NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hui-Chin Yeh; Grace Yue Qi; Shih-hsien Yang – Distance Education, 2024
Guided by the framework of internationalization at home (IaH), this study employed a mixed-methods approach investigating the development of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) among a group of tertiary English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners in Taiwan, facilitated through the means of telecollaboration. The telecollaboration…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Awareness, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jung, Mi-Young – TESOL Journal, 2013
The aim of this study is to analyze a videoconferencing class for English as a foreign language (EFL), and to investigate how learners can develop their linguistic competence via videoconferencing. It examines the benefits and drawbacks of using videoconferencing systems in class. Forty-five students (19 graduates and 26 undergraduates) in a…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yang, Wenhsien; Gosling, Mark – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2014
In order to meet the challenges of the international competitive environment, Taiwan's Ministry of Education (MOE) is promoting institutes of higher education to establish degree-based Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) programmes with the goals of enhancing students' English proficiency and attracting more international students. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
Lin, Lu-Fang – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2012
This study investigated which level of graded reader was most appropriate for Chinese-speaking learners of various English abilities and whether there were significant differences in comprehension and vocabulary acquisition when different English proficiency (EP) groups read texts of varying difficulty levels. Eight-two senior high school students…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Questionnaires, Second Language Learning
Lin, Chiu-Lan Nina – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2009
The utmost goal of foreign language instruction is aimed at helping the learner master the language. At the same time the learner shall become equipped with linguistic, pragmatic and social-linguistic competence. This study was done to explore if review activities in EFL classes should be mandatory for learners to learn the new knowledge. One…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Linguistic Competence, English (Second Language)
Erbaugh, Mary – 1980
Child acquisition of Mandarin was studied with four middle class families from Taipei, Taiwan. The 2-year-olds were taped at home playing with their families. Two of the children were taped for short periods (7 hours and 9 hours), while the other two children were studied biweekly for 14 months, which resulted in 71 hours of transcribed child…
Descriptors: Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research