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Jennifer Bruen; Elena López Cuenca – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2024
This paper analyses the language educator's experience of delivering an Institution-Wide Language Programme (IWLP) in an Irish University. It uses a focus group to explore the experiences of six International Language Tutors who delivered modules on a pilot IWLP between 2021 and 2024. The findings indicate that designing and delivering the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Program Implementation, College Second Language Programs
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Waqar Ali Shah – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2025
Several scholars have examined the increasing influence of neoliberalism in TESOL/ELT, including pedagogy, curricula, and policy discourses. These neoliberal rationalities are, however, not detached from coloniality in Global Southern countries. Taking Pakistan as a case study, the present study examines how neoliberal subjectivities intersect…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Programs
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Amy Correia; Rabia Hos; James Cahan – Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2024
States and districts share an obligation to provide Multilingual Learners (MLLs) with access to high quality language programs that are proven to be effective in minimizing opportunity gaps between MLLs and non-MLLs. This article reviews how local education agencies (LEAs) allocated their state-issued funding to improve MLL language programs and…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Multilingualism, Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning
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Šamajová, Katerina; Zahradníková, Michaela – Language Learning Journal, 2023
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive narrative of the current status of Chinese language teaching at upper secondary schools in the Czech Republic. Processes involved in developing the Chinese language curriculum in upper secondary schools were mapped through a qualitative survey. Representatives of 20 schools were interviewed to identify…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Fielding, Ruth – Language Learning Journal, 2022
Language is commonly positioned as an economic resource. Recent debates have argued that policy interpretations of language as economic resource can potentially undermine language positioning and reduce understanding of the cognitive, cultural and social benefits of language learning. In monolingual policy contexts, such a positioning means that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Policy, Language Planning, Educational Benefits
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Tamayo Cano, Luis Hernando; Riascos Gómez, Andrés Felipe; Pineda Hoyos, Jorge Eduardo – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2023
This needs analysis study sought to identify the contextual requirements to design and implement a blended learning program in English at a Colombian public university. Data on teachers' and administrators' perceptions were gathered through a questionnaire, interviews, and focus groups and analyzed using grounded theory. Findings revealed the need…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Blended Learning