English as a Foreign Language International Journal

| August 1, 2021

ISSN 2799-0699 (online)
Publisher Academic Journal Editing Enterprise Inc.
White Hart Lane, Banawa
Cebu City 6000 Philippines
Frequency Quarterly

 

Aims and Scope

This Journal aims to provide a global audience with up-to-date articles addressing current issues in English as a Foreign language (EFL) and Applied Linguistics. We invite submissions globally in various forms: full research articles, teaching articles, dissertations/theses from postgraduate study, and book reviews. Submissions that inform, challenge and extend the knowledge base concerning existing pedagogies and research methodologies are particularly encouraged. Articles may be theoretical or practical in nature.

Our scope covers the teaching and learning of English as a Foreign language (EFL) in a wide range of contexts globally. Contexts range from teaching young learners to the secondary and tertiary levels and beyond into post-university settings. We aim to provide a platform for reading and publication to authors and readers who are working at these various levels of EFL education.

Multiple and redundant submissions are not allowed and authorship may be single or multiple.

 

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Journal Updates

The EFLIJ Special Issue Call for Papers (September 2024)

Multilingualism, Multiculturalism and English Language Education: New Challenges, Needs and Opportunities

The aim of this special issue is to address important research questions in the area of multilingual and multicultural English language teaching. Submissions are invited into the following themes of linguistically and culturally diverse EFL/ESL pedagogy…

 

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Editorial Board

Chief Editor

Prof. John Adamson
Alternative article reviews
University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3492-2583

Paul Robertson
Founder and CEO

Eminent and Distinguished Scholar

Prof. Rod Ellis
Curtin University
Perth, Australia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0131-1743

Senior Associate Editors

Dr. Custodio Martins
University of Macau

Dr. Pisarn Bee Chamcharatsri
University of New Mexico

Dr. Nahla Shalhoub Bacha
Lebanese American University, Lebanon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1083-288

Distinguished & Honored Advisors

Dr. Z. N. Patil
Former Professor of English and Head,
Department of Training and Development
The English and Foreign Languages University, India

Prof. Roger Nunn
Petroleum Institute
UAE
ORCID: https://orcid.org.0000-0002-2714-5731

Dr. Francis Mangubhai
University of Southern Queensland
Australia

Professor Winnie Cheng
Professor of English,
Director, Research Centre for Professional Communication in English (RCPCE) Fellow,
Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities
Department of English
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-0419

Dr. Reima Sado Al-Jarf
College of Languages and Translation
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6255-1305

Professor Robert Phillipson
Faculty of Languages, Communication and Cultural Studies
Copenhagen Business School
Denmark

Prof.Vijay Bhatia
City University Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Dr. James P. Lantolf
Centre for Language Acquisition
Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.
University homepage
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4131-8368

Dr. Phyllis Ghim-Lian
Chew Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
University homepage
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4532-9235

Professor David Nunan
Director & Chair of TESOL
Anaheim University, USA
University homepage
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4597-1276

Prof. Paul Nation
Victoria University
New Zealand
BioProfile

James Dean Brown
Professor and Chair Department
Second Language Studies
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
1890 East-West Road
Honolulu, USA
BioProfile

Professor Claire Kramsch
University of California
Berkeley, U.S.A.

Prof. Wang Lifei
University International Business & Economics
Beijing, China
University homepage

Dr. Beata Webb
Applied linguistics
Bond university
Australia

Dr. Eva Bernat
Digital Learning & Innovation | University Partnerships
Pearson
Australia

 

Senior Advisors

Huw Jarvis
Salford University, UK
University homepage

Dr. Jeong-Bae Son
University of Southern Queensland, Australia
BioProfile

Dr. Yasuko Kanno
Asst. Professor English
University of Washington, U.S.A

Dr. Robert David Carless
Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong
University homepage

Dr. Robert J. Dickey
Gyeongju University, Korea
University homepage

Dr. Luke Prodromou
Leeds Beckett University, UK

Dr. Alan Tonkyn
Applied Linguistics Dept.
The University of Reading, UK
University homepage

Dr. Wen-Chi Vivian Wu
Distinguished Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
Associate Dean, International College
Director, Center for International Academic Exchange
Asia University
Taichung, Taiwan

Associate  Editors

Affiliation

Dr. Faisal Al-Maamari Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. I-Chin Nonie Chiang National Open University, Taiwan
Dr. Andy (Anamai) Damnet Kasetsart University, Thailand
Dr. Xiuping Li Newcastle University, UK
Dr. Winfred Wenhui Xuan Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China
Dr. Peter Ilic The University of Aizu, Japan
Dr. Jun Zhao Augusta University, USA
Dr. Rachel Kraut Rice University, USA
Dr. Watjana (Nicky) Suriyatham Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr. Farzaneh Khodabandeh Mobarakeh University, Iran

