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Meletiadou, Eleni – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2023
To prepare their students for the increasingly demanding workplace of the 21st century, business schools resort to using experiential learning techniques to make explicit connections between knowledge and experiences students already have, encouraging them to make their own interpretations. In this case study, 50 multilingual students participated…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Ha, Xuan Van – ELT Journal, 2023
This study explores the impact of students' beliefs on teachers' beliefs regarding oral corrective feedback through a targeted professional development programme. The programme comprised a one-day seminar during which eleven high-school EFL teachers were presented with and discussed the findings of a study of their students' feedback beliefs, and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Error Correction
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Monica Ward; Fiona O'Riordan; Danielle Logan-Fleming; Dervila Cooke; Tara Concannon-Gibney; Marina Efthymiou; Niamh Watkins – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2024
Assessment is a central feature of teaching and learning. It is both complex and challenging in ordinary times, and these aspects are magnified in an online learning environment. Given its central role, it is crucial that its design and purpose is rigorous and robust. This paper presents justification for using interactive oral assessment as an…
Descriptors: Verbal Tests, Oral Language, Experiential Learning, Case Studies
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Akhtar, Rana Naeem; Hussain, Nasreen – Journal of Education and Educational Development, 2019
Effective communication skills demonstrate the capacity and efficacy of any business graduate; however, the business industries have continuously raised their concerns on the lack of effective business communication (BC) skills, to serve the requirements of rapidly growing communication within and outside the organizations. Among many factors,…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Learning Strategies, Oral Language, Written Language
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Acosta, Diana I.; Haden, Catherine A. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
Providing equitable informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning opportunities to young children from diverse backgrounds may be a way to increase access and interest in STEM and can help to address the broader goal of increasing representation. Importantly, these learning experiences must be meaningful and engage…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Engineering, Problem Solving, Object Manipulation
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Kayln Hoppe – Kansas English, 2022
Read-alouds not only reinforce story time traditions but also hold significant educational value when used strategically. Reading aloud benefits all students, no matter the grade or achievement level. This article explores a number of research-based academic benefits of reading aloud in K-12 classrooms. The author shares practical tips for…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Teaching Methods, Reading Material Selection, Time Management
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Ilyas, Sidrah; Saeed, Muhammad – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2020
Reflective writing as a key component is one of the foundational object in Kolb's experiential learning process; concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. The current qualitative study using single-case study design, explored the role of reflective writing in making learning effective and…
Descriptors: Reflection, Writing (Composition), College Students, Writing Skills
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Tarnopolsky, Oleg – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2015
The article discusses the implementation of the "constructivist approach" in ESP teaching to university students. This approach creates opportunities for students to "construct" their own target language communication skills meant for use in their professional intercourse. The way of achieving such an effect can be seen in…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Oral Language
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Swender, Elvira; Martin, Cynthia L.; Rivera-Martinez, Mildred; Kagan, Olga E. – Foreign Language Annals, 2014
This article explores the linguistic profiles of heritage speakers of Russian and Spanish. Data from the 2009-2013 ACTFL-UCLA NHLRC Heritage Language Project included biographical information as well as speech samples that were elicited using the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview-computer and were rated according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines…
Descriptors: Profiles, Spanish, Russian, Guidelines
Soto, Ivannia – Corwin, 2012
What if you could barely understand what your teacher was saying? Imagine working mostly independently and silently, with limited opportunities to interact with others. ELL shadowing helps teachers better understand the classroom experience from an English language learner's point of view. The author describes how to implement this easily…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Teachers, Faculty Development, Experiential Learning
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Dehaan, Jonathan; Johnson, Neil H.; Yoshimura, Noriko; Kondo, Takako – CALICO Journal, 2012
This paper details the use of a free and access-controlled wiki as the learning management system for a four-week teaching module designed to improve the oral communication skills of Japanese university EFL students. Students engaged in repeated experiential learning cycles of planning, doing, observing, and evaluating their performance of a role…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Speech Communication
Zimmerman, Nancy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Having orally proficient Spanish speaking heritage learners in a class alongside monolingual English speakers who are learning Spanish as a second language is quite the challenge: the heritage learners' ability to converse can be intimidating to the non heritage learner, but at the same time, the non heritage learner's ability to grasp the grammar…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Learning Theories, Heritage Education, Second Language Learning
Graff, Elissa R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed-methods study combined a survey instrument, the Learning Style Inventory (LSI), with a selected group of follow-up interviews for the purpose of determining how experiential practices affected student engagement and learning. Quantitative data analysis established students' preferences for more active involvement in learning practices…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Mixed Methods Research, Cognitive Style, Measures (Individuals)
Laborda, Jesus Garcia – Online Submission, 2010
Webquests have been used for some time to research a variety of topics. According to Lacina (2007), a webquest is an inquiry-based technology activity designed by Bernie Dodge and Tom March in which information is usually drawn from the Internet, and is a powerful instructional exercise both for teachers and students.Webquests enhance personal and…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Tourism, Oral Language, Experiential Learning
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Jarmon, Leslie – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
This article previews the emergence of "homo virtualis." Drawing on data from seven research studies, peer-reviewed published research articles, and selected excerpts of 30 months of field notes taken in Second Life [SL], the article examines virtual learning environments and embodiment through the lens of interactions of avatars with…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, High School Students, Females, Design
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