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Learner Repair during Task-Based Peer Interactions in an EMI Classroom: A Case Study of a Marketing Class in a Chinese Higher Education Setting
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Xinlan Chen; Cheng Zeng; Christiane Dalton-Puffer – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Current research on the in-class discursive realities in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) classrooms has been mostly restricted to whole class scenarios, whereas student-student interactive discourse in task-based activities is largely ignored. This study explores peer interactions among university students in an EMI marketing course in…
Descriptors: Marketing, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction
Boredom in Online Foreign Language Classrooms: Antecedents and Solutions from Students' Perspective
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Ringphami Shimray; Thinley Wangdi – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2025
The present study explored the antecedents and potential solutions to boredom in online English classrooms from the perspectives of 105 Thai EFL university students. Guided by a qualitative approach, an open-ended survey and semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. The thematic analysis of the data revealed nine antecedents that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Learner Engagement
Negotiation of Native Linguistic Ideology and Cultural Identities in English Learning: A Cultural Schema Perspective
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Gao, Fang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
Despite the proven benefits of combining target language education with corresponding cultural studies, little is known about the impact of infusing and integrating native culture and ideology into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education. Few studies focus on how Chinese English language learners (ELLs) negotiate multifaceted identities in…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Attitudes, Self Concept, Cultural Background
Challenging the 'Dual': Designing Translanguaging Spaces in a Mandarin-English Dual Language Bilingual Education Program
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Tian, Zhongfeng – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
In response to a growing call for developing flexible, multilingual spaces in dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs, this paper explored how [Sánchez, M. T., O. García, and C. Solorza. 2018. "Reframing Language Allocation Policy in Dual Language Bilingual Education." Bilingual Research Journal 41 (1): 37-51.] translanguaging…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Reconciling Content Acquisition and Language Acquisition in Bilingual Classrooms [and] A Response.
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Beardsmore, Hugo Baetens; McLellan, James – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Analyzes classroom practice in Brunei and suggests alternative teaching strategies to enable teachers to more easily manipulate the classroom culture to achieve the objectives of the bilingual education system while maintaining class control. McLellan argues that in a multilingual situation, the lines between languages are fuzzy so extent that…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Code Switching (Language)
Bilingualism Through the Classroom: Strategies and Practices in Brunei Darussalam [and] A Response.
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Larking, Lewis; Khalid, Omar Hj. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Outlines recommendations for classroom teaching of English as a second language and the national language, Malay. It is noted that these recommendations are unlikely to be widely implemented as long as such external factors as a highly structured syllabus and an emphasis on written work remain in place. Khalid's response addresses the issue of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Change Strategies, Course Content, Educational Assessment