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Construction and Validation of Foreign Language Learners' Dropout Questionnaire
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Modarresi, Ghasem; Javan, Elham – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
There exists cross-cultural differences in English classes regarding the factors that demotivate students and lead to dropout. The present study, following the guidelines suggested by Rowsell (1992), mainly aimed to design and validate a questionnaire for the reasons for dropout. To do so, the researchers, first, interviewed with 20 translation…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Questionnaires, Second Language Learning
English at Your Fingertips: Learning Initiatives for Rural Areas
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Bekaryan, Lilit; Soghomonyan, Zaruhi; Harutyunyan, Arusyak – Research-publishing.net, 2017
The present paper addresses the practice of a new English classroom on the model of a free e-learning programme in the context of adult education in Armenia, a country where English is taught as a second foreign language. The research reviews the results and impact of an online English language learning programme initiated for those vulnerable…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Foreign Language Learning, Motivation and the Market Economy
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Diamantatou, Christina; Hawes, Thomas – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
This study explores UK students' motivation to study foreign languages, linking unrewarding past learning experiences with attrition rates and posing questions about the influence of official policy and socially structured conditions. 31 Further Education college students were given a questionnaire based on Gardner's (1975) Attitude/Motivation…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience
Highly Effective Teachers of Latino English Language Learners: Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions That Lead to Improved Language Acquisition and Student Achievement
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Moore, Wendy V. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
It is predicted that Hispanic school-aged children will outnumber non-Hispanic white students in public schools by 2050 (Wolf, Herman, & Dietel, 2010). While the number of Latino English language learners (ELLs) continues to grow, their educational achievement remains problematic. Data reveal that ELL dropout, mobility, and poverty rates are…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academic Achievement, Language Proficiency, Classification
Causes of Male Dropout Rate in Pakistan
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Ud Din, Muhammad Naseer; Dad, Hukam; Iqbal, Javid; Shah, Syed Shafqat Ali; Niazi, Muhammad Imran – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
This study aimed to seek the cause of male students' dropout rate at the primary level of F.R. Peshawar. The main objectives of the study were: 1) to study the teacher problems and attitudes of the dropouts, 2) to determine the factors that cause dropouts, 3) to study the government's strategy of dropouts, and 4) to provide suggestions to overcome…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Dropout Rate, Motivation Techniques, Dropouts
Diagnosing the Decrease in Foreign Language Enrollment.
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Dusel, John P. – 1969
A questionnaire for students discontinuing their foreign language study is presented along with suggestions for its administration and use as a diagnostic tool for administrators. The brief form covers such factors as--(1) reasons for dropping the language, (2) availability of advanced courses, (3) notions of fluency, (4) student objectives, (5)…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention