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Lee, Sherrie – Teachers and Curriculum, 2018
Research on international students for whom English is an additional language (EAL) tend to focus on their lack of language proficiency and active participation in the classroom. However, examining their informal learning practices such as brokering provides an opportunity to understand how international EAL students respond to academic demands on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Academic Achievement, Translation
The Influence of Teacher Power on English Language Learners' Self-Perceptions of Learner Empowerment
Diaz, Abel; Cochran, Kathryn; Karlin, Nancy – College Teaching, 2016
English language learners (ELL) are students with a primary language spoken other than English enrolled in U.S. educational settings. As ELL students take on the challenges of learning English and U.S. culture, they must also learn academic content. The expectation to succeed academically in a foreign culture and language, while learning to speak…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Student Empowerment, English Language Learners, Student Attitudes
Yang, Jie Chi; Quadir, Benazir – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
The great value of applying digital games in language learning has been highlighted. However, there has been a lack of attention paid to the effects of prior knowledge in a contextual game-based language learning environment. To this end, this study developed an MMORPG-based educational game to facilitate English learning, aiming at investigating…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Anxiety, Computer Games, Second Language Learning
Travelute, Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Spanish-speaking Hispano-Latino diaspora demographic is the largest and fastest-growing English-learning population in the United States. In response to the needs present in these student demographics, two Spanish-speaking mothers and two English-speaking teachers participated in semi-structured interviews regarding their purposes and…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Academic Achievement, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Spanish Speaking
McMahon, Patrick – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2018
The aim of this study was firstly to describe the experiences of international students living and studying in a UK university, to understand and explain their responses to those experiences and to make recommendations to stakeholders in the light of the findings. The research found that international students' two biggest concerns are their…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Foreign Students, College Students, Foreign Countries
Haidari, Sayed Masood; Yanpar Yelken, Tugba – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
Language of instruction is a crucial aspect of teaching and learning process in every educational context. The language competence in fact can affect the degree of success of the students and their academic performance throughout their education; especially in postgraduate education level in a foreign language. In this case, it will be very…
Descriptors: Turkish, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Bezcioglu-Goktolga, Irem; Yagmur, Kutlay – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
This study investigated the family language policy of second-generation Turkish immigrant families in the Netherlands by exploring their language ideologies, practices, and management strategies. Using an ethnographic approach, data were collected through a set of observations and interviews with 20 families. Transcriptions of interviews and memos…
Descriptors: Turkish, Immigrants, Family Environment, Language Usage
Bouchaib, Benzehaf; Ahmadou, Bouylmani; Abdelkader, Sabil – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
Research into students' attributional causes for success in language acquisition is currently receiving considerable attention. Situated within Weiner's attribution theory (1992), the present study aims to research factors contributing to success in foreign language learning with specific focus on the role of perceived causal attributions. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
Gimenez, Julio; Morgan, W. John – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2017
This article reports on a study that examined the personal employment paths of six international academics at a British university. To complement previous accounts of difficult migration, it focuses on the successful experiences of such academics, in particular how proficiency in English facilitated their move into employment in higher education…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Foreign Nationals, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
Wang, Isobel Kai-Hui – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
The global population of students pursuing studies abroad continues to grow, and consequently their intercultural experiences are receiving greater research attention. However, research into long-term student sojourners' academic development and personal growth is still in its infancy. A parallel mixed method study was designed to investigate the…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Foreign Students, English (Second Language)
Bempechat, Janine; Li, Jin; Ronfard, Samuel – Child Development, 2018
This mixed-methods study of urban low-income, English-proficient Chinese American, second-generation 15-year-olds (conducted in 2004; N = 32) examined the relation among the virtue model of learning communicated by parents and adolescents' learning beliefs, self-regulated learning (SRL) behaviors, and academic achievement. Analysis of in-depth…
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Socialization, Low Income, Metacognition
Schulze, Mathias; Scholz, Kyle – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
Currently there is a push toward offering more language courses online because they can provide students with new forms of social and learning interaction, widen their access to education, and offer an individualized learning experience in large classes. Little research exists examining how students transition between online and on-campus language…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Moglen, Daniel – Journal of International Students, 2017
The campus climate for international graduate students (IGSs) has been gaining attention in recent years as the number of IGSs in the United States continues to rise. IGSs bring diversity to the campus community and enrich the academic community, but also come to the table with distinct needs, concerns, and experiences. The current study is…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Social Networks, Language Usage
Singh, Jasvir Kaur Nachatar; Jack, Gavin – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
This paper investigates the benefits of overseas tertiary education for international postgraduate students enrolled at a research-intensive university in Malaysia, an emerging yet under-researched Asian education hub. The study is based on 55 semi-structured qualitative interviews with international students and academic and professional support…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Foreign Students, International Education, Employment Potential
Yang, Yanxian; Badger, Richard – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2015
IELTS scores are widely used in combination with academic results as a way of judging whether non-English background students should be admitted to degree-level courses in Anglophone contexts. However, successful study at university requires more than language competence and intellectual ability and international students often seem to start from…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Socialization, Asians, Second Language Learning