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Green, Bridget – ORTESOL Journal, 2023
Creating teacher-authored materials can be a challenging task for a variety of reasons. While relying on coursebooks to provide a ready-made structure to our classes, we often design our own materials to meet some of the specific needs and interests of our learners. Teachers usually approach the task of materials development through intuition and…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Aesthetics, Teacher Developed Materials, Second Language Learning
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Bangou, Francis; Vasilopoulos, Gene – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2018
This article experiments with creativity, ambiguity, design thinking, research, and teacher education in computer-assisted language learning within the development of a distance teacher education course on computer-assisted language learning. By deploying philosophy of immanence, the associated agencements of teacher becoming in computer-assisted…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Creativity, Design, Distance Education
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Lynch, Collin F., Ed.; Merceron, Agathe, Ed.; Desmarais, Michel, Ed.; Nkambou, Roger, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
The 12th iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2019) is organized under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society in Montreal, Canada. The theme of this year's conference is EDM in Open-Ended Domains. As EDM has matured it has increasingly been applied to open-ended and ill-defined tasks…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Information Retrieval, Content Analysis
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Brilliant, Judith J.; And Others – College ESL, 1995
Focuses on understanding the problem of students who are particularly resistant to acquisition of English language skills and on developing effective strategies to overcoming difficulties in the acculturation process. An experience of loss is part of the process of immigration; counseling can provide support during the transition period. (14…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Students, Affective Behavior, Classroom Techniques
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Kennedy, Chris; Kennedy, Judith – System, 1996
Discusses the importance of teacher attitude and its interconnections with beliefs and teaching behavior. The article introduces a model to explain the gap between statements of intent and the reality of what happens in classrooms. Concludes that beliefs about innovation and its consequences are important in determining behavior and attitude…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Context Effect
Chamot, Anna Uhl – 1981
Second language research is important for teachers in bilingual programs because it investigates which solutions work best for which problems, in which situations, and with which learners. Research aids practitioners in more effective program planning, implementation, and evaluation. To compensate for the time lag in availability of materials,…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension