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Tam, Angela Choi Fung – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
The discourse around combining local, national and international languages constitutes an important issue in the global education agenda (Kirkpatrick and Chau 2008). Ideas about how trilingual education ought to be designed and implemented vary across stakeholders. This study explores (1) the beliefs which early childhood education (ECE -- ECE…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Language Usage, Native Language
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Lü, Chan – Foreign Language Annals, 2017
Pinyin is a sound-annotating system for Chinese characters using Roman letters. Teaching and learning Pinyin has been an important educational practice in Mainland China for native Chinese children, and it is also typically taught to beginning learners of Chinese as a foreign/second language in tertiary-level classrooms. However, whether it should…
Descriptors: Chinese, Orthographic Symbols, Written Language, Second Language Learning
Kaya, Suat; Ok, Ahmet – Online Submission, 2016
This study aims to provide a deep understanding about English Language Education Program to English teachers, students, curriculum designers and decision makers in Turkey. Recently, the Turkish educational system has gone through a transition from the 8+4 educational model to the new 4+4+4 model, which has led to an immediate need for the redesign…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), English Curriculum
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Dupuy, Béatrice, Ed.; Grosbois, Muriel, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
In this volume, language learning and professionalization are explored by addressing the existing gap between pressing needs for enhanced soft skills in work environments wherein technology-mediated, multilingual communication is increasingly the norm, and current foreign language teaching and learning offerings in higher education. Considering…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Professionalism
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Al Harrasi, Kothar Talib Sulaiman – English Language Teaching, 2012
Learning a FL [foreign language] may be frustrating for some young learners; however, integrating fun in learning would encourage them to develop positive attitudes towards learning a language (Ellis & Brewster, 1991). Stories are an effective and enthusiastic technique in teaching young learners; they inject lots of amusement and help…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Story Telling, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Hall, Beverley – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2008
The specific purpose of education is to "prepare" children so that they are able to maximise their potential and participate in the society or community around them. In order for many Third World nations to access information technology, the provision of language programs, particularly English, has become necessary. However, in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Vietnamese People, Early Childhood Education