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Stojanovic, Maja; Robinson, Petra Alaine – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to present the experiences, beliefs and perceptions of international faculty at a Research 1 institution in the Southern US regarding the perceived differences between their and their students' and colleagues' cultures and first languages. Design/methodology/approach: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with four…
Descriptors: Foreign Nationals, College Faculty, Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries
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Xiao Zhang; Christiane Lütge; Lili Zou – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Although there is a body of research on the teacher first language (L1) use in English-medium-instruction (EMI) classrooms, very little research has probed into how international students perceive local teacher L1 use and their learning practices in the English as a lingua franca (ELF) context. To address the gap, the present case study explored a…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, German
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Berk, Ronald A. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2018
Warning: This article contains humor, which may not be appropriate for some of you, particularly if you have the sense of humor of a grapefruit. Reader discretion is advised. You will miss this trailblazing, earth-shattering, possibly Pulitzer-prize-winning contribution to the literature. However, that's okay. To accommodate your…
Descriptors: Humor, Journal Articles, Academic Discourse, Writing (Composition)
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Chandras, Jessica – Language and Education, 2022
In classrooms in India where the instructional language is to be English, speakers use reported speech in Indian regional languages for pedagogical purposes, renegotiating the roles and statuses among languages in the multilingual setting. Reported speech is a form of indirect speech used when a speaker quotes another in a way that they voice the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Anahit Ani Yeghyayan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Given the loss of heritage languages due to assimilation of the dominant English language in U.S. society within three generations of migration to the U.S. (Wiley & Valdes, 2000), it is of paramount importance to examine how we can maintain and enhance heritage languages. Humor is a pragmatic tool which one can utilize to increase…
Descriptors: Humor, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Heritage Education
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Solhi Andarab, Mehdi; Mutlu, Aynur Kesen – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2019
Humor has often been seen as an important element in the learning process, facilitating both teaching and learning. Nevertheless, the utilization of humor in the educational setting has had its opponents. In recent years, many attempts have been made to conceptualize the various forms of humor implemented in the practice of education. Despite a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Humor, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning