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Syed Abdul Manan; Anas Hajar – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2025
Most recent research on language learning and identity emphasizes on investing learners' capital as affordance to affirm their identities (Darvin & Norton, 2015; Norton, 2013). Learners' capital refers to prior knowledge, home literacies/native languages. Drawing on data from English language academies from Pakistan, this study finds a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Shaista Irshad Khan; Shawana Fazal; Farrukh Nazir – SAGE Open, 2025
This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of prospective teachers on critical thinking (CT) skills before and after completing the Functional English (FE) course at the Bachelor of Education Honors (B.Ed. Hons) and Associate Degree in Education (ADE). A purposive sampling technique was employed to select 40 participants, with eight…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Honors Curriculum, Critical Thinking
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Majeed, Misbah; Rehan Dar, Fatima – Cogent Education, 2022
The purpose of this research is to check the efficacy of blended mode of learning in ESL (English as a Second Language) classrooms in Pakistan under the theoretical construction of Transactional Distance Theory. For this purpose, the data was collected for pre-test, post-test and self-administered questionnaire from 499 ESL learners of private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Blended Learning
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Siddique, Ansar; Durrani, Qaiser S.; Naqvi, Husnain A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2019
The falling learning outcome is one of the major challenges faced by most of the educational systems. Adaptive educational systems (AESs) are viewed as catalyst to reinforce learning. Several AESs have been developed considering only single aspect of learners, for example, learning styles. The impact of learning style-based AESs in terms of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Individualized Instruction, Cognitive Style, Prior Learning
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Takano, Takako – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2010
While "lasting effects" of outdoor experiences have been suggested, few empirical studies have traced influences more than one year after the experiences. This study examines the written responses of 67 Japanese expedition participants who took part in a British-organized overseas youth expedition 20-23 years ago, to investigate their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Youth Opportunities, Time Perspective
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers