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Alshehri, Eman – IAFOR Journal of Language Learning, 2017
This study explores the attitudes of EFL teachers towards using learners' first language (L1) in their classes. It also considers the frequency and functions of using L1 in EFL classes. A mixed-methods study using questionnaires and follow-up interviews was conducted to collect data from EFL teachers of the preparatory year at a state university…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Native Language
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Bruen, Jennifer; Kelly, Niamh – Language Learning Journal, 2017
This paper considers the attitudes and behaviours of university language lecturers and their students regarding the use of the L1 in the higher education L2 classroom. A case study of one Irish higher education institution was carried out and qualitative interviews conducted with six lecturers in Japanese and six in German. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Faculty
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Karakas, Ali – Online Submission, 2016
One consequence of higher education institutions' efforts to internationalize themselves is the adoption of English medium instruction (EMI) in teaching. This is particularly the case in non-Anglophone countries. Although researchers have extensively canvassed the place of English in English as a foreign language (EFL)/English as a second language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Turkish
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Forman, Ross – TESL-EJ, 2015
We often hear from speakers of L2 that they "feel different" when communicating through the medium of an additional language. While there has been much exploration of L2-­mediated identity development in naturalistic settings, there is very little conducted within the instructed learning environment of EFL. The present study explores how…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Larrinaga, Ane; Amurrio, Mila – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2015
This article analyses aspects of the impact of internationalisation in higher education in multilingual contexts where both a state language and a minority language are present and where English is gradually being introduced. The analysis focuses primarily on the consequences for the professional identities of academics who work in a minority…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, Multilingualism, Language Minorities
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Tarnopolsky, Oleg B.; Goodman, Bridget A. – Language and Education, 2014
Using an ecology of language framework, the purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which English as a medium of instruction (EMI) at a private university in eastern Ukraine allows for the use of Ukrainian, the state language, or Russian, the predominantly spoken language, in large cities in eastern Ukraine. Uses of English and Russian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language of Instruction, Russian
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Sipra, Muhammad Aslam – English Language Teaching, 2013
This study is an investigation into the contribution of the use of bilingualism as an aid in learning/teaching English as a foreign language and bilingualism in EFL classroom does not reduce students' communicative abilities but in effect can assist in teaching and learning process. The study employed a qualitative, interpretive research design…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Muñoz de Cote, Luz María; van Dijk, Sylvia – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012
This paper presents the findings of a qualitative research project set to investigate the piloting process of an innovative language program for university students. It challenges traditional English language teaching courses celebrating a view centered on learning; classes become spaces for students to understand the language they are learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Qualitative Research, College Students