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Eman Abdel-Reheem Amin – Online Submission, 2024
In the pursuit of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), universities play a pivotal role in driving transformative change. This paper focuses on innovative approaches centered around the role of the English language and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in English language education. The goal is to empower and prepare…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Sustainable Development, Objectives, Universities
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Thieme, Anne-Mieke M. M.; Hanekamp, Kyra; Andringa, Sible; Verhagen, Josje; Kuiken, Folkert – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2022
This systematic review investigates the effects of foreign language programmes in early childhood education and care (ECEC), which are increasingly popular. Foreign language ECEC centres familiarise very young children with a foreign language, and in general also expose them to the majority language. This review synthesises research on the effects…
Descriptors: Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Early Childhood Education
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Murphy, Victoria A.; Arndt, Henriette; Baffoe-Djan, Jessica Briggs; Chalmers, Hamish; Macaro, Ernesto; Rose, Heath; Vanderplank, Robert; Woore, Robert – Education Endowment Foundation, 2020
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) commissioned this Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) with a view to understanding what is known from the research literature concerning learning a foreign language (FL) and its impact on students' wider academic outcomes. The key questions addressed examine: (1) the research identifying what approaches to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Attribution Theory
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Özüdogru, Fatma – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
This study aimed to analyze curriculum evaluation studies conducted in foreign language education between the years 2005 and 2016 in terms of the levels the studies were conducted in, sample groups, sample size, research methods and curriculum evaluation models via descriptive content analysis. Searching various data bases, 87 studies, which are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Sample Size
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Ou, Chuying – English Language Teaching, 2017
Since the implementation of the 2001 curriculum reform and the release of the 2004 college English requirements, learner autonomy has become one of the most important research themes in the field of ELT in China, especially college English, reflecting the tendency of a learner-centered teaching approach. In this paper, I have reviewed 39 studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Autonomy, English (Second Language), College Students
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Goldenberg, Claude; Quach, Sara Rutherford – ERS Spectrum, 2010
Although schools and districts are increasingly required to provide various supports and instructional programs for English Language Learners (ELLs), standardized measures of these students' academic achievement continue to be low. This article summarizes key findings of two major reviews of the research on educating ELLs that were completed in…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), English, Meta Analysis
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VanPatten, Bill – Modern Language Journal, 1987
A discussion of Krashen's monitor theory and its applications to foreign language teaching includes consideration of the very important role input plays in language development and examination of the relationship between the development of grammatical competence and traditional instruction in grammar. (CB)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Proficiency, Linguistic Theory, Second Language Instruction
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Beretta, Alan – TESOL Quarterly, 1986
Discusses the importance of fairness in evaluation studies of second-language programs and the potential for misinterpretation of studies which are not program-fair. Strategies designed to overcome this problem from the perspective of standardized tests include: specific tests for each program, program-specific plus program-neutral measures,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Fathman, Ann K.; Kessler, Carolyn – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1992
Examines major principles and characteristics of cooperative learning, various instructional approaches, and the findings of cooperative learning studies in elementary and secondary schools. The relationship between cooperative learning and language learning is discussed. An annotated bibliography is included. (46 references) (LET)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Second Language Instruction
Rivers, Wilga M. – 1979
Trends in foreign language education in the United States have addressed themselves to the questions "Who?""What?""Why?" and "How?" In the period when the grammar translation method was in vogue, "Who?" was answered by the other three questions, since this approach to foreign language instruction was appropriate only for an intellectual elite.…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Programs
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Simon, Charlann S. – Annals of Dyslexia, 2000
This participant observer report reviews research on how dyslexia complicates learning a second language, a description of how dyslexia has affected educational experiences, personal experiences learning a foreign language, and recommendations to individuals with dyslexia who are faced with fulfilling a foreign language requirement and their…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Personal Narratives, Postsecondary Education, Second Language Instruction
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VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – Roeper Review, 1987
The teaching of Latin to verbally precocious students enhances their vocabulary and linguistic competence in English and prepares them for study of other foreign languages. The ideal curriculum would feature: instruction from fourth through twelfth grade; teachers experienced in teaching Latin and gifted students; and intensive language programs.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Language Proficiency
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McGinley, Kevin – System, 1986
Proposes a "flexible and systematic framework" for evaluating English for specific purposes programs, including the evaluation of program aims and objectives, materials, methodology, teachers, interaction, students, improvement, and constraints. (CB)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, English for Special Purposes, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
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Clipperton, Robert – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1994
Examines second-language vocabulary knowledge and acquisition by reviewing research on levels of lexical proficiency and on qualitative differences in the oral and written communication of French immersion students as compared to that of their francophone peers. Argues for improved vocabulary instruction in immersion programs. (MDM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, FLES, French, Immersion Programs
Feigenbaum, Kim – 1985
This paper reports on foreign language instruction in the community colleges of Florida. A brief rationale for increasing the importance given to language instruction is followed by a review of the literature concerning the latest classroom and laboratory foreign language techniques such as computers, video taping and analysis, audio tape…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Innovation, Language Teachers
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