EFL university students report varied preferences for music, drawing, photography, acting, internet use, mobile-phone use, cooking and travelling while studying English¶
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q2 i? In a survey of 90 university EFL students, most indicated liking music, internet use and travelling while studying English, with smaller majorities liking drawing, photos, acting and dancing, mobile-phone use and cooking. → Ozlem Yagcioglui 2016
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Ozlem Yagcioglui 2016¶
Ozlem Yagcioglui. (2016). The Positive Effects of Cognitive Learning Styles in ELT Classes. European Journal of English Language Teaching, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.166311
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Descriptive survey of preference questions asked during the 1st and 2nd weeks of the courses; the author reports that "90 students indicated that they liked listening to music while studying English" and 80 liked drawing pictures. Counts are descriptive only; no inferential test is reported.
"90 students indicated that they liked listening to music while studying English; 80 students indicated that they liked drawing pictures; 80 students indicated that they liked taking photos; 85 students indicated that they liked acting and dancing; 90 students indicated that they liked using the internet;"
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EFL university students report varied preferences for music, drawing, photography, acting, internet use, mobile-phone use, cooking and travelling while studying English |
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EFL university students report varied preferences for music, drawing, photography, acting, internet use, mobile-phone use, cooking and travelling while studying English |
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