This international journal is devoted to the applications of
educational technology and applied linguistics to problems of foreign
language teaching and learning. Attention is paid to all languages and
to problems associated with the study and teaching of English as a
second or foreign language. The journal serves as a vehicle of
expression for colleagues in developing countries. System prefers its contributors to provide articles which have a sound theoretical base with a visible practical application
which can be generalized. The review section may take up works of a more theoretical nature to broaden the background.
ISSN: 0346-251X
Editor : Norman F. Davies
A. HENRY:
Gender differences in compulsory
school pupils' L2 self-concepts: A longitudinal study
R. BATSTONE and R. ELLIS:
Principled grammar teaching
W. XU, R.E. CASE and Y. YANG:
Pragmatic
and grammatical competence, length of residence, and overall L2
proficiency
W. SUZUKI and N. ITAGAKI:
Languaging in grammar exercises by
Japanese EFL learners of differing proficiency
D. CONIAM:
Investigating the quality of teacher-produced tests for EFL students
and the effects of training in test development principles and
practices on improving test quallity
S..S. ORAFI and S. BORG:
Intentions and
realities in implementing communicative curriculum reform
Y. KIM:
The effects of task complexity on learner-learner interaction
D. DE SAINT
LEGER and N. STORCH:
Learners' perceptions and attitudes: Implications
and willingness to communicate in an L2 classroom
X. JIANG and R. SMITH:
Chinese learners' strategy use in historical perspective: A
cross-generational interview-based study
M. GU (MICHELLE):
College English
learners' discursive motivation construction in China
T. HIROMORI:
A process model of L2 learners' motivation: From the perspectives of
general tendency and individual differences
J. BITCHENER and U. KNOCH:
The
relatvie effectiveness of different types of direct written corrective
feedback
L. YEUNG:
Use and miseuse of 'besides': A corpus study
comparing native speakers and learners' of English