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Marina, Olga A.; Rajprasit, Krich – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2014
Communication mobility has been suggested as an element of the complex construct of professional communicative competence, with a shared core of English in the oral mode, for professional international communication. This study aims (1) to investigate the possible correlation between the perceived level of communication mobility, and the influence…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Usage
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Serafini, Ellen J.; Torres, Julio – Foreign Language Annals, 2015
The demand for Spanish for specific purposes (SSP) university courses in the United States has prompted widespread curricular change in language departments over the last two decades (Klee, 2015; Sánchez-López, 2013). However, many instructors lack the tools and training needed to design SSP curricula that meet learners' communicative needs in…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Majors (Students)
Pelayo, Jose Maria G., III; Mallari, Shaedy Dee C.; Manio, Joana C.; Pelayo, Jose Juancho S. – Online Submission, 2015
This research study focused on the opinions and contemporary perceptions of Bachelor of Arts in Communication students in Systems Plus College Foundation. The researchers determined the acuity of the students perse on ideal qualities that the respondents should possess or acquire. It addressed with the opinions, insights and also thoughts about…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Personality Traits, Self Esteem, College Students
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du Plessis, Sandra – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2012
This study investigates the perception of the strengths and challenges that face city centre preschool teachers and preschool learners in the acquisition of English as medium of instruction and to use the results to explore the role of speech-language therapists in this context. A descriptive survey, incorporating a quantitative data collection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Language Pathology, Professional Personnel, Preschool Teachers