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Tri, Dang H.; Moskovsky, Christo – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
The past few decades have witnessed an exponential growth in English-medium instruction (EMI) programs across the globe where English is used as a vehicle for subject matter delivery. Studies examining EMI issues have been conducted in various contexts, especially in European and Asian countries, but little has been documented regarding how EMI is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
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Mangubhai, Francis; Marland, Perc; Dashwood, Ann; Son, Jeong-Bae – Issues in Educational Research, 2007
Studies of the use of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approaches in foreign language classrooms have frequently raised doubts about the adequacy of elementary and secondary teachers' understanding of CLT and their use of this approach in classrooms at those levels. Reasons for this alleged state of affairs are reviewed, with one potential…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Communication, Second Language Instruction
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Tercanlioglu, Leyla – Issues in Educational Research, 2004
The concept of learning strategies has become quite familiar to most professionals in teaching English as a foreign language. The aim of this study is to discover gender differences in language learning strategies used by foreign language learners in a Turkish University. 184 university students who participated in this study were enrolled in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning
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Hui, Leng – Issues in Educational Research, 2005
Education in China, in its various forms and levels, is widely conceptualised as integrating the cultivation of "human souls" with the provision of students with knowledge. The English word "education" is "jiao yu" in Chinese, which means "teaching [and] cultivating". The analogy "shi nian shu mu, bai…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Intercultural Communication, Figurative Language, Teacher Role