Production Heads

Dr. I-Chin Nonie Chiang National Chengchi University, Taiwan
Dr. Bonifacio T. Cunanan Bulacan State University, Philippines
Jun Scott Chen Hsieh National Central University, Taiwan
Dr. Sviatlana Karpava University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus
Dr. Aradhna Malik Indian Institute of Technology, India

Book Reviews Head

Dr. Martin Andrew Victoria University, Australia

Reviewers

Affiliation

Dr. Vander Viana University of Stirling, UK
Dr. Custodio Martins University of Macau
Dr. Zahra Shahsavar Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Rouhollah Askari Bigdeli Yasouj University, Iran
R.K. Jaishree Karthiga Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India
Dr. Mohammad Salehi Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Dr. Ali Karakas University of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkey
Wilson Cheong Hin Hong Institute for Tourism Studies, Macau
Dr. Kenan Dikilitas Bahçeşehir University, Turkey
Jixian Wang University of Belfast
Dr. Seiko Harumi School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
Janie Brooks University of St Andrews
Dr. Nicola Halenko University of Central Lancashire
Dr. Khalid Said Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakch, Morocco
Dr. Chan Ka Long Roy The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mohammad Mehdi Soleimani Azad University, Karaj Branch, Iran
Joseph Falout Nihon University, Japan
Dr. Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Linda Fitzgibbon Queensland University of Technology, UK
Dr. Naashia Mohamed University of Auckland, NZ
Stan Pederson Kumamoto University, Japan
Ahmed Al-Kilabi Kufa University, Iraq
Maria Luis Spicer Escalant Utah State University, USA
María Luisa Carrió Pastor Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Sandhya Rao Mehta Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. Faisal Al-Maamari Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. Bill Batziakas University of London, UK
Dr. Maha Alawdat Israeli Ministry of Education
Dr. Carol Griffiths Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey
Steven Ping Hei Yeung The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mohsen  Shirazizadeh Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Dr. Musa  Nushi Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
Valeria Generalova Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf, Germany
Susana Gómez Martínez University of Valladolid, Spain
Dr. Mufit Senel Mayis University, Turkey
Nguyen Minh Hue Monash University
Yueh-Tzu (Judy) Chiang Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management, Taiwan
Dr. Yangyu (Shirley) Xiao The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Corazon D. Sampang Jocson College, Phlippines
Dr. Stephenie Ong Busbus Saint Louis University, Philippines
Prof. Dr. Md. Enamul Hoque Education and Development Research Council (EDRC), Bangladesh
Dr. Sviatlana Karpava University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus
Dr. Michael Thomas Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Duygu Candarli University of Dundee
Dr. Ganzul Gantuya University of Finance and Economics, Mongolia
Anastasia Pattemore-Plotnikova University of Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Safi Eldeen Alzi’abi Isra University / Jordan
Dr. Wu Man Fat, Manfred Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Parvin Safari University of Shiraz, Iran
Dr. Ian Done Ramos The University of Suwon, S. Korea
Tran Le Nghi Tran The University of Queensland
Dr. Reza Zabihi University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur, Iran
Dr. Martin Andrew Victoria University, Australia
Dr. Ramli Universitas Lakidende Unaaha, Country: Indonesia
Dr. Pin-hsiang Natalie Wu Chien-kuo Technology University, Taiwan
Dr. Ismail Yaman Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey
Rachel Luna Peralta Institute for Tourism Studies, Macau
Dr. Dipima Buragohain Centre for International Languages/Unimap, Malaysia
Dr. Gökhan Öztürk Anadolu University, Turkey
Dr. Naixia Wang University of Nottingham, UK
Dedi Sanjaya SCYE Global Education, Malaysia
Dr. Tyler Barrett Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Mike Tiittanen Toronto District School Board
Lilia S. Borquez-Morales University of Southampton, UK
Bonjovi H. Hajan Jose Rizal University, Philippines
Dr. Behzad Mansouri The University of Alabama, USA
Dr. Burcu Gokgoz-Kurt Kutahya Dumlupinar University, Turkey
Mohammad Ahmadian University of Isfahan
Dr. Benedict Lin Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Maria Belen Diez-Bedmar University of Jaén, Spain
Geoff Hall University of Nottingham China、Ningbo Zhejiang
Peter Burden Okayama Shoka University, Japan
Dr. Ricky Lam Hong Kong Baptist University
Dr. Dararat  Khampusaen Khon Kaen University
Dr. Zuraina bt Ali Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Dr. Intakhab Alam Khan King Abdulaziz university, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
SM Akramul Kabir School of Teacher Education, University of Canterbury
Dr. Zahra Fakher Ajabshir University of Bonab, East Azarbaijan, Iran
