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Misnah Mannahali; Femmy Angreany; Rosmaladewi Rosmaladewi – International Journal of Language Education, 2024
This study aims to obtain data and information about the effectiveness and practicality of YouTube in learning German speaking for second-semester students of the German language education study program in terms of learning outcomes and student responses. This study was experimental research, and the experimental model used was a pre-experimental…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Skill Development, German, Video Technology
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Ableeva, Rumia; Lantolf, Jim – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2011
This paper presents and discusses quantitative recall data from a longitudinal study that investigated the effects of Dynamic Assessment (DA) on diagnosing and promoting listening comprehension in French as a second language. We first define the theoretical concept of DA based on Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development, which integrates mediation…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, French, Longitudinal Studies, Listening Comprehension
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Li, Chen-Hong – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2012
As technology continues to evolve, authentic multimedia-based teaching materials are widely used in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. However, they may lie beyond most language learners' proficiency level. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of advance organizers in conjunction with the cognitive theory of…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension Tests, Advance Organizers, English (Second Language), Research Design
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Kormos, Judit; Csizer, Kata; Menyhart, Adrienn; Torok, Dora – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2008
In this article we investigate what characterizes the language learning motivation of Hungarian English language students in terms of Dornyei and Otto's process model of motivation ("Motivation in Action," 1998). We used a mixed-method research design, in which qualitative interviews conducted with 20 students were supplemented with…
Descriptors: Research Design, Learning Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Foreign Countries
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. – 1981
The following papers on research in foreign language are presented: (1) "Research and Design," by Thomas C. Cooper; (2) "Action Research versus Needed Research for the 1980s," by Gilbert A. Jarvis; and (3) "Second Language Acquisition Research: Needs and Priorities," by Stephen D. Krashen. The first paper discusses three research procedures…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Processes
Munarriz, Begona; And Others – 1995
This project brought together educational theorists and practitioners in Spain to create a model of teacher training based on research by trainees into their own practice and to create a curriculum of Spanish language adapted to the students of the location where it was developed. The project was undertaken in the context of educational policy…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Curriculum Design, Educational Research
Barrows, Thomas S.; And Others – 1981
The development, administration, and evaluation of a national survey to determine college students' understanding of world affairs are described in 12 articles that focus on survey measures, procedures, and results. Stephen F. Klein and Sheila M. Ager describe the issues examined by an assessment committee, their choice of an issues framework for…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness