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Faoyan Agus Furyanto; Laila Rochmawati – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
The practice of intercultural teaching seems to be commonly applied but not in aviation English class. This might be difficult in conceptualizing intercultural competence instructional model (ICCIM) due to the mandatory adaptation to aviation English materials. This autobiographical study aimed to describe how the researcher conducted…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Häkkinen, Miira; Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija – European Educational Research Journal, 2023
This study investigates the work of second language teachers in two institutional settings responsible for integration training. By exploring teachers' accounts in Finland and Germany, we seek to deepen the understanding of the daily practice of second language education. Bridging conceptual and practical approaches, the aim is to contribute to…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Teaching Methods
Pratiwi, Damar Isti; Amumpuni, Rengganis Siwi; Fikria, Ainun; Budiastuti, Riana Eka – International Journal of Language Education, 2023
This study attempts to investigate students' learning outcomes in TOEFL preparation class through Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) for Railway Mechanical Technology. The program was designed as a TOEFL preparation class that utilized Google Form, Quizizz, and Kahoot! As game-based learning (MALL platform). It was a case study on the 3rd…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Telecommunications
Alqahtani, Muneer Hezam – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
This study reviews the methods and findings of earlier translanguaging research with special emphasis on their implications in view of the national development plans stated in Saudi vision 2030. Notably, Saudi Arabia is striving to adjust to the multilingual immigrant workforce on its soil, while the Kingdom envisages a larger role for its people…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Nwude, Angela U.; Zajicek, Anna – Adult Literacy Education, 2021
This study aimed to examine the impact of workplace literacy programs on the structure of social networks accessible to low-income Somali refugee workers. We conceptualized structure as network size and tie strength. Data were drawn using interviews with eighteen participants enrolled in a workplace literacy program. The classes offered included…
Descriptors: Workplace Literacy, Program Effectiveness, Social Networks, Social Capital
Haque, Eve – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2017
In this paper, I will explore how links between migration, official language proficiency and labour market needs are being forged within the context of an increasing neoliberal agenda for immigration. Specifically, I will examine how the stated need for immigrant labour has made the official language proficiency of newcomers a site of increasing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Governance, Migrants
Al-Mahrooqi, Rahma, Ed.; Denman, Christopher, Ed. – English Language Education, 2018
This book explores an area that has been somewhat overlooked in the literature to date -- the current status and future trends of English education in Oman. It offers a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to the subject and explores areas of English education in Oman that have, until now, been little investigated. It explores…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
Rontu, Heidi; Tuomi, Ulla-Kristiina – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2014
The role of research in university institutions whose primary task is to provide teaching remains ambiguous and controversial. In principle, all university teaching is based on pertinent research. However, for some university units, such as language centres, the basic tasks, and consequently their funding, are very often defined in a manner which…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Universities
Rowe, Jan; Herrera, Maria; Hughes, Bernie; Cawley, Michael – Language Learning Journal, 2012
There has been much debate about the development of a suitably qualified workforce to deliver the objectives of the Key Stage 2 language learning entitlement in England. The model of a skilled primary languages subject leader, working in collaboration with enthusiastic generalist class teachers is emerging as a consistent preference. Relatively…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Foreign Countries, Specialists
Grasmane, Daina; Grasmane, Sanita – European Journal of Higher Education, 2011
To confront rising unemployment, skills of the labour force must be improved. With the aim to find out how foreign language skills impact employability, a study was carried out, in which 61 undergraduates, 33 master's students and 33 doctoral students from the Latvian University of Agriculture participated. The findings testify that 38% of the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Employment Potential, Language Skills, Foreign Countries
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
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2013, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 3 of June. Education, in a global sense, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Faculty Development, Staff Development, Educational Quality

Syed, Zafar – TESOL Quarterly, 2003
Discusses the challenges faced by English-as-a-Foreign-Language teachers in the Arabian Gulf. Seeks to identify structural and contextual issues that have contributed to the present state of language education there. Focuses on four central contributing aspects; contextual framework, human resource development, systems and standards, and research…
Descriptors: Context Effect, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development
Pennington, Martha C. – 1992
It is proposed that the training of teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) who anticipate long careers in the field should include a program management training component in addition to traditional pedagogical components. In this approach, management of an ESL program is conceptualized as human resource management, including physical…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2006
At the 18th meeting of Ministerial Council on Education (MCEETYA) (12th-13th May 2005), Council urged the Australian Government to: (1) increase per capita assistance to ESL-NA students with high educational needs, in particular, refugees and humanitarian entrants; (2) provide a new per capita allocation so that specific ethnic and cultural issues…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Catholics, Foreign Countries, Language Skills
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