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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2020
This fact sheet outlines States' responsibilities to English learners (ELs) and their parents during the extended school closures and, in some cases, the move to remote learning due to the national emergency caused by the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A local educational agency (LEA) should collaborate with its State educational…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Access to Education, Communicable Diseases, Public Health
Lalla, Sharon – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
A myriad of cultural differences can take educators in a multitude of directions when planning intentional design strategies in an online course to become more inclusive of international student needs. The topic of cultural diversity is a complex discussion. Nevertheless, there are ways educators can begin to practice culturally inclusive…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Online Courses, Curriculum Design, Foreign Students
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Putri, Lidya Ayuni – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2013
Communication is important for people around the world. People try to communicate to other people around the globe using language. In understanding the differences of some languages around the world, people need to learn the language of other people they try to communicate with, for example Indonesian people learn to acquire English. In the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communication Strategies
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Zeppieri, Roseanne; Russel, Priscilla – Learning Languages, 2008
Several decades ago, New Jersey adopted the slogan "New Jersey and You--perfect together!" A catchy phrase, the state used this for years to attract people to the state and to highlight all that this combination has to offer. When the International Education movement began to take hold in New Jersey a few years ago, the authors were…
Descriptors: International Education, State Standards, Online Courses, Language Proficiency
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Kankaanranta, Anne; Louhiala-Salminen, Leena – Business Communication Quarterly, 2007
The authors' business communication perspective is not in fact that of ESL but rather English as a foreign language (EFL) or, even more so, English as a lingua franca (ELF). To be more specific, they would like to add one more acronym to the list: They teach BELF, by which they refer to ELF for business communication purposes. The authors work as…
Descriptors: Business Communication, English, Second Languages, Global Approach
Rababah, Ghaleb – 2002
This paper discusses problems faced by Arab learners of English in general, focusing on problems specific to English language majors/graduates at Arab World University. It highlights the situation with Jordanian students, noting various causes of their problems with English (e.g., school and English language department curricula, teaching…
Descriptors: Arabs, Communication Strategies, Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education