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Payam Rahmati – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Although pronunciation instruction (PI) has started to gain prominence in second language teacher professional development (PD) research (e.g. Nguyen & Newton, 2021), relatively less attention has been given to PD programs in an online format. Adopting a Sociocultural Theoretical (SCT) perspective, this dissertation explored the role of an…
Descriptors: Pronunciation Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns, Online Courses, Second Language Learning
Park, Sun Young – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Teachers in a new school setting tend to display lower teacher efficacy, which negatively affects teaching performance and student learning. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the perceptions of teacher efficacy in pre-service teachers and explore key factors influencing the perceptions as a result of pre-service training.…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Self Efficacy, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Syarief, Kustiwan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the processes of English as a foreign language (EFL) curriculum deliberation as carried out by six experienced EFL teachers in the Indonesian college EFL context. In particular, the study examined how these teachers defined curricular problems within this EFL context, how they addressed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Qualitative Research
Turgut, Refika – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to examine the teacher identity development of Teach for America (TFA) teachers in relation to English language learners (ELLs) in the context of a semester-long teaching English as a second language (TESL) course. In addition, this study aims to explore primary considerations come into play in TFA teachers' teacher…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Teacher Education Programs, Professional Identity, Teacher Attitudes
Ganda Nabi, Mahamadou – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In the last five decades or so, in many parts of the globe, TESOL teacher supervision and professional development have evolved from summative to more formative perspectives and practices. In Niger, past research has done little to examine the state of the current TESOL teacher supervision and professional development. This qualitative study…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Constructivism (Learning), Group Discussion, Observation
Byun, Ji-Hyun – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this research was to explore the overall perceptions of EFL teachers toward the extensive reading approach as they experienced the approach first hand. More particularly, EFL teachers' perspectives on the applicability issues of extensive reading for secondary level curriculum in Korea were captured. Also, their personal experience…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Discussion, Sustained Silent Reading, Reading Attitudes