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Castillo, Rigoberto; Camelo Gámez, Linda Catherine – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2013
This article deals with parental involvement as a strategy to assist young learners in their efforts to learn an L2. It discusses an 18-month experience involving ten young learners, their parents, and teachers, in the development of another language (L2). The parents had expressed that they were unable to support their children's development in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Parent Participation, English (Second Language), Parent Role
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Niño Santisteban, Liliana – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2014
This research study analyzes the literacy and foreign langauge processes of learners in the "Procesos Básicos" Program. The participants were 15 Spanish-speaking children and young adolescents, whose highest level of education was first grade. Eight of the 15 children were Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and the others were affected…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Literacy, Spanish Speaking, Children
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Herrera Mosquera, Leonardo – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2012
The methodology of Task-based teaching (TBT) has been positively regarded by many researchers and language teachers around the world. Yet, this language teaching methodology has been mainly implemented in English as a second language (ESL) classrooms and in English for specific purpose (ESP) courses; and more specifically with advanced-level…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods
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Schulze, Joshua – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2011
This study explores how a genre-based approach to writing instruction influenced by both genre theory and systemic functional linguistics supported the academic writing development of English language learners (ELLs) transitioning to middle school. Drawing on Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) as a tool for pedagogy and linguistic analysis, the…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Writing Instruction, Literary Genres, Teaching Methods
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Bueno Hernández, Yuly Andrea – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2012
This study shows the impact and results of implementing three cognitive strategies in science teaching in English. The three-month study was carried out with 144 second grade students at a public school of Bogota's Bilingualism program, but only 40 students contributed in the data collection process. Data collected from observations and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies
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Martínez, Angélica María Martínez – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2011
Explicit systematic phonics instruction is more effective for native English-speaking children learning to read and write than non explicit phonics instruction (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2000). This study goes beyond native speakers, and explores the effects that systematic and explicit phonics instruction has on…
Descriptors: Phonics, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Individualized Instruction
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Mercuri, Sandra P. – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2010
This observational study examines the effectiveness of graphic organizers two elementary teachers in California, United States use to teach the content and the academic language of science. The study was done during the 2006-2007 school year. The data was collected through field-notes and the audio recording of instructional activities, and they…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Visual Aids, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Teachers