1033 PDF downloads: 882
It is a relatively new field that examines how Korean culture affects Korean language use in terms of age difference in a corpus of computer mediated email discourse. The purpose of this descriptive study and experiment is to prove the close relationship ... see more