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'I Think It's Boring if You Now Only Speak English': Enhancing Learner Investment in EFL Learning through the Use of Plurilingual Tasks
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Cutrim Schmid, Euline – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
Purpose: This paper presents findings of a classroom-based research project that investigated the use of plurilingual tasks in the English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching context. The project aimed at examining: (1) the impact of the use of plurilingual tasks on language learning processes and learners' identity construction; and (2) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism
Fluctuations in an EFL Teacher's Willingness to Communicate in an English-Medium Lesson: An Observational Case Study in Japan
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Sato, Rintaro – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2019
Willingness to Communicate (WTC) plays a crucial role in second language (L2) learning, and is believed to be closely related to learning in general; the higher a learner's WTC, the better their fluency with the L2. WTC can also be conceptualized as fluctuating from moment to moment during the course of L2 use and communication. This also seems to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies
Scaffolding Learning: Developing Materials to Support the Learning of Science and Language by Non-Native English-Speaking Students
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Afitska, Oksana – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
In recent years, the UK, like many other English first-language-speaking countries, has encountered a steady and continuous increase in the numbers of non-native English-speaking learners entering state primary and secondary schools. A significant proportion of these learners has specific language and subject learning needs, many of which can only…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning