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The Asian EFL Journal Quarterly
December 2008
Volume 10, Issue 4
Conference Proceedings Volume
Innovation and Tradition in ELT in the New Millennium
Senior Editors:
Paul Robertson, Roger Nunn and Darren Lingley
Asian EFL Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4: Conference Proceedings
Published by the Asian EFL Journal Press
Asian EFL Journal Press
A Division of Time Taylor International Ltd
Time Taylor College
Daen dong
Busan, Korea
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Publisher: Dr. Paul Robertson
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ISSN 1738-1460
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Asian EFL Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4: Conference Proceedings
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Darren Lingley…………………………………………. 4-6
1. Rod Ellis…………………………………….……………………………. 7-25
- Learner Beliefs and Language Learning
2. Nolan Weil……….…………………………………………………... 26-59
-Vocabulary Size, Background Characteristics, and Reading Skill
of Korean Intensive English Students
3. Reima Al-Jarf……………………………………………….……………. 60-74
- A Call for New Benchmarks at Saudi Language and Translation Schools
4. Ya-Ling Wu……………………………………………………….… 75-95
- Language Learning Strategies Used by Students at Different
Proficiency Levels
5. Nora Binghadeer……………………….…………………………… 96-113
- An Acoustic Analysis of Pitch Range in the Production of Native
and Nonnative Speakers of English
6. Ching-ning Chien, Wei Lee and Li-hua Kao ……………………….. 114-133
- Collaborative Teaching in an ESP Program
7. Pin-hsiang Natalie Wu and Wen-chi Vivian Wu ……………………. 134-147
- One Page Plus, One More Character
8. Muhammad Akram.…………….………………………….….…… 148-172
- Speech Acts: A Contrastive Study of Speech Acts in Urdu and English
9. Sripathum Noom-ura ……………………………………..………… 173-192
- Teaching Listening-Speaking Skills to Thai Students
with Low English Proficiency
10. Reima Al-Jarf ……………………………………………….…………… 193-210
- The Impact of English as an International Language (EIL) upon
Arabic in Saudi Arabia
11. Wen-chi Vivian Wu and Pin-hsiang Natalie Wu ………………………. 211-226
- Creating an Authentic EFL Learning Environment to Enhance
Student Motivation to Study English
12. Z. N. Patil ………………………………………………………………… 227-240
- Rethinking the objectives of teaching English in Asia
Asian EFL Journal editorial information and guidelines………….. 241-248
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Asian EFL Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4: Conference Proceedings
Foreword
The publication of the 2008 Asian EFL Journal Conference Proceedings marks the
culmination of an arduous year long process involving conference planning, vetting of
presentation proposals, the very successful Pusan Conference itself in April and,
finally, the preparation of this year’s refereed Proceedings. Much of this work is done
behind the scenes and all too often goes unacknowledged. We are especially grateful
to the conference planning committee and to the team of readers who provided
valuable feedback during the review process. The final scholarly product appearing
here in this volume of the Asian EFL Journal owes much to their hard work and
respect for the voluntary academic process of engaged peer review – thank you and
bravo!
This year’s 2008 Asian EFL Conference was yet another success in what has come
to be known as one of the finest annual meetings in our field. In addition to our three
plenary speakers (Rod Ellis, Rebecca Oxford and ZN Patil) we had 18 very well
received presentations from a variety of teaching and research contexts throughout
Asia and beyond. Our conference theme, “Innovation and Tradition in ELT in the
New Millennium,” attracted more than 300 participants. These participants were privy
not only to the stimulating keynote addresses by leading figures in SLA but also to
the important ELT work being done by presenters from such countries as Japan,
Thailand, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, the U.S, China, and Pakistan. For many of the
presenters who shared their research, approaches, materials and ideas with
participants and peers, the Conference is a springboard for getting the initial feedback
needed for drafting the manuscripts for formal publication. It is indeed a very
stimulating and important process, and I have taken great pleasure in seeing it through
to fruition as this year’s Proceedings editor.
For the 2008 AEJ Conference Proceedings, we are pleased to present twelve papers
for this December quarterly issue. The issue is bookended by two of our Conference’s
plenary speakers. We open with an article from Rod Ellis who has been anchoring our
annual conference since 2005. In Learner Beliefs and Language Learning, Ellis
reminds us that the relationship between beliefs and learning is complex, dynamic and
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