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Kellie A. H. Carstensen – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2025
This study examined how informal Conversations in English (CIE) groups helped migrants gain cultural knowledge about communicating in the United States and how the CIE groups facilitated the process of language socialization. The Ethnography of Communication (EC) and Cultural Discourse Analysis (CuDA) were used to understand the connection between…
Descriptors: Socialization, Informal Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Michael Valesano – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This interpretive case study explores how adults within an intentional learning community make meaning of vocational calling (Dewey, 1966), collective learning (Kilgore, 1999), and a sense of place (Low & Altman, 1992) and the interactive and interrelated connections between these constructs. The context for this study was set at a retreat…
Descriptors: Intentional Learning, Adult Students, Cooperative Learning, Sense of Belonging
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Alastair Henry; Cecilia Thorsen; Peter D. MacIntyre – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
In many contexts of multilingualism, language learners can initiate communication in the target language (TL), or a contact language (such as English). Patterns of use emerging from these choices affect TL development. They also vary between individuals. Willingness to communicate (WTC) needs to be investigated in ways that capture these…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism, Swedish
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Bilon, Anna Dorota – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2021
This article develops an agentic approach to activist learning and analyzes the interplay between agency and learning. The agentic approach derives from Alheit's concept of biographical learning and Emirbayer and Mische's concept of agency. The article builds on the case study of an activist's narrative to show that the development of agency is…
Descriptors: Activism, Learning Processes, Personal Autonomy, Correlation
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Khiat, Henry; Vogel, Silke – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
Practising self-regulated learning is essential in one's lifelong learning journey. As educators, we can assist our students to regulate their learning effectively, whether this is in an online learning environment or any other. However, many factors affect how well learners regulate their learning. Research reveals that self-regulated learning…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Integrated Learning Systems, Independent Study, Learning Processes
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Zhang, Jie; Li, Hong; Liu, Yang – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
The present study investigated the effects of exposure to Chinese orthography on learning phonological forms of new words in learners of Chinese as a second language. A total of 30 adult learners of Chinese studied spoken label and picture associations presented either with phonologically accurate characters, characters with partial phonological…
Descriptors: Chinese, Written Language, Orthographic Symbols, Phonology
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Civil, Marta; Stoehr, Kathleen Jablon; Salazar, Fany – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
This paper focuses on a group of mothers of immigrant origin as they engage in explorations and conversations about mathematics. We examine how bringing in tasks that draw on their children's school mathematics, and on the participants' knowledge and experiences, can inform us about their understanding of mathematics and provide opportunities to…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Mothers, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills
Jane Asantewaa Appiah-Okyere – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study investigated the interplay of digital capacity building (skills) and infrastructure (Internet access) in shaping teaching and learning practices in a rural community. Educators in rural areas, especially in developing nations, face difficulties in accessing digital resources and Internet connectivity, which hinder the integration of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Information Technology, Technology Integration, Rural Schools
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Owusu-Agyeman, Yaw; Fourie-Malherbe, Magda – Studies in Continuing Education, 2019
Adults who enrol in higher education institutions (HEIs) often have contributions that could serve in enhancing the planning and implementation of their programmes. Importantly, while terms such as active learner engagement and knowledge co-creation dominate adult learning discussions, there are unanswered questions pertaining to how adult…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Higher Education, Learner Engagement, Structural Equation Models
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Morris, Thomas Howard – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
Self-directed learning and creativity are critical workplace competences that are important to foster in formal educational settings. Previous studies have identified a relationship between self-directed learning and creativity, but the specific nature of this relationship is unclear. The purpose of the present theoretical paper is to examine…
Descriptors: Creativity, Independent Study, Correlation, Learning Processes
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Lee, Hugo Yu-Hsiu – International Journal of Higher Education, 2020
In this study, the researcher strives to build on earlier work in which the roles of motivation and identity in language learning in adult higher education were examined. In the present connection, the focus falls on the roles played by a seldom researched group consisting of staff members in an intergovernmental organization. This group is…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Self Concept, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Intepe, Gizem; Hacinliyan, Irma; Mizrahi, Eti – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
Educational success is mainly based on the formation of effective learners. Students' learning is affected by several variables, such as intelligence, motivation, teaching and learning approaches. Research showed that approaches to learning are among one of the most important variables that influence students' learning quality. They are related to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Processes, Study Skills
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Ghadyani, Fariba; Tahririan, Mohammad Hassan; Afzali, Katayoon – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2022
There is a dearth of research on hope in studies of second or foreign (L2) language learning. Therefore, the present research contributes conceptually to a deep understanding of hope for learning English as a foreign language and the ways it may be developed. To do so, an exploratory mixed-methods design was employed. Using in-depth interviews,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Psychological Patterns
Chi, Yao-Kai – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study discusses the relationship between Taiwanese adult learners' identity development and language curriculum, exploring how students (re)constructed their identities within the Taiwanese social context. Influenced by exam culture and educational credentialism, Taiwanese language education is mainly exam-oriented and teacher-centered.…
Descriptors: Turkish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Thekes, Istvan – International Journal of Technology in Education, 2021
Examining the relationship between technology and the success of language acquisition and the integration of technology into language instruction has been around of a long time by now. The development of technology can essentially change how languages are taught. Nevertheless, it is only in the last few years that the road has opened up for new…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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