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Inada, Takako – English Language Teaching, 2021
Students' high levels of foreign-language classroom anxiety (FLCA) are reported to have a negative impact on their target language performance in classrooms. There are some anxiety studies from the students' perspective in the existing literature, but few from the teachers' perspective, particularly in Japan. Therefore, the aim of this study was…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communicative Competence (Languages), Skill Development, Classroom Communication
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Jiang, Shiyong – English Language Teaching, 2016
Foreign language teaching is a bilateral process in which both the teacher and students must play their roles effectively. However, lack of interaction is the problem many EFL teachers in China face. To make the teaching more effective, negotiation in the classroom becomes a must. This paper, based on the current situation of English teaching in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Classroom Techniques, Classroom Environment
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Bhatti, Aisha; Shamsudin, Sarimah; Said, Seriaznita Binti Mat – English Language Teaching, 2018
In every society, language plays a vital role in communicating with each other as it allows speakers to expand their knowledge, deliver their ideas, opinions and feelings in the society. English, as a global language, provides a platform for communication for people who speak the language. Due to the growing trend in linguistic globalisation,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Code Switching (Language)
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Simasiku, Liswani; Kasanda, Choshi; Smit, Talita – English Language Teaching, 2015
There has been a high failure rate of Grade 10 learners in the year end examinations in the Caprivi Education Region of Namibia over a number of years. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the use of mother tongue in English medium classrooms enhanced learners' academic achievement.The study investigated 12 teachers at 12 schools…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Academic Achievement, Grade 10, Investigations
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Lei, Xuelian – English Language Teaching, 2009
Communicative approach has become popular in ELT in recent years. Good teacher talk lays focus on how effectively it could promote genuine communication in the classroom. In this essay, communicative teacher talk is studied, and its features are explored based on authentic classroom transcripts, and a summary of the existing problems is provided.
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Transcripts (Written Records), Lesson Plans, Classroom Techniques
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Hornsey, A. W. – English Language Teaching, 1972
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials