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Wen-Ta Tseng; Yeu-Ting Liu; Yi-Ting Hsu; Hsi-Chin Chu – Language Teaching Research, 2024
This study set out to re-examine the effectiveness of study abroad programs in second language (L2) acquisition through a multi-level meta-analysis. Overall, 42 primary studies published between 1995 and 2019 were identified, and in total 283 effect sizes were meta-analysed. This study implemented a three-level random effects model to account for…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Yingying Pan; Xiaoli Zheng – Educational Psychology, 2024
Online education transforms many aspects of teaching and learning in higher education. International students studying abroad already face considerable stress and negative emotions, and the transition to online learning can further intensify their learning anxiety. This study systematically investigated the factors associated with international…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Anxiety, Learning Readiness, Student Attitudes
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Manyak, Patrick; Blachowicz, Camile L. Z.; Graves, Michael F. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2021
This article reports on a 3-year formative experiment involving the implementation and testing of a long-term, multifaceted vocabulary instruction program in fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms in three demographically distinct schools. The quantitative findings indicate that the students, across the 3 years of the project, showed accelerated…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Formative Evaluation, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Sponseller, Aaron C. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Conventional folk wisdom insists study abroad is an inherently valuable educational experience for young people. While traditional study abroad programs were typically a semester or a full year in duration, short-term study abroad programs of only a couple weeks are now the most common type of sojourn abroad. Problematically, evidence is mounting…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Language Proficiency, Educational Experience, Outcomes of Education
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López, Minda Morren; Lara Morales, Pamela Roxana – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
In this qualitative study of a short-term study abroad program from Chile to the United States, teacher candidates in English pedagogy reported developing globally competent teacher attributes. Through the experiences in the program, the Chilean teacher candidates reported that their international perspectives were enhanced, their repertoire of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Developed Nations, Program Length, Program Effectiveness
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Borràs, Judith; Llanes, Àngels – Language Learning Journal, 2021
The present article offers a review of the existing literature on L2 gains arising from participation in a study abroad (SA) experience. The purpose of this article is (1) to provide a general overview of research findings on the influence of time abroad on L2 development and (2) to identify the areas which need further research within the SA…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Social Networks, Achievement Gains