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Komori-Glatz, Miya; Smit, Ute – Applied Linguistics, 2022
The rise of English-medium education has led to considerable academic interest in communicative practices in multilingual university settings. However, there is still little research into disciplinary knowledge construction in higher education contexts where English is the academic lingua franca. To address this gap, we embrace the central role of…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Universities, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
Rustam Shadiev; Ziheng Zhang; Yueh-Min Huang – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2025
This study employed speech-enabled language translation (SELT) technology in lectures presented in English as a medium of instruction (EMI). Previous research had students viewing pre-recorded lectures with incorporated content translations in controlled laboratory settings. In contrast, students in the present study experienced live lectures in…
Descriptors: Translation, Audio Equipment, Speech Communication, English (Second Language)
Hirosh, Zoya; Degani, Tamar – Language Learning, 2021
When learning novel vocabulary in a third language (L3) through translations in the first language (L1), bilinguals may have more available cognitive resources and more accumulated experience in language regulation compared to when learning through translations in the second language (L2). In a study designed to test language of instruction (LOI)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Native Language, German, Vocabulary Development
MacLeod, Andrea A. N.; Glaspey, Amy M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: Teachers and clinicians may struggle to provide early identification to support multilingual children's language development. Dynamic assessments are a promising approach to identify and support children's language development. Aims: We developed and studied a novel word learning task that is dynamic and language neutral. It makes use…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, French, Kindergarten, Transfer of Training
Takeuchi, Hinako; Ruegg, Rachael – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2022
This project aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an academic success center at a Japanese public university, in terms of the reciprocal learning that took place during academic writing and reading tutorials and the academic achievement of tutees. Using a multi-method design, the researchers analyzed feedback data from tutors and tutees, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Hanh, Le Thi Tuyet – International Journal of Instruction, 2021
This study aimed to examine the relationship between Vietnamese university students' learning experience and their vocabulary learning strategy use frequency and perceived usefulness in English as medium of instruction (EMI) classes. The research involved 152 expert EMI students and 183 novice EMI students. A methodological triangulation was used…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
David, Opanga; Venuste, Nsengimana – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
Teaching and learning of invertebrate systematic require effective pedagogical language strategies since the terms used are most in English and Latin. The Tanzania education policy specifies that the medium language of instruction in primary must be Kiswahili, while English has to be used in post-primary education. Consequently, secondary school…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Policy, Secondary School Students, Language of Instruction
Goldschagg, Paul; Bekker, Tanya; Cockcroft, Kate – South African Journal of Education, 2023
Noise, although ubiquitous, is seldom considered as a factor that may impede learning. In South Africa, most learners are multilingual and learn in English, which is their second language. Most noise studies have been conducted in the Global North, where the school context differs from the Global South. In this article, using questions selected…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Learning Processes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Gren, Lucas – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2020
Contribution: A flipped classroom approach to teaching empirical software engineering increases student learning by providing more time for active learning in class. Background: There is a need for longitudinal studies of the flipped classroom approach in general. Although a few cross-sectional studies show that a flipped classroom approach can…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Masters Programs, International Education
YouTube and Skype Modes of Virtual Learning Performance in Relations to Cognitive Styles of Students
Jena, Ananta Kumar; Deka, Monisha; Barman, Munmi – Online Submission, 2017
The study aimed to find out the relationship between cognitive styles, YouTube learning and Skype learning performance of secondary school students. For that purpose, the researchers randomly selected 20 students from two 9th standards of two English medium secondary schools of Silchar Town, Assam, India to conduct the experiment. Quasi…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Electronic Learning, Cognitive Style
Lain, Stephanie – L2 Journal, 2016
Despite the number of articles devoted to the topic of content-based instruction (CBI), little attempt has been made to link the claims for CBI to research in cognitive science. In this article, I review the CBI model of foreign language (FL) instruction in the context of its close alignment with two emergent frameworks in cognitive science:…
Descriptors: Course Content, Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Constructivism (Learning)
Okebukola, Peter Akinsola; Owolabi, Olatunde; Okebukola, Foluso Olutoyin – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
The forecast for the first quarter of this century is that the issue of teaching science in the language to which the learner is most familiar will receive more attention in our quest to win more students for science. Over two-thirds of countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe have developed policies on the use of the mother tongue for teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction
Thogersen, Jacob; Airey, John – English for Specific Purposes, 2011
This paper investigates the consequences of L2 use in university lectures. Data in the study stem from parallel lectures held by the same experienced lecturer in Danish (L1) and English (L2). It is found that the lecturer takes 22% longer to present the same content in L2 compared to L1, and that the lecturer speaks 23% more slowly in L2 than in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Indo European Languages
Campoverde, Cecilia – 1985
An exploratory study was conducted to identify the degree of language performance in native and bilingual English- and Spanish-speaking children under circumstances of native and bilingual language instruction. The study is a first step in testing the hypothesis that the underachievement of children in English-as-a-second-language programs and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis