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Valizadeh, Mohammadreza – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
This study investigated the effect of dialogue journal writing on descriptive writing performance of English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners in Turkey. Participants were 53 EFL upper-intermediate learners who were selected based on their performance on Oxford Quick Placement Test and assigned randomly to experimental and control groups. Whereas…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Journal Writing, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
Safari, Parvin – Education 3-13, 2021
This qualitative study applied dialogue journal writing to explore its effectiveness on language learning and critical literacy skills of 45 EFL students with the age range of 10-13 in an Iranian EFL context. Data analysis of 500 entries showed students' emancipation from banking education constraints, their empowerment to voice, enhancement of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
Chen, Cheryl Wei-yu – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Despite its importance in our learning and daily life, listening is 'the least understood and the least researched skill' [Vandergrift, L. 2007. "Recent Developments in Second and Foreign Language Listening Comprehension Research." "Language Teaching" 40: 191-201]. By utilizing listening journals and curated materials, this…
Descriptors: Metacognition, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Nguyen, Lan Chi; Hamid, M. Obaidul; Renshaw, Peter – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2016
Although the teaching of English as a foreign language in primary schools has emerged as one of the major language-in-education policy decisions, students' perspectives on primary English have received very little research attention. Drawing on data from a larger study, this paper depicts primary school students' lived experiences in the English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Educational Policy
Asakereh, Ahmad; Weisi, Hiwa – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2018
This case study reports on critical consciousness development of a female school graduate in a reading comprehension course. Critical pedagogy (CP) principles were adopted in the course during which the participant was encouraged to read a set of passages critically and write critical journals. In addition, after reading each passage, she…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Critical Theory
Litzler, Mary Frances – Online Submission, 2014
Journals and diaries have been used in many different kinds of courses in a variety of disciplines so that students can reflect on their learning experience and make it more personal. This paper involves a modified version of diaries in which students briefly record the work they have done using English as a foreign language or coming into contact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Satisfaction, Independent Study, Second Language Learning
Lee, Hsiao-Chien – Language Teaching Research, 2013
The reading response journal has been valued as an effective tool for involving students in authentic reading and writing activities. As the internet has become an essential medium in today's English classroom, it is advisable to integrate both the web and the journal when approaching our EFL students. In order to motivate and engage my…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Internet, Data Analysis
Rashed, Hazem – Education, 2013
The purpose of this case study was to investigate the evolutions of interest and beliefs about Arabic as a foreign language among three Western faculty members at an education college in United Arab Emirates. The study used four data resources which were: interviews, field notes, reflective journals and an information form. After four months of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Second Language Learning, Interviews
Baleghizadeh, Sasan; Mortazavi, Mahboobeh – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2014
This article reports on an investigation of the impact of different methods of journaling on self-efficacy of learners of English as a foreign language. Sixty upper-intermediate Iranian English language learners were randomly assigned to three experimental conditions, namely no-feedback, teacher-feedback, and peer-feedback, and one control…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Govindarajoo, Mallika V.; Mukundan, Jayakaran – English Language Teaching, 2013
This article presents the results of a study on the experience of the Malaysian secondary school student with Young Adult Literature in the English language classroom. The study aimed to determine the extent to which the Malaysian secondary school student identified with the young adult protagonists and issues in the novels which have been…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Adolescent Literature, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Leal, Priscila – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2015
This article investigates the potential benefits of using children's literature in adult second language (L2) classrooms. A short-term, intensive university course for English reading and writing was designed incorporating children's literature into the curriculum. The author describes the course and discusses how children's literature can be used…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Benefits
Reed, Jennifer; Aguiar, Bryan; Seong, Myeong-Hee – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2014
This paper aims to investigate university students' perceptions of drama activities in terms of providing suggestions for constructing an effective drama class. A total of ten students who participated in Interactive English, an elective English course during the second semester of 2013 at a Korean university, took part in this study. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Drama, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Krish, Pramela; Zabidi, Noraza; Noor, Noorizah Mohd – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2013
Blogs are increasingly used in formal education to create personal learning environments, providing self-directed learners with more freedom, choice, and control over their learning. This paper will share findings of a study where students at the tertiary level were asked to commence blogs as a supplementary platform to engage in the learning of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Journals, Electronic Journals
Tacelosky, Kathleen – Hispania, 2013
Following observations and interviews with transnational children that have one or more years of school in the United States and are now in school in Mexico, it was determined that the Mexican public school system has no mechanism in place to offer them the support they need. Therefore, I collaborated with Mexican university students to seek…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Interviews, College Students
Charles, Stephen Walkie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Dynamic Assessment is a new theoretical framework for language assessment, and it is particularly relevant for underrepresented languages and learners. For this study the process is investigated in the context of Yugtun second language learners at a university level. This qualitative teacher action research was a study that involved seven…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Action Research, Feedback (Response), Higher Education