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Xu, Jinfen; Fan, Yumei – Language Policy, 2017
English language education has always been accorded paramount importance in China since the mid-1980s. In order to improve English teaching quality, China has initiated several rounds of English curriculum reform at various levels against the backdrop of the unprecedented spread of English as a lingua franca. Drawing upon the texts of the national…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Quality, Educational Change
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Amirian, Seyed Mohammad Reza; Tavakoli, Elaheh – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Despite the significant role of oral presentation in the academic context, many university students evade opportunities for participation due to low self-efficacy. The present study has been conducted to compare oral presentation self-efficacy of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners with undergraduates and postgraduates of Non-EFL majors,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Dublin Univ. Trinity Coll. (Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies. – 1998
The report details results in the fifth year of implementation (1997-97) of a set of French, German, and Italian instructional modules designed for non-foreign-language-majors at the University of Dublin (Ireland). Focus is on the chief developments during that year (further refinement of the curriculum, production of a guide to independent…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, French, German