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Elena Andrei; April S. Salerno; Amanda K. Kibler – Language and Education, 2025
We used a Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP) methodology to consider how 16 teachers in an English as a Second Language (ESL) assessment course discussed 'academic' versus 'social' language while assessing a multilingual student's oral language. Using a ­figured-worlds framework to explore teachers' underlying beliefs about the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Bilingual Students, Multilingualism, Academic Language
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Aleksandra Wach; Robertus de Louw; Mikolaj Buczak; Gert Loosen – Language Learning & Technology, 2025
Taking the interactionist perspective, this study investigates the use of communication strategies in Dutch as a lingua franca videoconferencing discussions within a telecollaboration project between Polish and Hungarian learners (N = 21). Specifically, the study explores the types and frequencies of the strategies used, the influence of the…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Language Usage, Videoconferencing, Foreign Countries
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Nujood Al-Reshaid; Ahmad I. Alhojailan – Educational Process: International Journal, 2025
Background/purpose: Academic writing in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) poses challenges for graduate students, particularly in achieving coherence and organization. Thematic choices play a crucial role in guiding readers and ensuring textual cohesion. While Theme selection has been explored in various contexts, little research has examined…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Literary Genres, Writing Strategies, Semantics
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Patson Jaihow; Kemtong Sinwongsuwat – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
Even though corpora have transformed language education, the majority of corpus-related research focuses on the teaching of writing. Via a systematic review of previous studies and a survey of language corpora available, this study aims to ascertain whether and to what extent the teaching of speaking, especially of conversation skills, to EFL…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication
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Gerrard Mugford; Andrea Borda; Michelle Vidales Espinoza; Andrea Mora Ramos; Daniela Aketzalli Sanchez Mayoral – MEXTESOL Journal, 2024
Whilst teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) rightly focuses on meaningful and purposeful transactional language use, interpersonal language is often downplayed or given cursory treatment even though it is an equally essential and perhaps even more fulfilling dimension of target language interaction. Interpersonal language as…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Kadriye Aksoy-Pekacar – Language Learning Journal, 2024
Collaboration in peer interaction has been investigated extensively by analysing language-related episodes (LREs). These have been classified variously depending on the nature of the discourse. Most studies of collaboration in peer interaction have thus tended to adopt a predetermined framework for analysis. Meanwhile, task type as a mediating…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Alessandro Ripardo da Silva; Nilton Hitotuzi; Naelson Sarmento Barbosa – Journal of Education and Learning, 2024
The Direct Method, a pedagogical approach for teaching additional languages through immersion, emphasizes oral interaction and everyday language usage to facilitate language acquisition. This method discourages reliance on translation and minimizes emphasis on grammatical rules. However, a fundamental question arises about the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Oral Language
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Meshari Ali Alsairi; Adel Mohammed Qadha; Reem Alkhammash; Ahmed Alfotais – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
The paper examines the relationship between EFL learners' first impressions of their instructors and their speaking performance. The study employed a mixed-methods approach, combining a test and a questionnaire to provide a comprehensive analysis. The participants were 81 EFL learners at Taif University. The results revealed that the correlation…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Second Language Learning
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Havva Çigdem Kurt; Emrah Cinkara – Acuity: Journal of English Language Pedagogy, Literature and Culture, 2025
The main aim of the present study is to reveal the relationship between a 4th-grade EFL textbook used in Turkiye and the mediation notion that is given a place in the Companion Volume to the CEFR (CEFR/CV) in 2018. The deductive thematic content analysis method of qualitative research, including techniques such as re-reading and taking notes, was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, English (Second Language), Textbooks
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Jing Chen; Yi Jiang – SAGE Open, 2025
Anticipatory "it" pattern, which encodes interpersonal stance, plays a crucial role in academic writing. While previous studies have been explored the overuse and the underuse of this pattern among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners and published writers, there has been limited exploration of how EFL learners use the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, English (Second Language)
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Ying Zhang – Applied Linguistics, 2025
A small number of studies have explored the effects of digital gaming on second/foreign language (L2) pragmatic competence. However, the effectiveness of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) germane to L2 pragmatic development remains unclear because most game-mediated pragmatics studies have focused on educational games.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Game Based Learning, Computer Games
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Gang Zhang; Hui Lu – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2024
English is widely regarded as a global language, and it has become increasingly important for global communication. As a result, the demand for English language education has been on the rise. In China, a significant number of individuals are engaged in learning the English language. However, many English learners in China encounter challenges…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Skills
Lama Alhusain – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Interaction has received attention in different fields of applied linguistics. In the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), scholars have perceived interaction as a platform where L2 learners can engage in language experimentation. It has been considered in light of Long's (1981) Interaction Hypothesis, which posits that negotiation of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Fluency, Interaction Process Analysis
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Kimura, Daisuke – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
This article traces the intellectual roots and developments of the notion of competence in second language (L2) teaching and research. Since L2 teaching and research invariably concern competence of some sort (linguistic, communicative, interactional, or otherwise), there have been countless attempts to define competence from diverse theoretical…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Language Research
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Hyunjung Lee – English Teaching, 2024
Korean English medium instruction (EMI) classes aim to foster active discussions and communicative interactions in English between instructors and students. However, many Korean students in these classes struggle due to their limited English proficiency. This paper examines the challenges faced by Korean EFL students in EMI environments,…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Interpersonal Communication, Language Proficiency
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