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Learning Challenges and Preferred Pedagogies of International Students: A Perspective from the USA
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Rao, Pramila – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the challenges international students face during their higher education in the USA. This research study was conducted at a private university in the Eastern region of the USA from October 2012 through May 2013 (Fall and Spring semesters) with undergraduate and graduate international students.…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, Barriers, Online Surveys
Implicit Beliefs about English Language Competencies in the Context of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Comparison of University Students and Lecturers in Namibia
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Otaala, Laura A.; Plattner, Ilse E. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2013
In many African countries, English is the medium of instruction in higher education even though students may not always be entirely familiar with "standard" English. This study aimed at investigating the relevance of English language competencies for teaching and learning from the perspective of students and lecturers. The study was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction
What Enhances EFL Students' Participation in Lecture Discourse? Student, Lecturer and Discourse Perspectives
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Morell, Teresa – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2007
Lecture discourse has been conventionally known to be of a monological nature. However, lectures are more highly regarded if they allow for reciprocal discourse, especially for students of other languages who need help in understanding the content and in appropriating the language. In this paper, we will attempt a qualitative analysis of the…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Rewards, Lecture Method, Discourse Analysis
The Effects of Academic Skills on Chinese ESL Students' Lecture Comprehension
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Huang, Jinyan – College Student Journal, 2006
Research with ESL students has begun to show that Chinese students experience particular challenges in English academic listening. This study focuses on their challenges as reported by Chinese ESL students in understanding English lectures. Seventy-eight Chinese ESL students at an American university participated in this study. This paper focuses…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Short Term Memory, Lecture Method, English (Second Language)
Text-Structuring Metadiscourse, Intonation and the Signalling of Organisation in Academic Lectures.
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Thompson, Susan Elizabeth – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2003
Focuses on the roles of text-structuring metadiscourse and intonation in signalling in larger-scale organization of academic talks. Compares the occurrence of metadiscoursal and intonational signals of organization in authentic undergraduate lectures and in talks in English for academic purposes listening materials. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, College Students, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
Interactive Lecture Discourse for University EFL Students
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Morell, Teresa – English for Specific Purposes, 2004
Interactive lectures play an important role in improving comprehension and in enhancing communicative competence in the English language for EFL university students taking content lecture courses. This article considers the interactive discourse in lectures of the English Studies Department at the University of Alicante, Spain. It describes an…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Universities