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Enrico Grazzi – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
The aim of this personal reflection is to revisit the major concepts that have informed my academic research in the area of applied linguistics and second language development, and show how my overall pedagogical approach has evolved, thanks to the contribution of Vygotsky's sociocultural theory (SCT). The main focus of this paper is on the…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Al-Jarf, Reima – Online Submission, 2022
This article proposes a model for integrating text-to-speech software (TTS) in students' interpreting training and practice. It shows the aims of the model, the definition of TTS, the advantages of using TTS, how to search for TTS, instructional stages with TTS, and the interpreting instructor's role. The students can use TTS software online;…
Descriptors: Translation, Speech Communication, Audio Equipment, North American English
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Waters, Alan – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2015
The diversity of opinion about pedagogy within ELT (English Language Teaching) makes it essential that its professional discourse is sufficiently inclusive. However, this often fails to occur because ELT professional discussion is frequently too "Orwellian" in nature, i.e. behaves in a manner resembling the political structures in the…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction