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Tran, Bhuson; Pa-alisbo, Mark Anthony Cenas – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
Recognizing that English skills are vital for international communications, for the economic development of the country, and for Thailand to compete with other nations, the Thai government has formalized the teaching of English in its Basic Education Curriculum. In 1999, the Ministry of Education reformed and decentralized the Thai educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Planning
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Kato, Fumie; Spring, Ryan; Mori, Chikako – Language Teaching Research, 2023
This quasi-experimental study reports on the outcomes of a video-synchronous learning program in which an element of project-based foreign language learning was integrated. The project chosen was to cooperatively create a homepage. American students learning Japanese in the United States and Japanese students learning English in Japan made pairs…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Projects, Active Learning, Videoconferencing
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Green, Jennifer – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
Teacher-led initiatives built upon relationships, moral purpose, and a commitment to act have the potential to bring about change in twenty-first century schools. In order to implement and sustain change, teachers must collaborate with diverse colleagues and members of the school community. Intergroup communication across cultural and linguistic…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Teacher Collaboration
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Sabaté-Dalmau, Maria – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2016
This paper investigates the attitudes towards Englishisation displayed by 30 students enrolled in a Combined Languages degree, including English and another language, in a top-ranked bilingual university in Catalonia, where Spanish and Catalan coexist complexly, and where foreign language medium instruction is relatively new. Through a two-year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, College Students, English (Second Language)
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Fujii, Kiyomi; Hirotani, Maki – Research-publishing.net, 2015
Technological development offers language teachers a myriad of options for collaborative activities. Learners, in turn, benefit from increased opportunities to interact with people who can speak their target language. Research has previously highlighted the importance of developing learners' intercultural competence through such activities. The…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Intercultural Programs, Intercultural Communication, English (Second Language)
Chun, Dorothy M., Ed. – National Foreign Language Resource Center at University of Hawaii, 2014
Although many online intercultural exchanges have been conducted based on the groundbreaking Cultura model, most to date have been between and among European languages. This volume presents several chapters with a focus on exchanges involving Asian and Pacific languages. Many of the benefits and challenges of these exchanges are similar to those…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Computer Mediated Communication, Language Classification
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Sabet, Masoud Khalili; Sadeh, Nima – English Language Teaching, 2012
The main purpose of this paper is to examine the European-led projects in the field of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and their potential applicability in the Iranian EFL context. This paper tries to introduce various dimensions of CLIL and examine the compatibility of its component with the Iranian context.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Integrated Activities, Learning Activities, Context Effect
Belben, Gillian; Gaylord, Wendy – 1995
Lessons learned in the development and implementation of an English language training (ELT) project for Indonesian Civil Service workers are discussed. The project, designed to focus on development of English communication skills, was undertaken in cooperation with the state administration agency. Issues and difficulties discussed include:…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Sinai, Raquel – 1986
This manual was developed for use by the personnel of the New Jersey state department of education to provide technical assistance to local, state, and federal bilingual education and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) projects in the state. It contains seven training modules, each consisting of a reproducible workshop packet with procedures for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Brownstein, Leonard A. – 1985
La Salle University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) developed a three-track M.A. program in Spanish and bilingual studies which offers intensive training in Spanish and English and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary courses dealing with facets of Hispanic culture and Hispanics' adjustment problems in the United States. Track I is for bilingual…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Crooks, Tony, Ed.; Crewes, Geoffrey, Ed. – 1995
A selection of papers presented at an international conference on the role of language in economic and social development includes: "Changing Paradigms: The Project Approach" (John McGovern); "Team Development of ELT Projects: A Case Study" (William M. Martin, Lynn P. Balabanis); "The Roles of Insiders and Outsiders in…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Citizenship Education, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking