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Feeney, Thomas; Gajaseni, Chansongklod – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2020
This research investigated the effectiveness of reading short stories to develop three particular dimensions of Byram's (1997) intercultural communicative competence (ICC): interpreting and identifying; comparing and relating; and attitude and openness. The study utilized a twelve-session design, and analyzed the cultural themes of three short…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, Intercultural Communication, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Wan, Zhongyan; Gao, Xuesong – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2021
This longitudinal study draws on family language policy (FLP) research to examine a group of Chinese parents' ideological beliefs, practices, and management efforts related to their children's learning of multiple languages, including Chinese, English, and Spanish in an international boarding school in China. Based on data analysis, including…
Descriptors: Ideology, Beliefs, Parent Participation, Parents
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Helen Lepp Friesen – TESL-EJ, 2023
With business relations and international travel on the rise between China and English-speaking countries, the need for English teachers in China has also increased. One method of teaching English in China occurs through summer English camps. The research presented here examines the teacher, camp coordinator, student, and parent experience with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Summer Programs, Camps, English (Second Language)
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Aisha Abdulmohsin Al Abdulqader; Amenah Ahmed Al Mulla; Gaida Abdalaziz Al Moheish; Michael Jovellanos Pinero; Conrado Vizcarra; Abdulelah Al Gosaibi; Abdulaziz Saad Albarrak – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2022
The COVID-19 epidemic had caused one of the most significant disruptions to the global education system. Many educational institutions faced sudden pressure to switch from face-to-face to online delivery of courses. The conventional classes are no longer the primary means of delivery; instead, online education and resources have become the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Teaching Methods, Online Courses
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Vallorani, Cecilia Maria; Gibert, Isabel; Tuffnell, Christopher – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2022
This study examines the use of gamification as an innovative assessment approach to foreign language learning with 12-14-year-old students. A mixed methodology has been applied. Quantitative data have been collected from formative non-gamified and gamified assessments. Qualitative data was collected from a student questionnaire. The results were…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Games, Game Based Learning
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education