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Khadijeh Aqajani Delavar; Mohammad R. Hashemi; Mohammad Nabi Karimi – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2025
While research on language teachers' engagement in action research (AR) has received a surge of attention, the influence of AR programs on English language teacher agency remains underexamined. This qualitative study explored how ten English language teachers' perceptions of their agency changed as they participated in an action research…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Professional Autonomy
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Leslie Werlinger B.; Maria-Jesus Inostroza A. – HOW, 2024
During the last decades, global interest in learning English as a foreign language has increased, encouraging countries to include it in school education. This trend was followed by the Chilean Ministry of Education, which suggests teaching English based on a communicative approach starting in early childhood education. To foster students'…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Preschool Children, Memory, Teaching Methods
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Leonardo Alba-López – HOW, 2024
The correct use of collocations and prepositions plays an essential role in writing. Previous research has demonstrated that students, who master these lexical elements, have a better language awareness, improve their reading and listening comprehension, and are more creative when making a composition. However, little specific work has been done…
Descriptors: Essays, Writing (Composition), Form Classes (Languages), Academic Language
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Hoa T. Vinh Le; Nicole Ziegler – Language Learning & Technology, 2025
Numerous empirical studies and syntheses have explored technology-mediated task-based language teaching (TMTBLT) (for example, Chong & Reinders, 2020; Kim & Namkung, 2024; Lai & Li, 2011; Ziegler, 2016), with findings highlighting the affordances of technology for interaction and its associated benefits. However, few studies have…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning
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Tâm, Nguy?n Th? Minh – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2021
This paper denotes the findings from an action research project, which applied problem-based learning (PBL) in linguistics courses in an MA TESOL program in Vietnam. The project aimed to study the extent to which the use of problem-based tasks in semantic courses could promote students' employment of higher-order thinking skills in their learning.…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Thinking Skills, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Doqaruni, Vahid Rahmani; Ghonsooly, Behzad; Pishghadam, Reza – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
Purpose: Although action research (AR) is considered essential for teacher development in second/foreign language (L2) education, no validated scale has been designed for its measurement. With that in mind, this study attempted to develop and validate an Inventory on Teachers' Beliefs about Action Research (ITBAR). Design/methodology/approach: For…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Action Research, Validity
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Zhu, Yan – Language Teaching Research, 2022
Despite empirical evidence in support of the effectiveness of using tasks in young learners' classrooms, task implementation has been repeatedly reported as a thorny problem. An essential but under-researched issue is how in-service teacher education programme can be conducted to facilitate teachers' implementing tasks in their classrooms. This…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Sibel Sögüt; Serap Atasever Belli – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2024
This study examined experiences and viewpoints of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' regarding the integration of QR codes into writing and speaking practices at the tertiary-level L2 learning. Employing an action research design, researchers collected qualitative data through online interviews, a survey of open-ended questions, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Val Madin, Caroline; Swanto, Suyansah – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2019
Reflection is a significant skill in action research, but many practitioners still display unsatisfactory reflective thinking levels, especially among teachers. Pre-service teachers, in particular, have voiced issues concerning their reflections in action research. Although reflections are personal and have infinite forms, research has…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Reflection, Action Research, English (Second Language)
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Matuzas, Mark A. – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2022
In this teacher-research study I examine factors influencing willingness to communicate (WTC) on 39 students, grades 1-6, enrolled in after-school English as a foreign language (EFL) classes in Korea. Quantitative data from student surveys, was analyzed to identify student perceptions of their comfort when engaged in various types of communicative…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Peskar, Lisa; Bachelor, Jeremy W. – Online Submission, 2022
Individual differences (IDs) play an important role in the second language learning process and explain the varied experiences of the L2 learner. The two major IDs, language aptitude and motivation, can be primary factors in one's ultimate proficiency. While language aptitude is largely fixed, motivation is malleable and can aid in overcoming…
Descriptors: FLES, Likert Scales, Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning
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Liu, Carla R.; Betten, Renae D. – CATESOL Journal, 2021
Pronunciation is challenging for many international students, but particularly important for those going onto college and university level studies where they need to do professional presentations. According to the Institute of International Education [IIE] (2020), California hosted 160,592 students in 2019/2020, and is one of the top destinations…
Descriptors: Intonation, Suprasegmentals, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Edwards, Emily; Ellis, Neville John – Educational Action Research, 2020
Action research has enjoyed phenomenal growth in the field of education as a catalyst for teacher professional learning with a view to school improvement, but it is commonly remodelled across various local settings. Adopting a Schatzkian perspective, this study investigates the experiences of a range of teachers engaging in an action research…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Humphreys, Gareth – Intercultural Communication Education, 2021
Short-term study abroad (SA) programmes are often promoted as an effective way of developing English language skills and accessing opportunities for intercultural learning. Whilst pre-departure intercultural training is thought to play an important role in enhancing the potential for meaningful learning, overemphasis on essentialist framings of…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kruawong, Thana; Soontornwipast, Kittitouch – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
Vocabulary plays an important role in the Content-Based classroom, making EFL Students' science vocabulary knowledge critical to their content understanding. The purpose of this action research was to enhance students' science vocabulary knowledge of 9th grade students through science vocabulary crossword puzzle (SVCP) practices. The research…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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