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Probing Pre-Service Language Teachers' Emotional Experiences through Lesson Study: A Macau Study
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Liu, Shuwen; Yuan, Rui – Language Learning Journal, 2023
The present study investigates the emotional experiences of seven student teachers through the process of lesson study in a pre-service language teacher education course at a university in Macau. Drawing on data from semi-structured interviews, individual reflections, and observational notes, the study reveals a variety of emotions experienced by…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response
Constructive Alignment in Foreign Language Curricula: An Exploration of Teaching and Assessment Practices in Dutch Secondary Education
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Rouffet, Charline; van Beuningen, Catherine; de Graaff, Rick – Language Learning Journal, 2023
While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is recognised as an effective approach worldwide, its implementation in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. Earlier studies have identified factors impeding CLT implementation, such as a lack of communicative lesson materials or teachers' more traditional views on language learning. In…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Communicative Competence (Languages), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Variations on the IRE Pattern in a French Beginner Task-Based Classroom
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Rolin-Ianziti, Jeanne Claire; Ord, Carl – Language Learning Journal, 2018
The use of the Initiation-Response-Evaluation (IRE) sequence is common in education and, although classroom research does not preclude its practice in pedagogy, it recommends introducing other forms of talk into teaching. The present study, inspired by Task-Based Language Teaching research on learner language, uses Conversation Analysis to explore…
Descriptors: French, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Students' Perspective on the Benefits of EFL Literature Education
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Bloemert, Jasmijn; Paran, Amos; Jansen, Ellen; van de Grift, Wim – Language Learning Journal, 2019
Understanding students' perspectives on the foreign language (FL) curriculum could be considered as a vital step in curriculum design and lesson planning. This study drew on data provided by a single open question survey to investigate the perspective of Dutch secondary school students (N = 635) from 15 different schools with regard to the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Secondary School Students, Curriculum Design
Fluctuations in Willingness to Communicate during a Semester: A Case Study
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Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Anna – Language Learning Journal, 2021
Dynamic shifts of language learners' willingness to communicate (WtC) have been investigated in a number of studies with a view to establishing the impact of various cognitive, affective, social and contextual factors. Looking into such influences in the context of a language classroom gives an opportunity to identify variables that might remain…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Accelerated Learning, Suggestopedia, and the Adult Student.
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Schlick-Renner, Monique; Truscott, Sandra – Language Learning Journal, 1994
Investigates the possibility of conducting adult education courses based on the Accelerated Learning (A.L.) methodology and of evaluating its advantages and disadvantages vis a vis more traditional methods. It is not clear that the A.L. materials produce better results. Further study is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the entire A.L.…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Students, Course Organization, Educational Games