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Direct linkSurtees, Victoria; Yamamoto, Masaru – BC TEAL Journal, 2021
While universities are increasingly implementing programs to support international students' language development, fewer orientation programs have sought to provide explicit guidance on expected academic practices in Canadian institutions. Many such academic norms--including the expectation to complete weekly readings, the use of first names with…
Descriptors: Orientation Materials, Multimedia Materials, Interactive Video, Electronic Learning
Impact of Virtual Literature Circles on Chinese University EFL Students' Independent English Reading
Pei, Li – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of virtual literature circles (VLCs) on Chinese university English as a foreign language (EFL) students' independent English reading. The importance of independent reading for EFL students to develop critical thinking, language proficiency, and good readership was extensively discussed and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Download full textFujimoto, Yuka; Hagel, Pauline; Turner, Paul; Kattiyapornpong, Uraiporn; Zutshi, Ambika – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2011
Academics often treat students' discipline-specific literacy as unproblematic. In doing so they may underestimate the difficulties for university students as they move between subjects of study that may involve different disciplines, language genres and academic practices. This paper describes an initiative aimed at supporting students in reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Academic Discourse, Periodicals
Freedman, Leora – Across the Disciplines, 2013
A reading-writing initiative began in 2011-12 at the University of Toronto as a partnership between an East Asian Studies (EAS) department and an English Language Learning (ELL) Program. In this institution, students are expected to enter into scholarly discussions in their first year essays, yet many (both native English speakers and non-native…
Descriptors: Reading Writing Relationship, Foreign Countries, Asian Studies, English (Second Language)
Hobbs, Susan – 1989
Designed for all incoming international students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, this handbook answers questions and offers information and strategies that can be used to make their transition into the U.S. system easier. It explains the expectations, norms, and procedures of the U.S. educational system. The handbook is divided into…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Students, Graduate Students
PDF pending restorationPreece, Robert – ESP News, 1994
Art English is a combination of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL)/English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) and art content. As a new instructional area, it faces several challenges: as with all English for Special Purposes (ESP), exchange of information among programs; development of a suitable combination of art content and ESL, due to lack of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art History, Art Materials, Course Content
