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Brian W. L. Wong; Hau Ching Lam; Julia Wing Ka Lo; Urs Maurer; Shuting Huo – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2024
While extensive quantitative research has shed light on the cognitive mechanisms of dyslexia, few mixed-methods studies have been conducted to examine the perceptions of and attitudes towards learning in children with dyslexia, especially in Hong Kong, a bilingual context. In addition, the validity of the metaphor elicitation technique, which was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Chinese, Dyslexia
Zhang, Lawrence Jun – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2022
Suresh Canagarajah is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor and Director of the Migration Studies Project, Departments of Applied Linguistics and English, Pennsylvania State University, USA. Having a BA with a major in English from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, and a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin, USA, Professor…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Variation
Farhad Ghiasvand; Maryam Kogani; Ali Alipoor – Teaching English with Technology, 2024
The importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in second/foreign language (L2) education has recently captured the attention of several scholars. However, the current scope of literature lacks a cross-cultural investigation into teachers' AI-readiness. To bridge the gap, this study employed a semi-structured interview to unveil the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Artificial Intelligence
Song, Xiaomei – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2018
Fairness and social justice has been the subject of much discussion in educational research, and concerns about fairness are paramount in the milieu of high-stakes admission testing. This study explored stakeholders' perceptions of the fairness of a high-stakes graduate school admission test, the Graduate School Entrance English Examination…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Samaie, Mahmoud; Mansouri Nejad, Ali; Qaracholloo, Mahmoud – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Social networking applications such as WhatsApp have been extensively used for language research; however, they have rarely been applied for language assessment purposes. To explore the efficiency of WhatsApp for assessment purposes, 30 Iranian English learners doing self- and peer-assessments on WhatsApp are studied. The changes and the reasons…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Proficiency, Computer Software, Social Networks
Algubaisi, Bader Ahmad – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study aimed at bringing administrators, teachers and students into the conversation of integrating TELL. By exploring their understanding and beliefs about using technology and by also making a connection to their actual practices, the study shed a light on the importance of considering all three groups into the planning and use of technology…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology
Muyan, Emrah; Tunaz, Mehmet – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore if teaching ELF would help students change their beliefs about language and language learning. Firstly, students were interviewed in person, and they were found to have a lack of motivation and negative attitudes towards learning English with standard norms. It was also noticed that the students are not…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes
Velázquez, Virna; Garcia-Ponce, Edgar Emmanuell – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2018
The present article reports on a study that set out to investigate the effectiveness of strategies and decisions formulated in foreign language planning to ensure learners' language achievement in a higher education context which trains learners to become English or French teachers or translators. By drawing on data collected from simulated…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Translation, Teacher Education Programs
Foster, Frances – Language Learning Journal, 2018
This study comes in response to recent changes in UK policy, whereby Ancient Greek and Latin have been included alongside modern languages as part of the curriculum at Key Stage 2. It aims to understand how Ancient Greek is surviving and thriving in three different types of schools. After a short overview of the history of Greek teaching in the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Language Attitudes, Questionnaires, Interviews
Bátyi, Szilvia – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
The article reports the findings of a retrospective study which looked at Hungarian learners' attitudes towards Russian people, the Russian language and teachers of Russian. Mixed-methods sequential explanatory design (Ivankova, Creswell, & Stick, 2006) was applied which combines the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data…
Descriptors: Russian, Language Attitudes, Language Teachers, Mixed Methods Research
Yu, Melissa H. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2018
Despite textbooks serving as a primary educational resource, they are not inclusive. While the argument that the native speaker (NS) lingua-cultural approach or dominance in textbooks may impede English as a lingua franca (ELF)-aware teaching and learning has been accepted by some scholars, this assertion is supported by little empirical evidence…
Descriptors: Textbooks, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Davin, Kristin J.; Heineke, Amy J.; Egnatz, Linda – Foreign Language Annals, 2018
The present study examined the perspectives of language administrators and teachers regarding Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) implementation. Utilizing three school districts in Illinois as case studies, this study investigated the ways in which the SoBL was implemented in each district, offering insight into what worked well in each unique school…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Literacy, School Districts, Case Studies
Zohoorian, Zahra; MatinSadr, Nader; Shamabadi, Fatemah – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
In spite of the existence of several educational resources in the field of language teaching as well as the quick growth of advanced technologies, educational textbooks still play a major role. This explains the significance of designing and evaluating textbooks in countries where language instruction is highly textbook-oriented. The present paper…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Second Language Instruction, Textbook Evaluation, Summative Evaluation
Burke, Brigid M.; Howard, Eric D. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2017
As a result of a university partnership, elementary students at two midwest Catholic elementary schools have been provided with exploratory world language instruction (FLEX) from pre-service teachers. To investigate students' attitudes and learning of Spanish, researchers interviewed second and fourth graders. The students' parents and pre-service…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, FLES, Elementary School Students
Mak, Pauline; Wong, Kevin M. – ELT Journal, 2018
Portfolio assessment (PA) is promulgated as a useful tool to promote learning through assessment. While the benefits of PA are well documented, there is a lack of empirical research on how students' self-regulation can be effectively fostered in writing classrooms, and how the use of PA can develop students' self-regulated capacities. This…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Metacognition