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Knight, Stephanie W. P.; Sykes, Julie M.; Forrest, Linda; Consolini, Carla H.; Jimenez, Johanna – CALICO Journal, 2022
Online platforms have the potential to address the issue of world language teacher attrition by building professional learning communities. However, autonomous engagement is not guaranteed by the mere existence of said tools. In this article, we report findings from Catalyst user data analysis. Catalyst is an online professional development social…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Data Analysis, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Wilcox, Wilma B. – 1998
This study investigated changes in the speech patterns of Japanese college students in an intensive English language course when using a microphone, focusing in part on possible links to "karaoke" activities common in Japan, in which participants sing along with music using a microphone. The researcher first observed several karaoke…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Toohey, Kelleen; Scholefield, Anne – TESL Canada Journal, 1994
Reviews studies positing gender differences in communicative styles and documenting differences between boys' and girls' classroom behaviors, along with feminist critiques of such studies. Also investigated are perceptions of secondary students of English as a Second Language (ESL) about gendered speech. (53 references) (LR)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, English (Second Language), Females