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Direct linkCosta, Jennifer; McPhail, Gary; Smith, Janet; Brisk, Maria Estela – Journal of Teacher Education, 2005
The increasing number of English language learners (ELLs) in U.S. schools requires rethinking teacher education (TE). Most teachers have received little preparation in how to educate ELLs. Change in TE programs is needed to ensure that TE students are prepared to teach ELLs. Such change begins by educating TE faculty first. One catalyst for…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, School Personnel, English (Second Language), Educational Change
Peer reviewedLabrie, Normand; Quell, Carsten – World Englishes, 1997
Data on foreign language learning and conversational usage from 12 European Union member states (n=13,029) indicate language learning has increased considerably in 40 years. Of the most commonly learned languages (English, French, German), English has gained most, suggesting emergence as a lingua franca. One analysis gauged the probability that a…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, English, Foreign Countries
Download full textMitchell, Rosamond; And Others – 1994
The report summarizes a British research project, part of a larger initiative on educational quality, concerning the extent of secondary students' knowledge about the nature of language, native and foreign, alongside development of practical language skills. The main study was an empirical investigation of the teaching of English and foreign…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level
