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Waller, Laurel; Wethers, Kinsey; De Costa, Peter I. – TESOL Journal, 2017
Praxis is the balance of pedagogical theory and practice. This literature review explores praxis from a critical lens in terms of identity for both students and teachers. The authors center their framework on Hawkins and Norton's (2009) five principles for critical language teaching. The first principle relates to the situated nature of the…
Descriptors: Praxis, Theory Practice Relationship, Literature Reviews, Educational Principles
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Orlova, Irina A.; Kennedy, Jelane A. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2009
This article examines available literature on college English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The literature available on college ESL programs falls into three categories: (1) research reports and articles, (2) recent theoretical discussions on ESL teaching, and (3) thought pieces discussing college ESL curriculum development and assessment…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), Literature Reviews, Research Reports
Faulkner-Bond, Molly; Waring, Sara; Forte, Ellen; Crenshaw, Rhonda L.; Tindle, Kathleen; Belknap, Bridget – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) contracted with Synergy Enterprises, Inc. and edCount, LLC, to complete a study titled Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEPs): Lessons From the Research and Profiles of Promising Programs. This study includes a review of the foundational literature related to LIEPs, case studies…
Descriptors: School Districts, Case Studies, Vocational Education, Literature Reviews
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Read, John – International Journal of English Studies, 2007
This paper surveys some current developments in second language vocabulary assessment, with particular attention to the ways in which computer corpora can provide better quality information about the frequency of words and how they are used in specific contexts. The relative merits of different word lists are discussed, including the Academic Word…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Programs, Vocabulary, Educational Development