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Abbott, Marilyn L.; Lee, Kent K.; Ricioppo, Sabine – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
A high-stakes Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA) protocol that was fully implemented in all Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs in 2019 requires instructors and students to set language-learning goals and complete, compile, and reflect on numerous authentic language tasks. Due to the language barriers incurred when…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immigrants
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Válková, Silvie; Öbrink, Markus – European Education, 2022
Students and teachers from different language backgrounds are at risk of becoming victims of conflicting trends and conventions when writing in English. This study compares conventions of English academic writing at several European universities with what is taught in English-speaking countries. Data were collected with questionnaires and by…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Comparative Education
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Ruest, Carl – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2020
Reflecting upon their intercultural experiences, with a tool like the "Autobiography of intercultural encounters," may help adolescents become better interculturalists. This research investigates how the use of the Autobiography may allow adolescents develop intercultural competence (IC). Using Byram's framework on which this tool is…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Autobiographies, Student Attitudes, Guidelines
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Takeuchi, Miwa – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2015
Guided by sociocultural theory and the theory of multiliteracies, learning is perceived as a shifting participation in practices, which is mediated by multiple physical and symbolic tools. Drawing on the situated multiliteracies approach, which integrates these two theories, the purpose of this ethnographic research is to examine the participation…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Mathematics Instruction, Classroom Communication, Teaching Methods