About Asian EFL

The Asian EFL Journal is published monthly and presents information, theories, research, methods and materials related to language acquisition and language learning. An academic Second Language Acquisition Research Journal. The Asian EFL Journal is one of the world's leading refereed and indexed journals for second language research.

Professor Roger Nunn of the Petroleum Institute, UAE is the Chief Editor and Dr. John Adamson, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan, Oversees Academic Standards.

The Maritime English Journal has published its first edition. Submissions for Volume 2 & 3 now being accepted.

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Featured Journal Article

EFL Learners Studying Abroad:Challenges and Strategies

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This article focuses on research into the lives of students who were educated within Asian EFL learning contexts and studying at a US university. The purpose of the study was to understand the kinds of challenges that these students faced and the adaptation strategies they used when faced with them.

By: Jerry G. Gebhard
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Featured Thesis

A MICRO-EVALUATION OF FIVE TASKS FOR EXTENSIVE READING

Abstract

It has become increasingly common for practitioners of extensive reading (ER)to incorporate the use of language learning tasks into their lessons. The links between tasks for ER and the principles of task-based language teaching (TBLT), however, have not been fully explored.

Featured Teaching Article

Self-questioning strategy training: Insights from implementation

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Questioning strategy training is an increasing area of research interest in EFL education as it has been proved to be important in supporting students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking. Especially in the context like Indonesia where the teaching of reading is limited to a traditional approach, strictly following the textbook.

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