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Wenting Chen; Jianwu Gao – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
While the importance of the peer feedback in second or foreign language (L2 or FL) classrooms in higher education has been increasingly recognized, empirical research on discussing peer feedback literacy from the perspective of community-based academic writing is very much in its infancy. Informed by the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, this…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Community Education, Feedback (Response), Computer Mediated Communication
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Yilian Teng; Zhuhui Yin; Xia Wang; Hanyu Yang – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2024
Little research has been conducted to investigate relationships between students' community of inquiry (CoI) perceptions and their attitudes towards reading circles (ARC). To bridge the gap this quantitative research reports a cohort of Chinese students' perceptions of CoI and its prediction for their attitudes towards reading circles (RC) in…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Reading Skills
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Chaoqun Lu; Winnie Wing Mui So – Language and Education, 2024
This mixed-method study, employing inquiry-based science teaching theory, delves into the interaction of English Medium Instruction (EMI) and scientific inquiry by investigating science teachers' understanding and perceptions of conducting inquiry-based science activities in EMI classrooms. Drawing on a questionnaire of 166 EMI science teachers…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
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Lu, Chaoqun; So, Winnie Wing Mui; Lee, Yeung Chung; Yeung, Yau Yuen – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
English is being used as a medium of instruction (EMI) for delivering science lessons in China. This study investigated Chinese high school international programme students' perceptions of and attitudes towards EMI, particularly about their perceived difficulties and support in learning. A questionnaire with Likert-type items, student group…
Descriptors: High School Students, Language of Instruction, Likert Scales, Science Instruction
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Xiaoxing, Liu; Deris, Farhana Diana – Asian Journal of University Education, 2022
The Community of Inquiry model (CoI) is a guiding framework for blended learning and online learning and it has been implemented in diverse disciplines. However, the research on how EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers can promote students' engagement in online discussions through the CoI framework is very limited. This mixed-method study…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language)
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Hui-Wen Huang; Daniel J. Mills; Joseph Anthony Narciso Z. Tiangco – SAGE Open, 2024
Previous studies have shown that inquiry-based learning (IBL) and flipped learning effectively promote student engagement and learning outcomes in language classrooms. Meanwhile, technology-enhanced formative assessment (TEFA) with well-designed instructional strategies can provide engaging learning opportunities for learners of English as a…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Creative Teaching, Writing Improvement
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Li, Ke; Peterson, Mark; Wang, Qiao – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
This paper reports on a project that draws upon the framework of the community of inquiry to support game-based language learning outside classroom. Case study design was employed to collect and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data, with a view to investigating the participants' language development, participation, and perception. This…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Second Language Learning
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Nan, Chengyu – English Language Teaching, 2015
The value of grammar instruction in foreign language learning and teaching has been a focus of debate for quite some time, which has resulted in different views on grammar and grammar teaching as well as different teaching approaches based on different perspectives or in different language learning contexts. To explore some modes for grammar…
Descriptors: Grammar, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Zhang, Jianfeng – English Language Teaching, 2013
Autonomous inquiry learning is a kind of learning model, which relies mainly on learners and emphasizes that learners should inquire knowledge actively; moreover, ESP, which emphasizes the combination of language learning and specific purposes learning, is a goal-oriented and well targeted instruction system. Therefore, ESP and autonomous inquiry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Pinkerton, Kim – English in Texas, 2017
The author describes her two-year experience of living in China and how this molded her attitudes about English language learners in Texas. Examples drawn from the Nanjing International School show how one school worked to meet the needs of a diverse group of students, with more than 70% learning English as a second language. The practical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, International Schools, English (Second Language)
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Xu, Yueting; Liu, Yongcan – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2009
This article explores teachers' assessment knowledge and practice through a narrative inquiry of a college EFL teacher, Betty (pseudonym), in the People's Republic of China. Drawing on Crites' (1971) notions of "sacred stories" and "secret stories" in teachers' professional knowledge landscapes (Connelly & Clandinin, 1995),…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Student Evaluation, Foreign Countries, College Faculty
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Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The 23rd EUROCALL conference was held in Cyprus from the 24th to the 27th of August 2016. The theme of the conference this year was "CALL Communities and Culture." It offered a unique opportunity to hear from real-world CALL practitioners on how they practice CALL in their communities, and how the CALL culture has developed in local and…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Abawi, Lindy, Ed.; Conway, Joan, Ed.; Henderson, Robyn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
This book explores the wide range of contexts in which research into creating connections in learning and teaching may take place. Creating connections can encompass making links, crossing divides, forming relationships, building frameworks, and generating new knowledge. The cognitive, cultural, social, emotional and/or physical aspects of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Early Childhood Education