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Kibler, Amanda K.; Hardigree, Christine – Language Learning, 2017
This 8-year longitudinal case study of Fabiola, a Spanish-English bilingual, investigated her argumentative writing development, focusing on her use of evidence to support and develop arguments over time from high school through university. Data sources included 36 writing samples. Texts across grade levels and course types were analyzed to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Second Language Learning
Paker, Turan; Özkardes-Dögüs, Alev – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
The aim of the study is to find out the achievement attributions of preparatory class learners studying at preintermediate and intermediate levels for their perceived success or failure, and to investigate whether there is a significant relationship between achievement attributions of learners, their gender and level of language proficiency. The…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Academic Achievement
Luk, Jasmine; Hui, Diane – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2017
The integration of popular culture into English language learning has recently been formalised in the Hong Kong New Senior Secondary curriculum, with the development of critical reading indicated as one of the key objectives. Whether and how students respond to popular culture texts is, however, under-researched. The present paper reports findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Popular Culture, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Riley, Jacqueline – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2015
This study seeks to explore the cognitive processes involved as bilinguals wrote English and Spanish Facebook status updates. Three phases of data collection were employed: individual interviews, examination of participants' Facebook status updates and a group interview. The findings suggested that regardless of the language in which participants…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Social Networks, Cognitive Processes, Writing Processes
Paker, Turan; Özcan, Yeliz Ergül – Online Submission, 2017
Our study aimed at finding out the effectiveness of corpus-based vocabulary teaching activities as well as students' attitudes towards concordance-based materials when corpus-based tasks in English vocabulary learning are used. The study was conducted in a preparatory school in a private university. The participants were 28 intermediate level…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Duong, Van Anh; Chua, Catherine S. K. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Vietnam universities have experienced remarkable changes brought about by their internationalization policies. The switch to English as a medium of instruction (EMI) for some academic programs was one of these critical changes. Literature has reported numerous issues related to EMI, including inadequate language proficiency of teaching staff. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Ok, Selami – English Language Teaching, 2014
Writing in the target language is an essential skill to be developed, and to this end, reading and writing skills need to be integrated so that students can be engaged in an active and effective learning process in order to help them create a positive change in their progress and achievement. Hence, it should be highly important to see in an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Qualitative Research
Anderson, Kimberly; Mira, Mary Elizabeth – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2015
The following profiles address decisions and actions that state education policy-makers--in the state departments of education, unless otherwise noted--are taking to foster successful statewide implementation of their states' new college- and career-readiness standards and aligned assessments. These profiles provide a descriptive overview of each…
Descriptors: State Standards, Profiles, State Policy, College Readiness
Ngwaru, Cathrine – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
Pre-service teachers in Zimbabwe face a number of challenges on their Teaching Practice (TP) usually because a second language (English) is the language of education. Challenges and experiences articulated by pre-service student teachers on TP therefore provide a strategic window into the practices of novice teachers. This study uses a concurrent…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Curriculum Implementation, Preservice Teachers, Student Teaching
Abukhattala, Ibrahim – International Education Studies, 2013
In this inquiry, I examine the cross educational experiences of ten Arab undergraduate students in two English-language universities in Montreal. Participants were from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco and have been in Canada for three to seven years. Classic qualitative methodological tools of in-depth interviews, participant observation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Experience, Linguistic Competence, Foreign Students
Feuer, Avital – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2011
This study examined the effects of a collaborative creative writing project on identity formation and overall language proficiency development among advanced Hebrew students. In an exercise called "The Zoning Committee", college students created the fictional Israeli-American town of Beit Shemesh, located in northern Michigan.…
Descriptors: Jews, Creative Writing, Speech Skills, Language Skills
Genc, Humeyra – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2012
The present study tried to evaluate the 6th grade students' attitudes towards the use of a CALL program which is called BELT Success used in English language learning course in a private school, the relationship to students' attitudes to their English language proficiency level, and finally teachers` experiences and opinions towards the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Instruction, Blended Learning, Interviews
Thompson, Amy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Bilingualism (Sanz, 2000), motivation (Pintrich, 1989), and language aptitude (Grigorenko, Sternberg, and Ehrman, 2000) are crucial individual differences that contribute to successful adult language learning. Since Gardner's (1985) seminal work on motivation, many studies have shown that motivation is dynamic and that it affects language…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Multilingualism, Learning Motivation, Discriminant Analysis
Zhang, Zuochen; Kenny, Richard F. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2010
This case study explores the learning experiences of three international students who were enrolled in an online master's program offered by a large university in Canada. The aim of the study was to understand the international students' experiences with, and perspectives on, the online learning environment. Findings indicate that previous…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Cues, Distance Education
Bhavana, A. R. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2009
Proficiency in English is a prerequisite for students to bag a place in the on/off campus interviews. Irrespective of the profession, vocation and background the students have to hone their LSRW skills in English. Selection procedures like group discussion and video conferencing are hurdles to students who lack language proficiency in English. All…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Interviews
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