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Natthaphong Sirijanchuen; Kittitouch Soontornwipast – rEFLections, 2025
Following a paradigm of English as an international language -- one that values cultural diversity -- this classroom research conducted a quasi-experiment using a single-group pretest and posttest design. The study incorporated learning materials from both Anglophone and non-Anglophone settings, utilizing international movie trailers with English…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Language Skills, Writing Skills
Hamda Hanan; Mufeeda T.; Sajid A. Latheef – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2025
Earlier research has shown that translation holds the potential to combine close reading and critical authorship practices. But despite that, translation has occupied a marginal position as a creative writing practice in classrooms. Through practice-based research involving the students, the translators and the authors of the translated poems, the…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Creative Writing, Translation, Revision (Written Composition)
Na Tao; Ying Wang – Language Teaching Research, 2025
Task design features have different effects on second language (L2) production and can be adopted for different pedagogical purposes. However, the synergistic effects of task features were left unexplored in the extant task-based literature. The present study investigated the synergistic effects of two task design features, namely, prior knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition)
Kaya, Musa – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2022
This research was undertaken with the aim of evaluating, classifying, and detecting mistakes made by Tunisian students learning Turkish as a foreign language at the A1 level. The study is descriptive and was performed using document and content analysis methods. Forty Tunisian university students participating in the study were asked to write…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Turkish, Second Language Instruction, College Students
Yin Deng; Pragasit Sitthitikul – rEFLections, 2025
While extensive research exists on peer feedback and its effects on writing, there are few experimental studies that rigorously investigate the effects of guided dialogic peer feedback on students' argumentative writing performance. This study, adopting a mixed-methods approach, examined the influence of guided dialogic peer feedback within a…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Kosmas Vlachos – Online Learning, 2025
The research paper explores the impact of assignments on enhancing educational technology awareness among postgraduate trainee English language teachers at the Hellenic Open University. The study focused on participants in the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) program, specifically those engaging in the 13-week training module…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Educational Technology, Graduate Students, English (Second Language)
Steven Dale Acton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study investigated how English language writers in a Chinese university were able to paraphrase following instruction with an online module. Participants were separated into two groups: Group A (Individuals) and Group B (Dyads). They were then trained and assessed in their ability to complete paraphrasing tasks with a pre and posttest.…
Descriptors: Phrase Structure, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ryu, Jieun; Kim, Young Ae; Park, Seojin; Eum, Seungmin; Chun, Sojung; Yang, Sunyoung – L2 Journal, 2022
This study examines students' perceptions of the Guided Use of Machine Translation (GUMT) model and their perceptions of GUMT's impact on their foreign language (FL) writing. Adapted from O'Neill (2016, 2019b), GUMT model activities were developed and implemented in an upper-elementary Korean as a FL course at a large southwestern U.S. university.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Korean, Second Language Instruction
Jamie Costley; Han Zhang; Matthew Courtney; Galina Shulgina; Matthew Baldwin; Mik Fanguy – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2025
While the use of collaborative peer editing is widespread in some online learning contexts, little is known about how constituent editing behaviours impact student writing quality when using shared online documents as the mediating tool. Therefore, the present study (n = 176) examines the effects of English language learners' peer editing…
Descriptors: Editing, Peer Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Angeliki Ypsilanti; Ioannis Karras – SAGE Open, 2023
The coursebook-centered approach adopted by the Hellenic Open University's Master's program in TEIL/TEFL has lost momentum during the coronavirus lockdown periods. This study addresses synergies between institutional policy and involved participants through the experience of an EFL teacher with a Computer-Mediated Intercultural Communication-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Intercultural Communication, English (Second Language)
Sibel Barcin – African Educational Research Journal, 2023
The fundamental skills in language teaching are reading, listening, speaking and writing. It is important to establish links with other language skill areas in the development of writing skills. In this study, it was aimed to analyze the writing skills of Kyrgyz students studying distance learning at A1 level during the pandemic. 28 Kyrgyz…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Distance Education, COVID-19
Mackenzie, Lee – ELT Journal, 2019
Reflection is an important component of teacher education and forms part of the assessment of candidates on CELTA courses. However, questions remain regarding the level of reflection candidates can demonstrate on the CELTA and how best to assess such reflection. The current study analyses reflective assignments from full-time CELTA candidates in…
Descriptors: Reflection, Writing Assignments, Second Language Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education
Altay Ozkul – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Critical thinking (CT) is a 21st-century skill critical in education and learning. Second language teaching has focused on language form, and there needs to be a shift from form-focused instruction to a function-focused paradigm, where students simultaneously practice language learning and deal with real-world issues in authentic contexts…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Reflection, Student Attitudes, Climate
Shengji Li; Huma Akram – SAGE Open, 2024
Effective communication and academic writing in English hinge on a solid grasp of grammar, with pronouns representing a pivotal aspect. However, non-native, particularly English as a second language (ESL) students, often find difficulties in employing pronouns effectively, especially in reference to their antecedents within sentences. The current…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation
Nujood Al-Reshaid; Ahmad I. Alhojailan – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: Academic writing in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) poses challenges for graduate students, particularly in achieving coherence and organization. Thematic choices play a crucial role in guiding readers and ensuring textual cohesion. While Theme selection has been explored in various contexts, little research has examined…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Literary Genres, Writing Strategies, Semantics