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Catriona Warren; Caroline McGarry; Valerie Brett – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2024
This practice-based case study explores how digital education practices within an inclusive, supportive environment can help to transform the practice and meet the specific needs of adult literacy education practitioners in their specific contexts. In an effort to contribute to discourse in relation to what works in various programmes and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Adult Education, Electronic Learning
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Boonteerarak, Patchara – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2021
The objectives of the study are to develop a curriculum for an English training for counter clerks in convenience stores in Chiang Mai, Thailand and to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed curriculum. A mixed-method research design was employed. In the curriculum development phase, participants were 20 counter clerks and 10 administrators…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Employees
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Mayombe, Celestin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
This article analyses the perceptions of adult learners towards the use of constructivist approach in teaching and learning in non-formal education (NFE) centres of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The analysis is based on five principles of the constructivist theory of learning-interactive learning, collaborative learning, facilitating learning,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Constructivism (Learning), Nonformal Education
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Liao, Jian; Lu, Xiaofei; Masters, Katherine A.; Dudek, Jaclyn; Zhou, Zhi – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
Real world places are important for foreign language (FL) learning since they provide rich and authentic language and cultural contexts for learners. However, numerous FL learners are unable to travel to target-language environments for language learning purposes. This article develops the concept of telepresence-place-based FL learning and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Abbott, Marilyn L.; Lee, Kent K.; Ricioppo, Sabine – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
A high-stakes Portfolio-Based Language Assessment (PBLA) protocol that was fully implemented in all Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs in 2019 requires instructors and students to set language-learning goals and complete, compile, and reflect on numerous authentic language tasks. Due to the language barriers incurred when…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Immigrants
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IGI Global, 2018
The rapid growth in online and virtual learning opportunities has created culturally diverse classes and corporate training sessions. Instruction for these learning opportunities must adjust to meet participant needs. "Online Course Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications" is a comprehensive reference source for the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Educational Trends