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Download full textWinkler, Sunni; Kuo, Li-Jen; Eslami, Zohreh; Kim, Haemin – Educational Research and Development Journal, 2021
This research synthesis describes, critiques, and synthesizes intervention studies related to the academic vocabulary acquisition of post-secondary English learners. Using the article matrix and the constant-comparative methods of analysis (Boeije, 2002), this critical synthesis aims to provide a knowledge point on general academic vocabulary;…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Vocabulary Development, College Students, Second Language Learning
Writing More, Better, Together: How Writing Retreats Support Graduate Students through Their Journey
Direct linkTremblay-Wragg, Emilie; Mathieu Chartier, Sara; Labonté-Lemoyne, Elise; Déri, Catherine; Gadbois, Marie-Eve – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2021
The context of higher education in Canada suffers from alarming rates of dropout and prolongation of study programmes. The lack of academic writing ability and feeling of isolation are among aggravating factors impeding on the success of graduate students. Writing retreats are identified as a potential solution to support and improve academic…
Descriptors: Writing Workshops, Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Graduate Students
Colls, Guillermo R. – CATESOL Journal, 2019
This article recounts some of the motivations, hurdles, and successes the Cuyamaca ESL Department in San Diego encountered while transforming its curriculum to an accelerated model. The college discovered that the new program, while challenging, increased the success and rate of passing among its language learners and improved the quality of their…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
