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Victoria Rae Seelinger – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Administrators and teachers are tasked with the opportunity to implement bilingual programs to accommodate the growing population of multilingual learners, or MLs. There is a debate in the field about the most appropriate structure for bilingual programs. Sheltered Instruction (SI) is a way to "shelter" MLs from the anxiety of regular…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Multilingualism, Bilingual Education, Language Proficiency
Rihan Abuhamdan – Online Submission, 2024
The academic success and language proficiency in Arabic of bilingual Arabic learners (BAL) in immersion programs have been limited by a lack of effective policies and practices that address the Arabic population's inclusive and equitable educational environment. This qualitative case study aims to provide insight into how academic leaders can…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Arabic, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education Programs
Ta, Ngan Ha Thanh – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Professional training for language instructors needs to be more accessible and high-leverage in order to meet the growing demand for proficient users of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese languages. More specifically, teachers of these languages need exposure to effective teaching methods designed to meet the language-specific needs required to help…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
McLeod, Sharynne; Verdon, Sarah; Tran, Van H.; Margetson, Kate; Wang, Cen – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this pilot feasibility study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the group VietSpeech SuperSpeech program targeting speech skills and home language maintenance via telepractice. Method: In Stage 1, using a case-control design, 30 Vietnamese-English-speaking children were assessed in English and Vietnamese, and parents…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Native Language, Intervention, Language Maintenance
Zahra S. Alhuwairini – ProQuest LLC, 2020
There is a learning gap between what mainstream teachers ought to know and practice to effectively teach English language learners (ELLs) and what they know and practice in actuality when working with adolescent ELLs. This study employed a qualitative method to assess the effectiveness of teacher professional development (PD) opportunities from…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Literacy
Ferran Gesa; Neus Frigolé; Maria-del-Mar Suárez – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Most students and practitioners commonly see grammar teaching and learning as both tedious and unattractive experiences. In this sense, more innovative ways of presenting foreign language grammar are needed. One such novel approach is Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT), which has proven to be beneficial in a wide array of disciplines, including language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Grammar, Teaching Methods
Krengel Oakes, Kirstin N. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
At all educational levels, the number of English learners continues to increase; their academic and linguistic success are growing concerns. The problem is that middle school English learners struggle to reach English proficiency in literacy and language. Closing the achievement gap is a challenge for both English learners and middle school…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Achievement Gap, Middle School Teachers
Victoria Kalogerou – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2024
English is widely spoken in Cyprus especially in the areas of tourism and culture and most people in the country are familiar with using English with varying degrees of fluency. Often, even after years of exposure in the target language, people at the workplace may still lack the skills and/or the fluency to communicate effectively in English. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Nataliia Todorova – Advanced Education, 2023
The article focused on exploring the effect of the use of Quizlet on Ukrainian service members' English vocabulary acquisition and their perceptions of its utilisation in the educational process. A mixed-method research design combining quantitative and qualitative approaches was employed in this experimental study, which consisted of 3 stages.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning
Stark, Hannah L.; Eadie, Patricia A.; Snow, Pamela C.; Goldfeld, Sharon R. – Professional Development in Education, 2020
Teachers in the early years of primary school play an important role in supporting students' oral language skills; however, there is evidence to suggest many Australian teachers are not adequately prepared to provide systematic, evidence-based instruction in oral language and early literacy. The aim of this study was to describe the observed and…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Nantapit Pittayanantakul; Pilanut Phusawisot – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
Speaking skills are considered one of the most crucial skills in learning English as they lay the foundation for effective communication and language acquisition. Proficiency in speaking enables young learners to express themselves, convey ideas, and communicate effectively. This quasi-experimental research aims to investigate the effect of board…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Aeshah Mohammed Alzamil – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2024
Given the constant changes in the translation job market, translator training (TT) programmes need ongoing adaptation to continue training students to meet market requirements. This study aimed to explore the extent to which undergraduates of Arabic/English TT programmes in Saudi Arabia (SA) perceive their ability to help students acquire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Translation, Training, Undergraduate Students
Alruwaili, Areej Radhi; Altalab, Aser – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2023
English is an international language with diverse varieties around the world that are referred to as Global Englishes (GE). Numerous studies demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of integrating GE-informed materials in English Language Teaching (ELT) practices but in the context of the Gulf countries, particularly in Saudi Arabia, such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Graduate Students
Baker, Doris Luft; Ma, Hao; Polanco, Paul; Conry, Jillian Marie; Kamata, Akihito; Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Ward, Wayne; Cole, Ron – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2021
We examine the promise, usability, and feasibility of an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) to improve the vocabulary and language proficiency in science and social studies of Latinx second grade English learners (ELs). Participants were 217 ELs attending English only programs or bilingual programs. Findings from the clustered randomized control…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Vocabulary Development
Brett Milliner; Blagoja Dimoski – Language Teaching Research, 2024
Focusing on the teaching of listening strategies to second language (L2) learners, this study sought to revisit Renandya and Farrell's (2011) claims that explicit listening strategy instruction for lower-proficiency learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) is a fruitless endeavor. As such, we implemented a quasi-experimental study to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Metacognition, Intervention