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The Impact of Virtual ESOL Endorsement Courses for In-Service Educators during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Schneider, Elke; Costner, Kelly M. – SRATE Journal, 2021
In the southeastern region of the United States, English Learners (ELs) present the fastest growing public school population. Therefore, in-service educators need to be specifically prepared to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate research-evidenced practices to support ELs within the content areas. The characteristics and impact of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Educational Benefits
McPherron, Paul; McIntosh, Kyle – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2019
In this article, we discuss three cross-cultural memoirs used in three different university courses that introduced students to the complex identities that form both inside and outside of language classrooms. In arguing for the value of using such memoirs as content in university courses, we provide a detailed thematic analysis of Peter Hessler's…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Self Concept
Elturki, Eman; Liu, Yang; Hjeltness, Justyna; Hellmann, Kate – Journal of International Students, 2019
This research assesses the first cohort of pathway students' needs and their academic and sociocultural experiences at a US university. A needs analysis survey, individual student interviews, and a follow-up survey were used for data collection. Understanding lectures, completing assignments, and building social relationships with domestics were…
Descriptors: Barriers, Foreign Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Assignments
Neilsen, Rod – TESOL in Context, 2014
Action Research (AR) is recognised as an effective way for language teachers to extend teaching skills and gain more understanding of teaching, learning and the classroom environment (Burns, 2010). It can also be a useful but challenging experience for trainee language teachers. This paper reports on the experiences of Malaysian trainee primary…
Descriptors: Action Research, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction

Martinez-Gibson, Elizabeth A. – Foreign Language Annals, 1998
Presents the results of two groups of Spanish compositions from fifth-semester students. The purpose of the study was to assess the students' ability to observe cultural differences between the target culture and the native culture as presented in a commercial and to assess how the procedures to view the commercial affected the quality of their…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Higher Education
Tichenor, Stuart – 1993
The selection and use of instructional materials to develop technical writing skills in limited-English-proficient foreign students are discussed. Focus is on the influence of cultural differences in second language learning and the need for instructional materials that accommodate these differences. The first section examines American…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences