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Rahmatian, Rouhollah; Armiun, Novid – International Education Studies, 2013
This paper aims to present the results obtained in a survey whose objective was to investigate the Iranian French language learner's definition of memorization, and the techniques they adopt most frequently in memorizing linguistic structures and vocabulary. The results indicate that although memorization plays a significant role in learning a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, French, Memorization
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Madkour, Magda – International Education Studies, 2016
This quantitative-qualitative analytical research aimed at investigating the effect of integrating project-based teaching methodology into teaching machine translation on students' performance. Data was collected from the graduate students in the College of Languages and Translation, at Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi…
Descriptors: Translation, Computational Linguistics, Qualitative Research, Second Language Learning
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Yang, Wei-dong; Dai, Wei-ping – International Education Studies, 2012
The findings of the study indicate that students prefer to engage in the vocabulary learning strategies that would be most appealing to them and that would entail less manipulation of the language. Of the four vocabulary memorizing strategies cited in the study (rote repetition, structural associations, semantic strategies, and mnemonic keyword…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Vocabulary Development, Learning Strategies
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Haron, Sueraya Che – International Education Studies, 2013
Teaching methodology plays an important role in transmitting knowledge and skills to learners. The effectiveness of both knowledge and skills depends greatly on the methodology used. This paper describes a study to investigate the learners' perspectives on the teaching methodology used by the teachers at the Centre for Foundation Studies,…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Teaching Methods, Speech Skills, Speech Communication
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Li, Yan – International Education Studies, 2011
This paper introduces the importance of middle school students' interests in learning biology. Considering the psychological characteristics of middle school students, this paper suggests several practical ways for inspiring students' interests in learning biology.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Interests, Science Interests, Biology
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Abukhattala, Ibrahim – International Education Studies, 2013
In this inquiry, I examine the cross educational experiences of ten Arab undergraduate students in two English-language universities in Montreal. Participants were from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco and have been in Canada for three to seven years. Classic qualitative methodological tools of in-depth interviews, participant observation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Experience, Linguistic Competence, Foreign Students
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Liu, Jing – International Education Studies, 2008
Based on empirical research and qualitative analysis, this paper aims to explore the effects of L1 use on L2 vocabulary teaching. The results show that, during L2 vocabulary teaching process, the proper application of L1 can effectively facilitate the memorization of new words, and the bilingual method (both English explanation and Chinese…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods