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Bimali Indrarathne – ELT Journal, 2025
Whether or not ELT practitioners have access to research findings, their understanding of them and the perceived relevance to their own contexts are important debates in the language education field. This paper discusses an initiative that attempted to disseminate research findings relating to teaching/learning grammar to a group of ELT teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Pawel Scheffler; Karolina Baranowska; Shawn Loewen – ELT Journal, 2025
The current study investigated factors that potentially influenced the pedagogic practices of 132 EFL teachers from 28 secondary schools in a large city in Poland. The teachers completed a questionnaire about the factors that impacted their teaching practices. The primary influences on teaching practices turned out to be the course textbook and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Flynn, Naomi – Teacher Development, 2019
This article draws on the notion of communal constructivism to explore its potential to frame and facilitate the development of evidence-informed practice. The explicit aspiration to nurture a research-informed workforce is prominent in discourse across policy makers, educational researchers and teacher professional groups in England; however,…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Constructivism (Learning), Research Utilization, Theory Practice Relationship
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Tarrayo, Veronico N.; Hernandez, Philippe Jose S.; Claustro, Judith Ma. Angelica S. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2020
Given the paucity of studies regarding research practices of teachers, particularly English language teaching (ELT) practitioners in the ASEAN region and in the Philippines, this study explores the research practices of English language teachers in the Philippines. Using purposive-convenience sampling, a total of 49 teachers of English from a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
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Knouzi, Ibtissem; Mady, Callie – Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2015
This paper reports on the results of a study that analyzed second language practitioners' and researchers' on-line interactions about six published articles written by the researcher participants. The project used Lavis et al.'s (2003) knowledge transfer framework and Graham et al. (2006) knowledge to action framework as foundations to create a…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Research, Guidelines, Transfer of Training
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Mady, Callie – Babel, 2012
With a view to bridging the gap between elementary (primary) and secondary school second language teachers and researchers, the study reported in this paper identified differences in language register, educators' lack of access to research articles and lack of shared space for researchers and educators to communicate as causes of the gap. There is…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Language Teachers, Alignment (Education), Questionnaires
Pearson, E. – 1985
Within the field of linguistics there are several very different approaches to discourse analysis. Sociolinguists look at the structure of social interaction as manifested in conversation. Psycholinguists are concerned with aspects related to language comprehension. Philosophical and formal linguists are interested in the semantic relationships…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Hiroto, Nagato – 1997
Designed for language teachers who find reading statistical research difficult but necessary, this article focuses on the minimal knowledge needed about statistical techniques for interpreting research findings. It first examines the statistical reasoning underlying quantitative, empirical studies, including normal distribution, standard…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Data Interpretation
Ruiz, J. M. – 1990
In the last four decades, many of the studies on contrastive linguistics have been intended for and directed to second language teachers, on the assumption that a major problem in language learning arises from interference caused by structural differences in the native and target languages. However, this effort has had little impact on the…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Classroom Techniques, Contrastive Linguistics, Educational Trends
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Lickers, Keith – TESL Canada Journal, 1988
Supports the theory of language policy formulation in a "conflict" paradigm (involving value, resources, and power) with a case example of the development of Ontario's Native language policy. Research and theory were applied to policy formulation when there was significant consensus regarding both societal and educational goals. (CB)
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes
Mueller, Annie – 1994
The experience of one group engaged in classroom research is recounted, focusing on the variety of uses to which the results were put. The report begins with an overview of classroom research principles, then describes the project in question. The researchers were seven teachers of English as a Second Language at the University of Hong Kong who…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Nunan, David – 1990
A review of research bearing on second language teaching methodology looks at what it tells about language processing and production, classroom interaction and second language learning, and learning strategy preferences. The perspective taken is that methodology consists of classroom tasks and activities. Implications of the research for the…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Parkin, Michael; And Others – 1987
Canadian research relevant to French immersion program development in Ontario is reviewed and summarized. The review includes studies on six program or instructional aspects: (1) attitudes and motivation of immersion students and parents; (2) achievement of immersion students in English language arts and other subjects; (3) French proficiency and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness
Griffith, Jeanne E.; Medrich, Elliott A. – Prospects, 1992
Contends that, although surveys of international achievement have been of interest to the U.S. educational community, these studies are now receiving attention among policymakers. Asserts that significant changes are occurring in world economy and that international achievement comparisons are receiving coverage in the U.S. media. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Kitao, Kenji; Kitao, S. Kathleen – 1995
The collection of papers on the teaching of English as a second language includes: "Teaching English in Japan"; "Reading and Evaluating Quantitative Research"; "Transformational Generative Grammar and Language Teaching"; "Process and Social Aspects of Writing: Theory and Classroom Application";…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Contrastive Linguistics
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