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Shatz, Itamar – Educational Studies, 2015
The phrasing of task instructions can facilitate or hinder the learning process. In this study, three groups of participants (N = 526) performed a foreign vocabulary memorization task, with modified instructions for each group. The instructions were either learning oriented, encouraging participants to improve their abilities; outcome oriented,…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Memorization, Task Analysis, Phrase Structure
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Kural, Faruk; Bayyurt, Yasemin – Educational Studies, 2016
This study presents the outcome of the implementation of a process-oriented model of an intercultural competence (IC) and English as a lingua franca (ELF)-awareness development syllabus to prepare government-sponsored Turkish international sojourners for global communication in English L1 countries. Based on social constructivist research…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Implementation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Gomes, A. Rui; Marques, Brazelina – Educational Studies, 2013
This study examined the effects of a training programme on students' acquisition of life skills, life satisfaction, life orientation and expectations about academic achievement. Participants were allocated to either an intervention group ("n"?=?41) that took part in a life skills programme, or a control group ("n"?=?43).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Daily Living Skills, Life Satisfaction, Adolescent Attitudes