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Riyanti, Dwi – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to examine how English as a foreign language pre-service teachers develop their identities through the process of learning to teach in a university microteaching class and a student teaching practicum within a multilingual Indonesian context. A sociocultural theoretical lens incorporating activity theory as well as a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Preservice Teachers
Schulz, Yoshiko – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Under the No Child Left Behind's educational accountability requirements, the U.S.'s mainstream classroom teachers were responsible for all students' academic language and content knowledge development regardless of students' academic or linguistic backgrounds. A lack of teachers' language awareness appeared to be responsible for teachers'…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Elementary School Teachers
Yumarnamto, Mateus – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study explores the factors that contribute to Indonesian English language teachers' (ELTs) professional growth and identity formation. The main question investigated in this study is: What are the factors and challenges that contribute to Indonesian ELTs' professional growth and identity formation as reflected in their life histories,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Wilson, Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Preservice teachers must have opportunities in their university teaching programs to apply theories of second language learning. Courses in second language acquisition and English as a second language methodology are essential to prepare mainstream teachers for teaching culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Additionally, creating a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teachers
Medin, Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Adult education has been available so that immigrants can assimilate into American culture by acquiring the English language skills and vocational skills that they can use for employment. However adult education programmers encounter problems regarding student retention. Evening adult programs have had several problems. The Latino adult students…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Benchmarking, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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
Wright, Adrienne C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Spanish-speaking parents choose to enroll their children in either an English only or English-Spanish dual immersion program when presented with both choices. This ethnographic study explored parent's perceptions of the purpose, advantages, and disadvantages of learning in school in English only or in a dual English-Spanish. Through focus group…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Acculturation
Collado, Ericka – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In this mixed methods action research study, the teacher-researcher designed a blended learning model for a fifth grade class of Spanish in an independent private school in Northern New Jersey. The need for the study was to update the Spanish curricula, allocate resources to promote Spanish outside the classroom by providing a cost-effective…
Descriptors: FLES, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
Emery, Maria Carmen – ProQuest LLC, 2016
As dual language immersion (DLI) programs experience unprecedented growth, the need for school administrators that understand DLI structures and philosophy, in order to methodically initiate them and effectively sustain them, becomes critical. In this study, DLI refers to educational programs that provide literacy and academic content instruction…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education Programs, Language of Instruction, Educational Philosophy
Snow, Victor Adams – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Teachers worldwide are adapting to meet educational needs caused by increased immigration. Germany has many immigrant students and ranks high in international education. This case study investigated experiences of English-speaking native-born German educators in Germany's public primary schools when responding to refugee and immigrant students.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Needs, Refugees, Immigrants
Chavoshan, Ida – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation study focused on a feature of emergent interactions in the L2 classroom called unanticipated student utterances (USUs), which is defined as utterances spoken by the student that the teacher has not anticipated as part of the discussion at hand. The purpose of the study was to demonstrate why USUs are significant in the L2…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Speech Communication
Crutchfield, Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This case study explored internationalization, diversity, and language through the eyes of students, instructors, and administrators at a multicultural community college in Hawai'i. The purpose was to uncover participants' beliefs and attitudes about ongoing campus-wide internationalization efforts as well as to investigate their broader…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Two Year College Students
Salgado, Herlinda Arlene Galve – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Elementary Spanish language immersion programs have become more popular in the educational field in the United States to support the academic achievement of minority students. The final goal of immersion programs is to develop proficiency in the home language and dominant language, identified as first language (L1) and second language (L2), to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Hispanic American Students
De Jesus, Olga Noemi – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Many institutional programs are changing to incorporate more online opportunities as a way to meet the needs of their students. Therefore, international English language learners are being encouraged to take online courses in order to complete their programs of study at United States colleges or universities (Tan, Lee, & Steven, 2010). In this…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Qu, Wanling – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The emergence of transnational joint venture universities provides a new model of education internationalization where the stakes are high and where the opportunities to study the under-researched field of student intercultural engagement are multidimensional and compelling. Since their institutional mission statements often involve language about…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, International Education
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