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Zhazira Ailauova; Yunus Dogan; Veli Batdi – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2024
In today's interconnected world, cross-cultural competence is essential for students' success. This article investigates how educational interventions foster this crucial skill. Using a mixed-meta research method, the study combines a meta-analysis of 16 quantitative studies (12,800 participants) with a meta-thematic analysis of 7 qualitative…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Intervention
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Dianne Burke Moneypenny; Rosalie S. Aldrich – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
Study abroad is an important piece of the internationalization of curriculum and is particularly advantageous for second language learners. Many students study abroad to learn a language and the majority of students studying abroad enroll in shorter-term programs. Given their strong representation in the field of study abroad, the following…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Spanish, Outcomes of Education, Second Language Learning
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Emily Claire Krauter – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
The role of culture instruction in modern language classrooms has varied through the years, most recently presenting the option to learn virtually as opposed to on campus or abroad. The current study compares various learning environments of 49 participants (in-person, abroad, Zoom) to test the efficacy of targeted culture instruction through the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Pragmatics, Metalinguistics, Modern Languages
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Theresa Schenker – Language Teaching Research, 2024
In spite of the superior effects of semester- or year-long educational experiences abroad, the majority of students prefers short-term study abroad for which participation numbers are steadily rising. Due to the increased student interest in short-term study abroad options, investigations into how a short stay abroad can be designed to maximize…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Study Abroad, Journal Writing, Second Language Instruction
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Maryam Khaksar; Gholam Reza Kiany; Parvaneh ShayesteFar – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2023
As teachers play a significant role in language learners' academic achievement, their training programs should be subjected to ongoing evaluation and analysis in order to ascertain teachers are equipped with adequate knowledge and skills. This study aimed to evaluate a private sector pre-service teacher-training program using the Context, Input,…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Teacher Education Programs, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Nyitray, Vivian-Lee – L2 Journal, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought changes to the landscape of education abroad. This paper reviews some of the operational gaps exposed by the pandemic circumstances and then advocates for enhanced notions of communication, collaboration, and community needed to embrace change and close prior gaps. The paper concludes that developing a nuanced…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Pandemics, COVID-19, Cultural Awareness
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López, Minda Morren; Lara Morales, Pamela Roxana – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
In this qualitative study of a short-term study abroad program from Chile to the United States, teacher candidates in English pedagogy reported developing globally competent teacher attributes. Through the experiences in the program, the Chilean teacher candidates reported that their international perspectives were enhanced, their repertoire of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Developed Nations, Program Length, Program Effectiveness
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Baghoussi, Meriem – Arab World English Journal, 2021
The Algerian educational system is competency-based; therefore, it focuses on developing learners' competencies and skills through a learner-centered methodology that fosters autonomy. To help teachers apply such methodology, the English syllabus designers recommend using Project-Based Learning, active learning, and problem-solving strategies to…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Karakas, Ali; Yavuz, Ergul – Online Submission, 2018
This paper reports on findings from a comparative study that attempted to identify the differences and similarities between the English language teacher education programs employed in Turkey and Malaysia. Employing a qualitative case study research design, document analysis was used to compare the programs in terms of several points. To this end,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Language Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Lara, Rebecca; Mora, Joan C.; Pérez-Vidal, Carmen – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
The current study analyzes the oral production of advanced learners of English who have Catalan and Spanish as their first languages. Subjects participated in study abroad (SA) programmes in English-speaking countries as part of their undergraduate studies. A role-play task was used to elicit speech from learners prior to SA and upon arrival from…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Length, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning