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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
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
Gao, Xuesong; Barkhuizen, Gary; Chow, Alice Wai Kwan – Educational Studies, 2011
Teachers are encouraged to enhance professional competence through reflective practice and they are also asked to undertake research to generate evidence for their professional practices. This paper reports on an inquiry into a group of primary school English language teachers' research engagement in the province of Guangdong on the Chinese…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Chung, I-Fang; Huang, Yi-Cheng – Educational Studies, 2010
In response to the growing needs of proficient English speakers, the Taiwan Ministry of Education officially included English in standard elementary school curriculum since 2001. English courses at elementary level were extended from the fifth grade to the third grade since the fall of 2005. It is significant to examine whether the educational…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Interviews
Su, Ya-Chen – Educational Studies, 2008
The emergence of the incorporation of culture into EFL education is a growing trend in Taiwan. The purpose of the study was to examine: (1) the effects of the ethnographic interview project on Taiwanese students' cognitive development in understanding native English speakers and their cultures; (2) changes in students' self-awareness and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Student Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries
Shanghai Pupils' Motivation towards Learning English and the Perceived Influence of Important Others
Kyriacou, Chris; Zhu, Die – Educational Studies, 2008
This paper explores the perceptions of senior high school pupils in Shanghai regarding their motivation towards learning English and their perceived influence on this of important others (parents, teachers and peers). The study is based on 610 questionnaire responses and 64 interviews. The findings indicate that their English learning motivation…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, High School Students

Aplin, Richard – Educational Studies, 1991
Analyzes answers to a questionnaire given to British secondary school children who had opted out of foreign language study. Identifies reasons why the students chose not to continue language study. Concludes that enjoyment of the subject and opportunities for contact with the country of the target language are factors motivating students to…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries, Language Enrollment
Nakamura, Yuji – Educational Studies, 2000
This paper examines the results of a questionnaire on reading ability in English by Japanese college students, which was formerly analyzed using raw scores, from the viewpoint of Rasch measured scores. In the Rasch analysis, the basic requirements for measuring are the following: (1) reduction of experience to one dimensional abstraction; (2)…
Descriptors: College Students, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)