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Suzukida, Yui – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2021
Adult second language (L2) learning often exhibits great variability in its rate and outcome. Although research shows that learning trajectories are partly shaped by social and contextual factors (e.g. Larson-Hall, 2008), certain learner factors play an important role in enhancing L2 pronunciation learning by helping L2 learners notice and process…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Pronunciation Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Kanazawa, Mayumi – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2020
Autonomous learning is one of the most important factors in the field of language learning. Leaning a language demands a considerable amount of time and learners have to work inside and outside the classroom to develop their language skills. The present study explored ways of promoting autonomous learning skills in mixed-level of students of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Self Evaluation (Individuals), English (Second Language)
Wang, Yi'an; Miao, Liyang – Research-publishing.net, 2020
With the recent developing trend of redefining 'culture' across disciplines in intercultural and foreign language education (Corbett, 2003; Shaules, 2007; Spencer-Oatey & Franklin, 2010), it is widely agreed that culture requires a broader definition to improve the teaching and learning of it. Wilkinson (2012) suggests "a redefinition of…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Investigating More Effective and Less Effective EFL Learners' Attitudes and Motivational Orientation
Halvaei, Mohammadreza Yousefi; Ansarin, Ali Akbar – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The present study investigated the differences in attitudes and motivation between more effective and less effective learners studying at the first year of graduate university program. Based on this aim, first, the researcher developed the three-part 35-item attitude-motivation questionnaire of the present study based on the AMTB developed by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Descriptions
Vlaeva, Denny; Dörnyei, Zoltán – Language Teaching Research, 2021
Future second language (L2) self-images have proven integral to L2 motivation, prompting several attempts to purposefully develop learners' ideal L2 selves over the past decade through the use of vision-building techniques. Some of these 'vision interventions' have reported successfully enhancing learners' L2 self-images and motivation; other…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
García-Pinar, Aránzazu – English Language Teaching, 2019
Authentic materials, if appropriate to the learning situation, might turn the classroom environment into a more engaging place, where motivation might be generated through the performance of meaningful tasks. This article describes how a Text-Based Instruction approach can provide the basis for the design of an ESP syllabus based on relevant,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Speeches
Cong-Lem, Ngo – TESL Canada Journal, 2020
Whilst previous researchers commonly report on the effect of portfolio-based instruction on second language/English as a foreign language (L2/EFL) learners' language performance, very few studies examine its impact on their learning motivation. Drawing on expectancy-value theory, the current study examines how the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Mahalli; Nurkamto, Joko; Mujiyanto, Januarius; Yuliasri, Issy – English Language Teaching, 2019
This research was conducted to analyze the implementation of blended learning. This study focused on the implementation "Station Rotation" and "Flipped Classroom" models of blended learning in academic writing course in English Education Study Program of UNISNU Jepara. Observation and interview were done to collect the data of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Blended Learning
Huang, Yi-Ching; Huang, Hsin-Yi Cyndi – English Language Teaching, 2019
Simulation technique could be effective if it is cleverly manipulated and incorporated in a project-based learning context. This current study aims to explore students' learning experience in a project-based simulated business context. The participants were 51 second and third year students who took Business English as an elective course at a…
Descriptors: Business English, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Stroganova, Olga; Bozhik, Svyatoslava; Voronova, Larisa; Antoshkova, Natalia – Education Sciences, 2019
Recent studies have shown that the number of international students, who are academically mobile, is growing. As a result, higher education institutions aim at competitiveness in the world market. Therefore, the core issue of the following work is a process of adaptation of international students to a new educational environment, especially to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Cultural Pluralism, Student Mobility, Competition
Ayuthaya, Jaruda Rajani Na – rEFLections, 2018
The changing of the English profile to English as an International Language (EIL) has broadened the definition of competent users of English around the world to include the ability to shuffle between English in local contexts (Canagarajah, 2013). However, Thai EFL learners continue to show an inability to understand and use English in…
Descriptors: Singing, Profiles, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Misir, Hülya – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
This study aims at discovering the relevance of general competence of Turkish and Arab learners who have an A1 level of English proficiency in preparatory school of University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (UTAA) to their speaking skill in terms of syntax by analyzing the recordings of speaking exams in the first semester. One can ask why…
Descriptors: Syntax, Course Descriptions, Guidelines, Comparative Analysis
Václavík, Ladislav – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
As a prestigious institution, well-known for its progressive and dynamic teaching and research activities, the Language Centre of Masaryk University launched, in June 2012, the IMPACT Project, which came to a successful end in April 2015 and became one of the crucial turning points in its history. Among the numerous innovative activities included…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Special Purposes, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation
Min, Qiusha; Wang, Zhifeng; Liu, Neng – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2019
Recently, there has been a rapidly growing trend in non-English-speaking countries for English to be adopted as the medium of instruction in higher education. Consequently, it has become necessary to conduct research that will guide lecturers in effectively adopting (EMI) on campus. This paper presents a blended learning strategy that integrates a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction
Tajzad, Maryam; Ostovar-Namaghi, Seyyed Ali – English Language Teaching, 2014
This qualitative study aims at exploring EFL learners' perceptions of the integrated skills approach to language teaching. To this end, the researchers presented the integrated skills approach to a group of 30 participants and interviewed those who were willing to share their views and experience with the researchers. The researchers used grounded…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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