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Sandy I-Ching Wang; Li-Ping Chiu; Eric Zhi-Feng Liu – Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2023
Traditional approaches to English language learning, which focused on grammar rules, vocabulary memorization, and rote learning, must be replaced with innovative methods of teaching. This study explored the integration of board games as an alternative English language teaching method. By making use of mixed method research design, the study…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Bhattacharya, Usree – Journal of Literacy Research, 2022
Widely prevalent in a variety of educational contexts around the world, rote learning practices entail repetition techniques to acquire new knowledge. These practices have long been critiqued because of the emphasis on recall rather than deep understanding. Less attention has been directed, however, at the literacy ideologies underpinning such…
Descriptors: Rote Learning, Literacy Education, Residential Institutions, Teaching Methods
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Jiang, Shuaipu – Commission for International Adult Education, 2022
Classroom instruction in China and in the United States have sharp differences. Typically, constructivist learning theory shapes American classroom instruction whereas Confucian educational culture shapes Chinese classroom instruction. Furthermore, typically, Chinese classrooms adopt a direct instructional approach whereas American classrooms…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Constructivism (Learning), Confucianism, Asian Culture
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Usree Bhattacharya – Journal of English as an International Language, 2016
Ramanathan (2013a, 2013b) urged scholars to expand the notion of citizenship beyond its typically bounded understandings, towards conceptualizing it as "being able to participate fully" (p. 162). This view highlights the "processual" aspects of citizenship, shifting away from the more categorical meanings that underpin the term…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Suburban Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning