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Gleason, Jesse; Slater, Tammy – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2017
Second language (L2) classroom research has sought to shed light on the processes and practices that develop L2 learners' abilities [Nunan, D. 2004. "Task-based language teaching." London: Continuum; Verplaetse, L. 2014. "Using big questions to apprentice students into language-rich classroom practices." "TESOL…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Task Analysis
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Hincks, Rebecca – English for Specific Purposes, 2010
This paper quantifies differences in speaking rates in a first and second language, and examines the effects of slower rates on the speakers' abilities to convey information. The participants were 14 fluent (CEF B2/C1) English L2 speakers who held the same oral presentation twice, once in English and once in their native Swedish. The temporal…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Second Language Learning
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Dafouz, E.; Nunez, B.; Sancho, C. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2007
In recent years, many European countries have witnessed a rapid implementation of the CLIL approach at tertiary level. In Spain, although English has been introduced as the language of instruction in some master and doctoral courses, the application of the CLIL approach is still isolated. Similarly, little research has been done into CLIL…
Descriptors: Verbs, Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers