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Kentei Takayaa – Journal of International and Comparative Education, 2024
This study investigates Taiwanese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' use of strategies in developing job interview skills in English. The participants were 40 EFL learners majoring in English at a private university in Taiwan. The study was part of a four-week job interview training program, during which they prepared for a mock…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Mermelstein, Aaron David – Curriculum Matters, 2022
Poetry can be a significant aspect of a person's literacy experiences (Tomlinson & Lynch-Brown, 2002). It is an excellent genre for learning, but what are the best methods and should poetry be required for English as a foreign language (EFL) literature majors? The main purpose of this study is to determine how effective poetry can be in…
Descriptors: Poetry, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Listening Skills
Chou, Mu-Hsuan – Language Education & Assessment, 2021
Speaking a foreign language is a complicated process that involves linguistic competence, skills, and strategy use. Communicating through English in English for Academic Purposes courses is a basic requirement for EFL learners, but it can be a challenge. To improve the quality of speech, strengthen components of speaking competence, and raise…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Wang, Hung-chun – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2019
Integrating service-learning into content courses is a growing pedagogical model expanding in higher education institutes in many countries. To examine the application of this approach in English L2 writing classes, this study embarked on a tutor-tutee mentoring project at a Taiwanese university. The participants in this study served as writing…
Descriptors: Service Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Lee, Yow-jyy – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2019
Successful oral presentation effectually involves multi-faceted training of listening, writing, and nonverbal delivery besides speaking orally, which calls for a systematic holistic/multimodal approach. However, a multimodal learning environment for fostering EFL learners' presentation development remains virtually unexplored. This study employed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Chen, Suchiao; Tsai, Yachin – Language Teaching, 2012
This article analyzes research in second/foreign language teaching and learning conducted in Taiwan over the period 2004-2009. Representative articles published in local refereed journals and conference proceedings--not readily accessible outside Taiwan--are reviewed to reflect current trends in English teaching and learning. The main themes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Research
Yang, Wenhsien – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2015
This study investigates learners' performance in a Taiwanese tertiary content and language integrated learning (CLIL) programme. Learners' English proficiency was measured immediately after entering the programme and before their industrial placement, i.e. after two years. As in previously reported cases, the learners showed a significant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Course Content, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning
Chang, Ching; Chang, Chih-Kai – The EUROCALL Review, 2014
The study is based on the use of a flexible learning framework to help students improve information processes underlying strategy instruction in EFL listening. By exploiting the online videotext self-dictation-generation (video-SDG) learning activity implemented on the YouTube caption manager platform, the learning cycle was emphasized to promote…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Skill Development, Metacognition, Video Technology
Ko, Chao-Jung – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2012
This study investigated the possibility that initial-level learners may acquire oral skills through synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC). Twelve Taiwanese French as a foreign language (FFL) students, divided into three groups, were required to conduct a variety of tasks in one of the three learning environments (video/audio, audio,…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Second Language Learning, Oral Language, Skill Development
Yeh, Shu-Fen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The present study explores nine L2 mature writers' transition between different academic environments, and seeks to create more meaningful grounds for teaching academic ESL writing in the U.S. and college writing in Taiwan. The approach of this study is influenced by Hirvela and Belcher's (2001) reading of terms they define as…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Study Abroad
Su, Ya-Chen – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2007
The integrated-skills approach (ISA), which incorporates the four language skills--reading, writing, speaking, and listening--has become a dominant trend in FL college instruction in Taiwan. The purpose of the study was to examine how the ISA is being used in Taiwan's EFL college classes, develop an understanding of students' satisfaction with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skills, College Instruction, Class Activities
Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Sharef, Nurfadhlina Mohd, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference on Educational Technologies 2013 (ICEduTech 2013), which has been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur,…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Web Sites
Katchen, Johanna E. – 1994
The transcript of a conference presentation describes, with audience activities, one college instructor's use of videotaped television broadcasts for English-as-a-Second-Language instruction in Taiwan. The method, intended primarily for developing listening skills, makes use of English-language satellite television now widely available. Students…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Jones, Nathan B. – 1996
Teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) are responsible not only for teaching students about the rules of language, but also for encouraging the understanding of and empathy for those who are native and non-native speakers of the target language. Where there is cultural diversity, there is often intolerance, and Taiwan is no exception. A…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Chinese, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism
Tsou, Wenli – Foreign Language Annals, 2005
Studies in language learning have addressed the necessity of classroom interaction or students' oral participation in class. However, getting students to respond in a language classroom--especially a foreign language class--is a problem that most language teachers face. This article suggests remedies to language learners' reticence, using…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Skill Development, Group Discussion, Student Participation
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