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Jala Hashim – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive study was to explore how college English as a second language educators described how English as a second language learners used direct and indirect Language Learning Strategies in facilitating their learning at a higher education institution in the Southwest region of the United States. The research is…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Claudia M. Cabrera – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Reclassification is a crucial educational student outcome when a school system determines that a student is English proficient and ready for mainstream instruction without language support services (Umansky et al., 2020). This study examined the relationship between crucial and complex language ideologies of dual language teachers and the…
Descriptors: Classification, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Melissa Venegas – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This research investigated how a Critical Sociocultural Linguistics Literacy (CriSoLL) approach to authentic materials supports student literacy in a mixed Spanish heritage language (SHL) and additional language (L2) Spanish intermediate course at the university level. Using a qualitative approach (Cho, 2018; Esposito & Evans-Winters, 2021)…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Literacy, Native Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
William G. Travers – ProQuest LLC, 2024
To date, most classroom-based research into the learning of a third language (L3) in the US has examined patterns of acquisition among various groups of bilinguals. Situated mainly within the context of "Portuguese for Spanish Speakers" (PSS), studies typically group learners based on the sequence / age of onset of their main background…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Second Language Learning, Metalinguistics, Portuguese
Thomas Rowley – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Language ideologies can powerfully shape language learner perceptions and progress. This qualitative study investigated and reports findings based on analysis of interviews with 14 participants who self-identify as advanced users of Spanish. While dominant language ideologies in the U.S. often undermine learners reaching high levels of language…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes
Hassan Payano – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation employs a multiple case study approach to explore the views and expectations of Latino-Hispanic parents of ELLs regarding their children's school English language acquisition programs (ELAP). The central research question investigates the perceived effectiveness of these programs and their alignment with parents' aspirations for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Self Concept
Tina Allen-Abulhassan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem is English language learners (ELLs) in adult education and college programs in the United States need support in achieving learning goals due to a lack of qualified English as a second language (ESL) teachers in their home countries. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to understand how ELL students in Indiana perceive the…
Descriptors: College Students, English Language Learners, Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education
Matthew Ayobami Ajibade – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study investigates the effects of native language experience and phonetic properties on the discrimination of labial-velar versus labial and velar contrasts, as well as voicing contrasts in labials, velars, and labial-velars. Research indicates that phonological perceptions are influenced by native language experience and the specific…
Descriptors: Native Language, Pronunciation, Phonology, Human Body
Alaa Mohammed Shakoori – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The current study investigates the use of alternative assessments in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes in Saudi Arabia. While alternative assessments have been recently recognized as a prospective approach to assessing EFL learning, little research has examined how language learners perceive this approach to assessment in an EFL context,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Wuri Prima Kusumastuti – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The field of autonomous language learning in second language acquisition has experienced significant growth since its introduction by Holec in the 1980s. Several studies have explored how to promote learning autonomy in various spaces, including online learning environments. However, research related to autonomous language learning in online…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Social Media, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition
McDonough, Kelli M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In 21st century classrooms, students use a variety of languages to communicate their ideas in both the spoken and written word. These languages vary between standard and nonstandard forms of English, and each speaker may alter their language use based on context or intended audience. One unique language form that appears in many classrooms is…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Internet, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary School Students
Hediyah Al-Amin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The steady increase in English language learners (ELLs) in United States schools has affected instructional approaches. Culturally responsive education (CRE) is one approach to addressing diverse learners' needs. The problem was many elementary school educators have not received professional development in the application of culturally responsive…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Culturally Relevant Education, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development
Noschese, Emily Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This dissertation presents the judgment of what is 'correct' American Sign Language (ASL) structure by the younger generation, using the word order strategies that were used in older generation signers, as well as younger generation attitudes towards the ideology of ASL being a SOV language. This study used an on-line survey to evaluate 83…
Descriptors: Deafness, Language Attitudes, American Sign Language, Word Order
Zeina Al-Zaiim – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The concept of service-learning combines academic studies with real-world community issues. It aims to help students develop themselves through reflection and critical thinking while also making a positive impact on the community. Integrating service-learning into foreign language and culture education can fulfill the need for practical language…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Community Education, Program Evaluation, Second Language Instruction
Volodymyr Lazar – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Like many other areas of human knowledge, the field of language learning has undergone changes as a consequence of the application of digital technologies. Extensive exposure and anytime and anywhere access availability to data in a second or foreign language (L2) bring almost unlimited learning opportunities for digital age students, which…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Strategies, Language Skills, Student Characteristics