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Learning Basic English in Overcrowded Classes for True Beginners
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Santana, Isaias – Online Submission, 2016
The higher educational institution where this study took place is located in the Dominican Republic. The purpose of this study was to provide insights to the effectiveness and impact of the instructional process applied in a Basic English class under overcrowding conditions, implementing an in depth interview to the faculty members and an…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Class Size
Differentiated Instruction: Are Hong Kong In-Service Teachers Ready?
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Wan, Sally Wai-Yan – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
Differentiated instruction (DI) is nothing new and is believed to be an effective research-based strategy to cater for learner diversity. Differentiation involves finding multiple ways to structure a lesson so that each student is provided with an opportunity to work at a moderately challenging level. Previous studies, however, found that teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction, Readiness, Educational Strategies
Understanding Social Learning Relations of International Students in a Large Classroom Using Social Network Analysis
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Rienties, Bart; Héliot, YingFei; Jindal-Snape, Divya – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2013
A common assumption in higher education is that international students find it difficult to develop learning and friendship relations with host students. When students are placed in a student-centred environment, international students from different cultural backgrounds are "forced" to work together with other students, which allows…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Social Networks, Role, Friendship
Pedagogies of Partnership: What Works. A Report on the Findings of the Higher Education Academy Funded Project Examining How Partnership-Based Pedagogies Impact on Student Learning at the University of Lincoln
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Crawford, Karin; Horsley, Reece; Hagyard, Andy; Derricott, Dan – Higher Education Academy, 2015
"Pedagogies of partnership: What works?" seeks to identify whether the student learning experience is enhanced or in any way made different through the implementation of teaching and learning that is explicitly intended to foster partnership. The value of student-staff partnerships and student engagement is recognised nationally and in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Student Experience, Learning Experience
"University and High School Are Just Very Different": Student Perceptions of Their Respective Writing Environments in High School and First-Year University
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Soiferman, Lisa Karen – Online Submission, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges faced by first-year students as they negotiated the transition from the writing environment of high school to the writing environment of university. The research for the dissertation was undertaken using a mixed-method explanatory design. This yielded a description of students'…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Barriers, Writing (Composition), Mixed Methods Research
Challenges Facing Primary School Educators of English Second (or Other) Language Learners in the Western Cape
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O'Connor, Julie; Geiger, Martha – South African Journal of Education, 2009
We were prompted by the prevalence of English Second or Other Language (ESOL) learners identified by educators as having language disorders and being referred for Speech-Language Therapy. We describe challenges faced by Grade 1, 2 and 3 educators at government schools in the Cape Metropolitan area who were working with such learners. Applying a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners