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Al Ghazali, Fawzi – European Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This research study investigates the cognitive, psychological and personal factors affecting the accuracy and fluency of English language usage among Arab learners. Early research led by Chomsky (1965) and Krashen (1981) suggested that an individual's Language Acquisition Device once triggered at the appropriate time and supported with adequate…
Descriptors: Arabs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Fluency
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Muhammad, Anas Sa'idu; Nair, Subadrah Madhawa – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
This study investigates the level of pragmatic competence for ESL writing skills among Nigerian undergraduates. Methodologically, it adopts descriptive research design within the explanatory framework of the QUAN-Qual model. The instruments used are descriptive essay text and focus group interview questions. In writing the descriptive essays, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Asmali, Mehmet – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2017
According to recent modifications in Turkish educational system, English language teaching starts in the second grade. Young learners studying in this grade were in the focus in this study. This paper reported on the findings of a mixed method study conducted in three different primary schools in the west of Turkey. The main aim was to represent…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Attitudes, Student Motivation, Mixed Methods Research
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Moore, Kathleen A.; Rutherford, Camille; Crawford, Keith A. – Journal of International Students, 2016
Postsecondary international students who are also English language learners face a number of challenges when studying abroad and often are provided with services to support their learning. Though some research examines how institutions can support this population of students, few studies explore how technology is used to support language…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, English Language Learners, Writing Skills, College Students
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Arshavskaya, Ekaterina – Teaching Education, 2018
To meet the demands of contemporary society, students need to develop the ability to interact effectively with people from different cultures. To advance this goal, a project involving ethnographic interviews was introduced to an intercultural communication course. Participating students' attitudes toward other cultures were measured on a Likert…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Likert Scales, Student Attitudes, Intercultural Communication
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Gyamfi, George; Sukseemuang, Panida – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2018
This study investigated EFL learners' satisfaction with the asynchronous online learning program Tell Me More (TMM). 340 EFL learners' satisfaction with the TMM program was surveyed. In addition, a semi-structured focus group interview was conducted with 10 of the participants to gain in-depth insight into their satisfaction. The findings showed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Gyamfi, George; Sukseemuang, Panida – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2017
The study examined EFL learners' perceptions, practices and achievement with the online language-learning program "Tell Me More" (TMM). A questionnaire and semistructured focus group interview were used for data collection. A sample of 340 EFL learners were surveyed for their perceptions and practices; of them, 10 were further selected…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Educational Technology
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Albedah, Fatimah; Lee, Chwee Beng – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
English language proficiency is an increasingly vital skill for employment in Saudi Arabia. However, compulsory English as a foreign language courses at all levels of education have only produced inadequate results. One of the issues consistently raised as a barrier to effective EFL learning is the use of passive learning pedagogies and the lack…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Females
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Ghonsooly, Behzad; Hassanzadeh, Tahereh; Samavarchi, Laila; Hamedi, Seyyedeh Mina – Issues in Educational Research, 2017
This study used a mixed-methods approach to investigate Iranian EFL learners' attitudes towards demotivating factors which may hinder their success in a language learning course. In the quantitative phase, a sample of 337 undergraduate students from universities in Mashhad, Yazd and Gonabad completed a 34-item questionnaire. They also completed…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Factor Analysis, Semi Structured Interviews, English (Second Language)
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Saliba, Reya; Mussleman, Paul; Fernandes, Melanie; Bendriss, Rachid – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2017
This study describes the implementation of information literacy (IL) skills through the use of the project-based learning (PjBL) method in an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course. Participants were Arabic speaking students enrolled in the Foundation Program that prepared them for the pre-medical curriculum in a U.S. medical college in the…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Learning Activities, Metacognition, Critical Thinking
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Ellili-Cherif, Maha – Educational Research Quarterly, 2017
The purpose of this research was to investigate female Arab college students' use of and perceptions about social networking sites (SNSs) as an English language learning environment. A mixed methods approach was adopted for data collection and analysis. First, a questionnaire was used to explore the extent to which participants (n = 182) were…
Descriptors: Females, Arabs, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language)
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Ní Dhiorbháin, Aisling; Ó Duibhir, Pádraig – Language Awareness, 2017
This article focuses on qualitative self-report data from a mixed-methods study which investigated Grade 5 and 6 (n = 274), 11-12-year-old, Irish-medium (IM) immersion students' improvement in linguistic accuracy in response to an explicit-inductive approach to form-focused instruction (FFI). A series of typographically enhanced PowerPoint slides…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, Irish, Accuracy
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Babino, Alexandra – Bilingual Research Journal, 2017
Using a mixed methods comparative case study, the researcher explored the dual language contexts at each school before examining the second- through fifth-grade Spanish and English reading biliteracy trajectories. While both campuses' students experienced positive trajectories toward biliteracy by the end of fifth grade, each campus was…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Mixed Methods Research
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Chaves, Orlando; Guapacha, Maria Eugenia – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2016
This article reports a mixed-method research project aimed at improving the practices of public sector English teachers in Cali (Colombia) through a professional development program. At the diagnostic stage surveys, documentary analysis, and a focus group yielded the teachers' profile and professional needs. The action phase measured the program's…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Tseng, Jun-Jie – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2018
Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) proposed by Mishra and Koehler is a theoretical construct of teacher knowledge that describes how teachers teach subject matter content using certain instructional methods with specific technology in particular contexts. This study aims to explore the interface between TPACK and SLA, intending to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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