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Sieglová, Dagmar – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
Language learning is a life-long process. In a world that connects people across nations through study, work, travel and socializing, new chances and challenges arise, intensifying a need to improve modern foreign language skills. The aim of language education, therefore, should not be limited to providing mere language instruction but it should…
Descriptors: Critical Incidents Method, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Strategies
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de la Fuente, Anahí Alba; Lacroix, Hugues – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
In foreign language classrooms we often find that, in addition to their mother tongue (L1), learners already speak--or are learning--at least one other language. As a result, they already have an array of linguistic and cognitive skills that may prove very useful if they are adequately exploited during the language learning process. However, in…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Prior Learning
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Sainio, Seppo – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
The study reported in this article was conducted in 2009-2010 at the University of Helsinki Language Centre. Its purpose was to produce new information on the use of learning environments, specifically in a university language centre. Data collected from student questionnaires were analysed and interpreted. The study reveals that the central…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Second Language Programs, College Students, Questionnaires