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Burrows, Katie Mitchell; Staley, Kendra; Burrows, Matthew – English Teaching Forum, 2022
Finding affordable textbooks is a challenge within many educational contexts, including English as a foreign language (EFL) settings and English as a second language (ESL) settings, such as universities and Intensive English Programs (often referred to as IEPs) in the United States. As educators, we know it is a struggle for many of our students…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Eisenlauer, Volker; Sosa, Diana – Designs for Learning, 2022
This article explores relevant conceptual frameworks and design principles for the planning and implementation of a virtual reality (VR) learning environment in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts. The primary focus is on what knowledge teachers need to acquire when designing and implementing a spherical video-based training world that…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Simulation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Ariza, Erica Ferrer; Poole, Paige M. – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2018
This paper presents one Colombian university English as a foreign language program's in-house teacher development program for curriculum renewal. This program is an innovative attempt to prepare teachers for implementing a new curriculum and, simultaneously, engages them in professional development activities. The program is a response to the lack…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Faculty Development
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Altan, Mustafa Zülküf – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2019
Entrepreneurship is not a new idea but it has never been more important than it is today in this time of financial, societal, educational crisis and massive challenges both at local and global scale. On the one hand, innovation and entrepreneurship are possible potential instruments to provide solutions for both local and the global challenges of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Entrepreneurship
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Torres-Escobar, Germán Andrés; Correa-Lopez, Rolan Arcadio – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2020
The present reflective article aims to describe some challenges that psychology programs in Colombia must face in the future, in order to let their students achieve an international professional profile and to improve their academic quality. First of all, psychology programs need to implement a bilingual curriculum, with many basic and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Faculty Development, Psychology, Educational Quality
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Jinxiu, Jing; Zhengping, Zeng – English Language Teaching, 2016
Reading is an important skill in learning English. However, reading class is not emphasized in some primary schools in China, and there are various problems with the reading activities, which inadequately just focus on teaching of words, sentences separately from texts. This paper aims to bring out a whole system of principles in designing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Educational Principles
Hyde, Mervyn; Carpenter, Lorelei; Dole, Shelley – Oxford University Press, 2018
"Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement" presents a clear, socially oriented approach to understanding and developing inclusion in education. It focuses on encouraging preservice teachers to develop strategies to engage students of all backgrounds, needs and abilities in a diverse classroom. It conveys positive dimensions to promoting the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Policy, National Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation
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Li, Guofang – TESOL Journal, 2017
Despite recent scholarly advancements in teaching English as an international language (EIL), its implementation in TESOL classrooms has been challenging and limited. Because English teachers play a significant role in EIL implementation in their daily lessons, preparing EIL-oriented teachers becomes critical. This article outlines major…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Cultural Literacy, Linguistic Competence
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Floris, Flora Debora – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2014
Today, English is truly regarded as an international language. It is the most widely-learned and spoken second or foreign language in many countries. In recent years, the number of second and foreign language speakers has far exceeded the number of first language speakers of English. This dramatic change, many have argued, should be taken into…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, English Instruction, English (Second Language), English Curriculum
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Santana-Williamson, Eliana – CATESOL Journal, 2013
This article discusses how the ESL program at an ethnically/linguistically diverse community college (between San Diego and the Mexican border) moved from a general, grammar-based ESL curriculum to a content-based instruction (CBI) curriculum. The move was designed to better prepare 1st- and 2nd-generation immigrant students for freshman…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis
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Perren, James; Grove, Nuray; Thornton, Julie – TESOL Journal, 2013
This article describes three service-learning projects implemented in three different ESL programs in the United States. Each description includes typical course goals, service-learning assignments, reflection activities, student learning outcomes, and pedagogical challenges. The first project was developing digital literacy through…
Descriptors: Service Learning, English (Second Language), Curriculum Implementation, Program Descriptions
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Matera, Carola – NHSA Dialog, 2011
The following research-to-practice summary addresses the findings from the original intervention study and provides specific guidance for early childhood practitioners. These recommendations respond to a current and growing concern on how to implement developmental, cultural, and linguistically appropriate curricula, namely, recommendations focus…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Design, School Readiness, Teacher Effectiveness
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Wold, Kari A. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2011
This article proposes an instructional design model for blended learning writing courses for English language learners (ELLs). It will do so by combining the main points of the cognitive load, activity, sociocultural, and transactional distance theories to present four tenets essential for optimal learning for ELLs: structure, environment,…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Instructional Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Hill, Richard – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2011
English language instruction in New Zealand's Maori-medium schools is controversial, with many schools either excluding it from their curriculum or adopting a tokenistic approach. Yet, how Maori-medium educators can best support their students' academic English language growth is still an under-researched and unresolved question. This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Malayo Polynesian Languages, English (Second Language), English
Inglese, Dominick – Online Submission, 2011
Volumes of literature outline the benefits of using journals in the classroom, most of which give methods on how to generate, administer and assess student journal writings. And although vast numbers of publications overflow with literature retelling theories and methods on how to engage in reflective practice, few are the submissions of concrete…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Young Adults
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