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Learning from Learners: A Non-Standard Direct Approach to the Teaching of Writing Skills in EFL in a University Context
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Fuster-Márquez, Miguel; Gregori-Signes, Carmen – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
Corpora have been used in English as a foreign language materials for decades, and native corpora have been present in the classroom by means of direct approaches such as Data-Driven Learning (Johns, T., and P. King 1991. "'Should you be Persuaded'- Two Samples of Data-Driven Learning Materials." In "Classroom Concordancing,"…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computational Linguistics
Exposure to Multiple Accents of English in the English Language Teaching Classroom: From Second Language Learners' Perspectives
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Sung, Chit Cheung Matthew – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
As a result of the global presence of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), it has been argued that learners of English should be exposed to a range of varieties of English, rather than a single variety of English, so that they can be better prepared to communicate with other people in ELF communication. However, little is known about second language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation, Student Attitudes
Focusing on Culture-Related Episodes in a Teletandem Interaction between a Brazilian and an American Student
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Zakir, Maisa A.; Funo, Ludmila B. A.; Telles, João A. – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
Teletandem is a telecollaborative learning context that involves pairs of native (or competent) speakers of different languages interacting through voice, text and webcam image. Using Skype, each participant plays the role of learner for half an hour, speaking and practising the language of his/her partner. This paper focuses on a teletandem…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, North Americans
How Long Is Long Enough? L2 English Development through Study Abroad Programmes Varying in Duration
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Lara, Rebecca; Mora, Joan C.; Pérez-Vidal, Carmen – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
The current study analyzes the oral production of advanced learners of English who have Catalan and Spanish as their first languages. Subjects participated in study abroad (SA) programmes in English-speaking countries as part of their undergraduate studies. A role-play task was used to elicit speech from learners prior to SA and upon arrival from…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Length, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning