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Xiaojuan Gao – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Mindfulness has been overlooked in previous studies of second or foreign language learning. This study aims to explore the relationship between mindfulness, anxiety, burnout and self-perceived foreign language proficiency among a sample of 492 learners. Further, it seeks to make up for the deficiency in the current empirical literature regarding…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Anxiety, Burnout
Yue Lang; Yingying Liu – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2025
Chunking, the process of breaking texts into meaningful units, is a fundamental skill in interpreting. This study investigates the potential benefits of a computer-assisted chunking method, visual-syntactic text formatting (VSTF) to improve translators' performance. In the study, three passages with similar readability were randomly presented to…
Descriptors: Translation, Syntax, Layout (Publications), Second Languages
Nils Jaekel; Michael Schurig; Markus Ritter – Language Learning Journal, 2024
With the rapid implementation of early foreign language programmes in the state of North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, first for Grade 3 (ages 8-9 years) in 2003 and then from Grade 1 (ages 6-7 years) in 2008, primary school teachers had to adapt to teaching a foreign language in Grade 1 quickly. Teachers had little experience with language teaching…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, FLES
Jenny Bergström – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2024
This article explores students' perspectives on English language learning in relation to the Language Introduction Programme in Sweden, which is an individual transitional programme for newly arrived immigrants and seeks to quickly transition adolescents into further education or the job market. High proficiency in English is vital in Swedish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Power Structure, Self Concept, English (Second Language)
Jade Sandbulte – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2024
International spouses, individuals who accompany a partner studying in a foreign country, are an important source of support for international students and scholars, yet many academic institutions overlook this population. Research indicates that many international spouses benefit from joining language programs; however, there has been no research…
Descriptors: Spouses, Second Language Learning, Foreign Students, Second Language Instruction
Kiyomi Umezawa – Global Education Review, 2025
This paper presents a collaborative effort between a Head Start lead teacher and an educational scholar, focusing on a Head Start classroom in a non-traditional migration area in Pennsylvania. The joint initiative, called "Juntos," was undertaken to support children's bilingualism in a context where English is the dominant language. The…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Native Language, Spanish, Spanish Speaking
Song, Juyoung – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2023
The recent trend of the internationalization of higher education has increased the significance of English as a medium of instruction and communication on campus in non-English speaking countries. Within this context, this study explores emotional vulnerability of teachers of Korean as a second language (KSL) over their foreign language…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Philip J. Wax III – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study sought to evaluate an English language acquisition program at a public, urban high school in Connecticut. To that end, qualitative and quantitative data was compiled and analyzed. Qualitative data was mined to determine teacher perceptions about the program and levels of supports and interventions provided to those students identified…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Public Schools
Eman Abdel-Reheem Amin – Online Submission, 2024
In the pursuit of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), universities play a pivotal role in driving transformative change. This paper focuses on innovative approaches centered around the role of the English language and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in English language education. The goal is to empower and prepare…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Sustainable Development, Objectives, Universities
Schiavo, Martina – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was evaluating international office services at the university level considering potential improvement for English proficiency and assimilation in the American community for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) students. Programs provided by these offices target different cultural…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Debbie Rozner – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Internationalization at institutions of higher education in the United States results in greater linguistic diversity of the student body. Admission policies for international students include English proficiency standards which are meant to ensure that multilingual students for whom English is an additional language can function linguistically in…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Çetin, Çaglar; Bölükbasi Macit, Zerrin – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2022
The aim of this study is to reveal the mediating role of cognitive flexibility of university preparatory students between their foreign language learning motivation and foreign language anxiety. The sample of the study consists of 314 volunteer students over the age of 18 and from different language levels who are studying in the English…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Role, Cognitive Ability
Houston Independent School District, 2022
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) offers two main ESL programs for students whose native language is not English and who need to develop and enhance their English language skills (emergent bilinguals or EBs). The Content-Based ESL model (CB-ESL) consists of an intensive program of English instruction in all subject areas with…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, School Districts
Duruk, Eda – Psycho-Educational Research Reviews, 2021
Despite the centrality of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in language teaching and assessment, studies investigating its learning outcomes in language program evaluations are quite scarce. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a modular English preparatory school program through the Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Program Evaluation, Language Skills
Emily Edwards; Rosalie Goldsmith; Caroline Havery – English Australia Journal, 2024
In this paper, we present and illustrate four principles used to develop discipline-specific academic language tutorials for students who enter university with low levels of academic language proficiency. The tutorials are part of a university-wide language support program following a post enrolment language assessment (PELA). The principles…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Intensive Language Courses, Academic Language, Second Language Learning