Dr. Tiffany Ip Hong Kong Baptist University
Dr. Sultan Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
Dr. Sami Dadi College of Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Oman
Elaine Rocha-Schmid University of Birmingham
Dr. Rong Liu Georgia Gwinnett College, USA
Aaron Martinson Sejong Cyber University, Korea
Dr. Bachrudin Musthafa Widyatama University, Indonesia
Dr. Mubarak Alkhatnai King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Dr.  Junithesmer D. Rosales Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Dr. Suthathip Thirakunkovit Mahidol University, Thailand
Dr. Amirul Mukminin Jambi University, Indonesia
Dr. Peter Thwaites Keimyung University, South Korea
Harriet Lowe University of Greenwich, UK
Dr. Toshinobu Nagamine Ryukoku University, Japan
Dr. Mohammed Jasim Betti University of Thi-Qar, Iraq
Paul Spijkerbosch Matsuyama University, Japan
Dr.  Isabel Balteiro University of Alicante
Dr. Pratap Kumar Dash C.V.Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar, India
Dr. Huili Wang Dalian University of Technology, China
Dr. Toshiyuki Takagaki Onomichi City University, Japan
Dr. Patrisius Istiarto Djiwandono Ma Chung University, Indonesia.
Dr. Siping Liu Wuhan University, China
Dr. Tariq Elyas King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Phan Thi Thanh Thao Hue University of Foreign Languages, Vietnam
Dr. Salim Razi Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Dr. Elham Naji Meidani Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Dr. Barli Bram Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia
Dr. Xiaodong Zhang Beijing Foreign Studies University
Dr. Md Al Amin University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Dr. Irish Chan Sioson Thaksin University, Songkhla, Thailand
Robert Weekly Nottingham Ningbo
Ayse Ciftci University of York, UK
Sixian Hah Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Ratna Rintaningrum Institute of Technology Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya, Indonesia
Dr. Malihe Mousavi Payame Noor University, Iran
Dr. Liaquat A. Channa BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan
Dr.Sima Khezrlou Independent Researcher
Dr. Marga Stander Sol Plaatje University, South Africa
Dr. Daniela Cifone University of La Rioja, Spain
Habsah Hussin Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Prem Phyak Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Barbara Skinner University of Ulster, UK
Yasunari Fujii Daito Bunka University, Japan
Dr. Amerrudin Abd Manan Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yansyah Al-Balangi Muhammadiyah University of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
Dr. Konstantinos Pitychoutis American University of the Middle East, Kuwait
Dr. Leo H. Aberion University of San Jose-Recoletos, Philippines
Stewart Gray Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yongin, South Korea
Dr. Muhammad Waleed Shehzad Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Aunurrahman IKIP PGRI Pontianak, Indonesia
Dr. Gulnissa Zhunussova Research Center for Applied Linguistics, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Joe Geluso Iowa State University, USA
Dr. Saleh Al-Busaidi Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr. Derya Bozdogan TED University, Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Edsoulla Chung Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Caroline Hutchinson Nihon University College of Economics, Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Ag Bambang Setiyadi Lampung University, Indonesia
Afia Kanwal Air University, Pakistan
Dr.  Kyungsook Paik Hanyang Women’s University
Dr. Jeremy D. Slagoski  Southern Illinois University
Dr. Syed Abdul Manan Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), Quetta, Pakistan
Dr. Zahariah Pilus International Islamic University Malaysia
Handoko Andalas University, Indonesia
Jirada Wudthayagorn Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Thailand
Dr. Shudong Wang Shimane University, Japan
Mohammad Naeim Maleki Herat University, Herat Province, Afghanistan
Dr. Shu-Chin Su Aletheia University, Taiwan
Mark Ulla Father Saturnino Urios University, Philippines
Dr. Ashraf Salem Center of Children’s Evaluation and Teaching, Egypt
Dr. Diana Elena Popa University of Vermont, USA
Dr. Shafiqa Anwar Fakir University of Aden, Yemen
Dr. Nguyen Thuy Nga Hanoi National University of Education (HNUE), Vietnam
Dr.  Phalangchok Wanphet Nord University, Levanger, Norway
Ribut Wahyudi Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University Malang, Indonesia.
Dr. Ali Shafaei Islamic Azad University, Bukan Branch, Iran
Anna Kuzio Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Ma. Juliet G. Vasay University of the Immaculate Conception, Philippines
Dr. Sumathi Renganathan Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Dr. Md Nesar Uddin The University of Memphis
Dr. Arthur Stuart Firkins Ministry of Education, Brunei/Macquarie University, Sydney
Kamaludin Yusra, PhD University of Mataram, Indonesia
Dr. Hong Shi China University of Petroleum-Beijing, RoC

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