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Er, Onur – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
This study aims to examine the textbook "Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese" in terms of cultural elements. The data of this qualitative research were collected by means of the document review method. Content analysis, one of the qualitative analysis techniques, was used in the evaluation of the research data. A second…
Descriptors: Japanese, Second Language Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Content Analysis
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Fong, Chan Suet; DeWitt, Dorothy; Leng, Chin Hai – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
Language cannot be taught outside the culture of the society. A foreign language learner needs to learn the context and the cultural elements to avoid conflicts and misunderstanding arising from differing values, beliefs, and customs. Hence, foreign language instruction needs to emphasise intercultural communicative competence and include cultural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, Public Colleges, Second Language Instruction
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Yang, Li – L2 Journal, 2017
This study investigated whether the effects of pragmatics instruction delivered via a self-access website in a Chinese as a foreign language learning environment vary according to learners' language proficiency. The website provided learners with explicit instruction in how to express gratitude appropriately in Chinese and offered them pragmatic…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Chinese, Web Sites, Pragmatics
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Satar, H. Muge; Akcan, Sumru – Language Learning & Technology, 2018
Participation in online communities is an increasing need for future language teachers and their professional development. Through such participation, they can experience and develop an awareness of the behaviors required to facilitate their future learners' participation in online learning. This article investigates participation, interaction…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Piniel, Katalin; Albert, Ágnes – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
Individual differences researchers have recently begun to investigate the concept of emotions and their role in language learning (MacIntyre, Gregersen, & Mercer, 2016). Our aim is to report on a project exploring English majors' feelings related to their use of foreign languages. Using a qualitative research design, participants were asked to…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Skills
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Nguyen, Minh Hue – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
This paper reports on how Maria (pseudonym), a non-native English speaker (NNES) and preservice teacher (PST) of English as an additional language (EAL), developed her professional identity during the practicum in an Australian secondary school. Drawing on activity theory, the study identified contradictions in Maria's practicum activity and…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Language Teachers, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning
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Lin, Vivien; Kang, Ya-Chen; Liu, Gi-Zen; Lin, Weiting – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016
Educational practitioners have attempted to use online technology such as Facebook (FB) in recent years to incorporate learning into students' daily social media usage. Past studies have explored FB affordances for informal learning, with a lack of investigations on interactive patterns among course participants, especially for learners in East…
Descriptors: Social Media, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Diepenbroek, Lori G.; Derwing, Tracey M. – TESL Canada Journal, 2013
We examined several popular integrated skills textbooks used in Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) and English as a second language (ESL) programs for pragmatics and oral fluency activities. Although many instructors use other resources to supplement classroom instruction, the textbook is still the backbone of many language…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Textbook Content
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Temli Durmus, Yeliz – International Journal of Instruction, 2016
The purpose of this study is to determine elementary school teachers' and school principals' views on physical learning environments of schools where teachers are expected to implement the constructivist philosophy/approach. In this qualitative study, the researcher interviewed 48 elementary school teachers and 6 school administrators working in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Lin, Tsun-Ju; Lan, Yu-Ju – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
This study investigated the research trends in language learning in a virtual reality environment by conducting a content analysis of findings published in the literature from 2004 to 2013 in four top ranked computer-assisted language learning journals: "Language Learning & Technology," "CALICO Journal," "Computer…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Computer Simulation, Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology
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Dombrowski, Lindsay Milligan – British Educational Research Journal, 2014
Language shift is the process whereby one language becomes increasingly lesser used in place of the use of another language. In Scotland, language shift is occurring for Gaelic, as English takes its place for a variety of functions in the home and wider community. Extensive literature has argued the important role that education can play in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Indo European Languages, Second Language Instruction
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Sengül, Murat – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
This study focuses on the difficulties experienced by the instructors while teaching writing skill to Arabians from Syria, and how these difficulties could be overcome. The study group of the research includes 11 instructors working in Turkish Teaching Centers (TTCs) of Cukurova University and Adana Science and Technology University. The data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Turkish, Teacher Attitudes, Content Analysis
Pascoe, Michael B. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The 21st century learner resides in an advanced global society that is led by the waves of the economy, advances in the technological world, concern around our safety and security, as well as demographical changes (Carver & Markatos-Soriano, 2007). The trends suggest education needs to equip students with the attitudes that promote respect for…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Cultural Awareness, Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism
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Wu, Heping; Gao, Junde; Zhang, Weimin – Language Learning & Technology, 2014
The present study examines the professional growth of three Chinese English teachers by analyzing their interactional patterns and their social and cognitive presence in an online community. The data from social network analysis (SNA) and content analysis revealed that computer-mediated communication (CMC) created new opportunities for teachers to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Synchronous Communication
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Arslan, Akif – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
In today's world for countries, teaching language and communication became an important issue for making these countries' cultures spread and making them powerful and effective in the global world. A way to make Turkey effective and well known is teaching Turkish and Turkish culture refugees are important opportunity for this. This study is one of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers
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