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Köksal Akyol, Aysel – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
This study was conducted to determine whether or not drama education causes any difference in the verbal-linguistic, mathematical-logical, visual-spatial, musical-rhythmic, bodily-kinaesthetic, intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligences of children. The sample group of the study consisted of 46 children (23 children in the experimental group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Drama, Multiple Intelligences
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Pascual, Xavier – Research-publishing.net, 2017
The aim of the research described in this article, which is an example of action research, is to contribute to new curricular and professional definitions based on a systematic analysis of the possibilities and limitations that arise when working with the intercultural dimension of foreign language classes for adults. Additional sources for…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Styles, Educational Practices, Intercultural Programs
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Vorozhbitova, Alexandra A.; Konovalova, Galina M.; Ogneva, Tatiana N.; Chekulaeva, Natalia Y. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2017
Drawing on the function of Russian as a state language the paper proposes a concept of continuous linguistic rhetorical (LR) education perceived as a means of optimizing language policy in Russian multinational regions. LR education as an innovative pedagogical system shapes a learner's readiness for self-projection as a strong linguistic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Russian, Corporations, Public Policy
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Meng, Ji – English Language Teaching, 2017
This research investigated a comparison between the effect of cooperative learning and lecture teaching on Comprehensive English classes in a Chinese Independent College. An empirical study for two semesters was carried out in the forms of pretest, posttest, questionnaire and interviews. While control class was taught in the conventional way,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Sadykova, Aida G.; Yashina, Marianna E.; Sharafieva, Alina D. – English Language Teaching, 2014
The study contemplates significance of using citation at the English lessons by exposing its advantages. Quotations represent the enormous linguistic variety, which discloses the modern language that unambiguously assists students to develop skills of oral speech. Special attention is paid to the experiment conducted at the series of lessons in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, English Instruction, Citations (References), Communicative Competence (Languages)
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Hmidani, Thana – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2017
This study took place at a medical college with 57 Arabic first-year students taking an intensive English course. The aim was to address the problems that learners experience when using the English tenses properly. The didactic model was developed and implemented in the study group only (27 students). Pre-, mid-, and post-tests were administered…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Medical Schools
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Cozzani, Francesca; Zanobini, Mirella; Usai, Maria Carmen – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of linguistic training based on the use of the Drežancic method in educational settings. It is hypothesized that characteristics of this method, based on the typical stages of linguistic and cognitive development, could influence both language competence and executive function (EF). A…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Control Groups, Child Care Centers, Experimental Groups
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Volden, Joanne; Magill-Evans, Joyce; Goulden, Keith; Clarke, Margaret – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
The ability to adjust language register, or style, according to listener needs was assessed in 38 high-functioning children and adolescents with ASD. Participants were asked to explain the process of going to a restaurant to a series of listeners who varied in linguistic competence. Results showed that participants with ASD spontaneously…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Autism, Language Styles, Children
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)
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Silkes, JoAnn P.; McNeil, Malcolm R.; Drton, Mathias – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2004
Discussion abounds in the literature as to whether aphasia is a deficit of linguistic competence or linguistic performance and, if it is a performance deficit, what are its precise mechanisms. Considerable evidence suggests that alteration of nonlinguistic factors can affect language performance in aphasia, a finding that raises questions about…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Semantics, Linguistics, Experimental Groups
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Salaberry, M. Rafael – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1997
Extends previous research on the relative effects of input processing and output processing on the use of Spanish clitic pronouns. Results of a repeated measures analysis of variance reveal that input and output processing students significantly explored their scores on various comprehension tests compared to a control group. (35 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Control Groups, Language Processing
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Bigozzi, Lucia; Biggeri, Annibale; Boschi, Filippo; Conti, Paola; Fiorentini, Carlo – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2002
This study aimed to verify the efficacy of a strategy for science learning acquisition based on contextual, metacognitive and socio-cultural perspectives, strongly linked to the paradigm of conceptual change. The teaching model we adopted is based on co-operation for the realization of scientific experiences, and included direct observation, pair…
Descriptors: Linguistic Competence, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Teaching Models