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Download full textAlnaeem, Lubna – Arab World English Journal, 2021
This study attempted to examine the relationship between participation in extracurricular activities and levels of Communication Apprehension (CA) among English as a foreign language (EFL) students and explore the students' perspectives of how extracurricular activities affect their communication skills. The study addressed the following two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes
Direct linkHofmeyr, Ana Sofia – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2023
The rapid development of international education has occurred alongside a growing demand for higher education institutions to educate globally competent graduates. Yet, mobility remains a distant opportunity for most students, and Japanese undergraduate students often cite financial, safety, and job-hunting concerns as obstacles to studying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Undergraduate Students, Extracurricular Activities
Cassidy, Claire; Santoro, Ninetta – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2020
This article reports on a study that investigated the effectiveness of one out-of-school activity: "China Club". China Club, an initiative of Scotland's National Centre for Languages and the Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools, was established with the central aim of teaching Mandarin language and Chinese culture to young people…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Clubs, Extracurricular Activities, Confucianism
Demydovych, Oksana; Holik, Olena – Advanced Education, 2020
The article aims at evaluating the effectiveness of the Speaking Club in learning English for professional purposes at medical universities. The Speaking Club is presented as an integral part of the foreign language studies that, being a student-driven activity, promotes motivation as well as develops interaction and communication skills of its…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Clubs
Seong, Myeong-Hee; Kang, Mee Hye; Seo, Bo-Kyung – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2019
This study examines the effects of a 2-week intensive English program based on the college students' perceptions of core competencies: English Communication Competency, Self-Directed Competency, Community Competency, and Knowledge and Information Literacy Competency. The program was non-credit and was held in January 2019 for first-year students…
Descriptors: College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Przymus, Steve Daniel – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2016
When educators do not facilitate English language learners' (ELLs) social integration in schools, this can perpetuate ELLs' marginalized status and the plateauing of ELLs' English language development. This study highlights a program for secondary ELLs called the ELL Ambassadors program, which partnered ELLs with non-ELLs based on shared…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Communities of Practice
Schmida, Mary; Chu, Haiwen – Grantee Submission, 2016
Newcomer students who arrive in the secondary grades face daunting challenges in order to achieve desired academic outcomes such as high school graduation and college access. Besides simultaneously developing conceptual understandings analytical and linguistic practices, newcomers also need to adapt to a new country, a new schooling system, and a…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedCollins, Laura; Halter, Randall H.; Lightbown, Patsy M.; Spada, Nina – TESOL Quarterly, 1999
Reports the results of research investigating the effectiveness of three types of English-as-Second-Language (ESL) programs in Quebec. Equivalent ESL curricula were taught over the regular 10-month school year in "distributed" programs, over a 5-month period in "massed" programs, and over a 5-month period along with…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Berney, Tomi D.; Hriskos, Constantine – 1990
Project GO-FOR-IT (Great Opportunities for Optional Resources to Improve the Talents of Gifted Bilingual High School Students) provided supplemental instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), content area subjects, and Native Language Arts (NLA) to 259 gifted, limited English proficient (LEP) students at three Brooklyn (New York) high…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Career Counseling
