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Open Journal of Modern Linguistics (OJML) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in modern linguistics. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of…
Bessemetchu Ebotagbo, Agbor Sarah Anyang
This article reports on a study that sought to highlight a link between writing skills dearth to the teaching approach, as well as ignorance and neglect by the students. The study’s focus is on university students in a Department of English. The study is cont…
Irina Stan
The aim of this study is to investigate first-year non-English-major Italian University students’ ability to assess their English proficiency at the beginning of the academic year based on comparisons to official assessments from objective tests. One thousand…
Leo Depuydt
The aim of this paper is to propose and describe a new approach to teaching and learning the pronunciation of Modern Standard Chinese. It may be called the 有无道 y ǒ u wú dào “The Way of What’s-There and What’s-Not-There.” Both name and method are inspired by,…
Zhangbao Yu, Anas Elochukwu, Jiawen Zhang, Le Zhang
Africa is considered the region with the best performance by the Confucius Institutes, and the Confucius Institute at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria (hereafter referred to as CI at NAU or the Institute) is an outstanding exemplar among Africa’s Confuciu…
Xiaowei Zhou
This study delves into the efficacy of classroom language in evaluating student involvement and comprehension within ESL settings. It centers on the utilization of questioning techniques and feedback mechanisms in pedagogical approaches, pinpointing areas nec…
Lanlan Wei
Amidst the rapid advancements in information technology, especially with the pandemic serving as a momentous catalyst since 2020, online learning has emerged as a widely accepted and standardized mode for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education. Given t…
Hind Aljuaid
English proficiency is crucial for Saudi Arabian students due to its global importance and Vision 2030’s emphasis on a knowledge-based economy. However, traditional teaching methods often disregard the role of cultural intelligence (CQ) in effective language…
Somaiyah H. Alghonaim, Douglas J. Wulf
A challenging grammatical category that learners of English must acquire is prepositions. We describe a preliminary study to investigate a technique inspired by Skill Acquisition Theory (SAT) to help English language learners acquire accurate use of temporal…
Xiaowei Zhou
This paper evaluates the grammar exercises in the Side by Side textbook published by Longman. It analyzes the coverage of grammatical elements and the types of grammar tasks in the textbook. The paper finds that Side by Side textbook offers comprehensive cove…
Dembele Seydou
The purpose of this paper was to explore the use of metaphoric gestures by Chinese teachers in Mali to interact with students. The main question the study sought to answer was to what extent do Chinese teachers in Mali use gestures in teaching the Chinese lan…
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Open Journal of Modern Linguistics (OJML) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in modern linguistics. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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