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Oihana Leonet; Eider Saragueta; Eli. Arocena – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2024
The objective of the study is to explore the possibilities of pedagogical translanguaging as a strategy to develop critical language awareness among a group of primary school students from the Basque Autonomous Community (Spain). The study is part of a broader ethnographically based research project, which was developed over two school years in…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Metalinguistics, Teaching Methods, Language Usage
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Pritz Hutabarat – Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 2024
The phenomenon of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) has spread across the globe with the promise of equipping students with high English proficiency levels. While a plethora of research has been done to explore students' and teachers' readiness for EMI, very few have dealt with the reverse phenomenon, EMI graduates transferring from English…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Language of Instruction, Native Language, English (Second Language)
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Jensen, Signe Hannibal – Language Learning & Technology, 2019
Through the analytical lens of activity theory (Leontiev, 1978, Lantolf & Thorne, 2006), the present study investigates the uptake of affordances for language learning by young (ages 7-11) Danish children (N = 15) in their engagement with English language media in the digital wild. Drawing on ethnographic interviews (Spradley, 1979), during…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Computer Games
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Xerri, Daniel – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2016
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the beliefs and experiences of a group of teachers endeavouring to enhance their students' learning of English while adapting to a multicultural classroom reality. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on the results of a case study involving a number of semi-structured interviews. Findings: The paper…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Semi Structured Interviews, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Karchner-Ober, Renate – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2012
This study presents the main findings from a study which investigated Malaysian multilingual students' practical use of three languages with respect to reading, speaking and writing in Bahasa Malaysia (BM), English and German. In addition, two further aspects have been examined: students' motivation to learn a language, and the respondents'…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Student Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Learning Strategies
van Troyer, Gene – 1991
Adapted from a speech to Japanese high school students in an English track program, this essay responds to the common question, "What is the best way to learn English?" First, it is noted that English can not be learned directly from dictionaries and grammar books, by empty repetition of words and phrases with passive attitude, with fear of making…
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Cultural Awareness, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
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Sibayan, Bonifacio P.; And Others – 1993
This paper discusses the use of English as the main language of instruction in higher education in many developing nations, and reports on a pilot study of learning and teaching strategies used in Filipino- and English-language classrooms at De La Salle University in Manila, The Philippines. The study examined the "teacher talk" and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Students, Developing Nations, Educational Strategies